If Ngongba is healthy, he and/or Evans should be getting Gillis minutes starting on Tuesday night.
Official game day thread- Duke at Arizona
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Brown is very disruptive out there. Agree on the backcourt inconsistency, Kon’s two three pointers were very deflating shots if you were Arizona. The timeliness of when he hit them were back breakers. To hold them to 55 points in that building is a tremendous performance and it’s so nice to punk Caleb Love on top of it.
Will be interesting to see how things materialize with Evans and Harris. James has turned out to be a more critical pick up than probably imagined going into the season just based on how these games have unfolded so far.
Great to get a decisive win in the vaunted McKale Center on Lute Olson Court. I still remember that ridiculous double OT loss there in 1991. Laettner looked both exhausted and pissed walking off the court.
Will be interesting to see how things materialize with Evans and Harris. James has turned out to be a more critical pick up than probably imagined going into the season just based on how these games have unfolded so far.
Great to get a decisive win in the vaunted McKale Center on Lute Olson Court. I still remember that ridiculous double OT loss there in 1991. Laettner looked both exhausted and pissed walking off the court.
James at the 1 starting Tuesday makes too much sense.
Our D is elite and offense can be scary. I think Kon needs to stop passing up shots and coop needs to focus more on driving.. both are seeming to do what the other should do at times. Kon does add a lot more then just scoring though.. reading some of the post from halftime till the half way point in the 2nd half are a little embarrassing toward him.
Great win against a good team, glad to hold love to whatever he ended with and hope he and Steve Robinson cry together all night
Our D is elite and offense can be scary. I think Kon needs to stop passing up shots and coop needs to focus more on driving.. both are seeming to do what the other should do at times. Kon does add a lot more then just scoring though.. reading some of the post from halftime till the half way point in the 2nd half are a little embarrassing toward him.
Great win against a good team, glad to hold love to whatever he ended with and hope he and Steve Robinson cry together all night
One thing that stands out thru the first 6 games is, the guys that play, play with great energy at both ends of the floor. Just speculation, but the guys that aren't playing, while surely talented, may not be bringing that kind of energy on both ends. That matters when you're playing tough, physical games against good competition. Looking at the minutes Coop and Kon played, it's obvious coach values those attributes above pure scoring ability. Can't say I disagree with him.
Also, those that are saying Sion should start, why? He's the perfect 6th man, why would you give that up?
Also, those that are saying Sion should start, why? He's the perfect 6th man, why would you give that up?
Because against elite competition, Sion appears to be the only guard who can get into the lane off the dribble consistently AND finish in there. Foster, Kon and Proctor not so much. I think the starting 5 needs that. I thought Foster would be able to do that but he seems to be more in line with Proctor and Kon, better at catch and shoot.
Three biggest things that jump out to me.
1. Sion should be starting over Foster
2. Mal will be a top 5 big come January
3. Cooper is as good as he was hyped to be. Absolute STUD!
1. Sion should be starting over Foster
2. Mal will be a top 5 big come January
3. Cooper is as good as he was hyped to be. Absolute STUD!
Just watched the game this morning. That was one helluva physical game. I would like to see Evans get some minutes, but I don’t think he is ready for a game like this one. I’m sure Kon’s aggressiveness, hustle, and timely threes are what’s getting him the starting position. Kon needs to learn he’s not going to be able to drive against certain teams. He’s a got a great basketball IQ, he will figure it out. Great win last night!
Kiss Evans goodbye. 2 biggest games of the year (Kentucky and Arizona) and he seen ZERO MINUTES TOTAL... Nobody wants that. McDonald's AA... I honestly get mad myself seeing him not even get a chance to play... Kon didn't play good the entire first half, give Evans go dang minutes... Gillis also didn't play good either, give Evans some minutes. JON you are losing these kids mentally... next, Sion is a stud. He brings intensity to this team. Proctor needs to match tonight's intensity every game... but Jon has got to give these players a dang chance to help and prove something. Or another mass exodus
The defense and rebounding were excellent. Offensively, we have a lot to do. I want to see Jon go a little deeper in the bench to echo others. But it's hard to complain about a gritty win on the road against a good team at their place. Oh, and f@$k Caleb Love.
Seeing him struggle last night was almost as good as the win itself Bleed!
A really solid defensive game plan by Jon. On that side of the ball, we are strong. Winning on the road against a very reputable team is hopefully a confidence builder. But I also don’t think Arizona is that good.
I get that Foster isn’t doing much offensively, but neither is Proctor. We need them to be better. So those saying Sion should start? Over which one?
I get that Foster isn’t doing much offensively, but neither is Proctor. We need them to be better. So those saying Sion should start? Over which one?
