Tough day for EIU hoops hopes
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I almost puked when I saw two bigs in there. I’ve seen enough of that to last me a lifetime.
Give me Bolton over two big lineup all day.
I know Bolton has been the whipping boy for Iowa posters, but he’d certainly be in the top 5.
Lewis needs more run, but he ain’t it.
Iowa fans seem to take personal success in the fact that Penn State is having a good year without Bolton. As if Iowa had something to do with it?
Dont you know Rasir was at PennSt for 8 years and that's why they haven't made one NCAA and only one NIT?
(Also, has Chambers had the longest losing is acceptable leash in power school history?)
No - Most of his shots are inside 10 feet. His low shooting % is mainly due to poor shot selection in that he takes the ball in to deep when he should just back in out and setup the offense. When you are down in end of game situations you don't have time to back it out and run your offense, so he pushes tempo and ends up forcing shots. He's overly aggressive for a Freshman guard.
It's called doing the Bolton. Or is it the Nixon?
Bolton's got 55 games under his belt and is still doing it. But it's a maturity thing. I'm sure by the time Bolton has started 100 games he'll get it figured out.
Bolton's eFG% is 10% higher than Toussaint's so not sure I understand that comparison
I will agree that Toussaint and Nixon suck though
Garza and Conditt are not the same type of player. Garza is a stick-in-the-mud traditional post player. He's got moves and soft touch around the rim. He can also step out and shoot pretty well for a big guy, honestly why his game will be so great in Europe somewhere.
Conditt is totally different, and I don't think he'll every develop the soft touch around the rim or have the post moves like Garza has. That's just not his game. Conditt is not Garza; he is an athlete, a rim-runner. He is not going to let the opposing team get an easy layup, he is going to swat the ball into the next dimension. And where Garza is the last man up the court usually and runs with his head down, George is usually the first or second and always has his head up looking for the ball in transition.
What Conditt can work on that Luka has is toughness and fundamentals. Not lunging after his help defenders man shot to try and block it while leaving his man free for an offensive board is a simple thing he has not learned to do yet. I don't think Conditt ever stuffs the stat sheet the way Luka does, he is not ever going to be as dynamic catching the ball on the low block with his back to the hoop. But if he can be a solid 12-13 ppg and 7-8 rpg guy by his senior year I think a lot of us would be happy.
I agree, Bolton was anointed the savior to ISU's season this year and Toussaint wasn't even supposed to play. Toussaint now starts for the 18th best team in the country and Bolton is on a team with a losing record, lead by him.
