Lost in the emotion of the loss is that I feel that Burton looked pretty good. He had 7 points and 3 boards in 15 min. Not bad. He looks quick and looked fairly comfortable.
I think he can be a very helpful piece later on in this year.
Will be like Nader , tries too hard at times and bad decisions, but hopefully good outweighs the bad most times.
Unbelievable. Guy has a bad game so let's replace our two guard with the only front court bench player we have who has played 15 minutes this season......Start him at Cincinnati over Thomas.
Starting Deonte over Matt doesn't seem like that bad of an idea to me. We have a pretty versatile line-up. Deonte showed tonight that he can shoot from 3-point land. We all know that Georges can shoot the long ball, as well as Nader, and Morris. I think we had that line-up in there tonight at some point, and it will be a line-up that will be on the floor throughout the season as well.Unbelievable. Guy has a bad game so let's replace our two guard with the only front court bench player we have who has played 15 minutes this season......
you out obviously don't understand spacing and Cyclone basketball either if you think we are not going to have a shooter on the floor at all times.....can you imagine how much the defense would sag in of we start Morris, Burton, Nader as the 1-3? On or off, defenses have to extend when Naz, Matt, or Hallice are on the court and it opens up room for everything we do....
If only you knew that I am one of Thomas' biggest fans. It has nothing to do with him having a bad game and more to do with the athleticism and physicality of Cincinnati. It's also a true road game and it's hard to win them with perimeter shooting. Have a better chance winning that game on the inside than having Thomas and Cooke shoot a lot of 3's.Unbelievable. Guy has a bad game so let's replace our two guard with the only front court bench player we have who has played 15 minutes this season......
you out obviously don't understand spacing and Cyclone basketball either if you think we are not going to have a shooter on the floor at all times.....can you imagine how much the defense would sag in of we start Morris, Burton, Nader as the 1-3? On or off, defenses have to extend when Naz, Matt, or Hallice are on the court and it opens up room for everything we do....
He went hard after rebounds initially but I think his height hurt him on a few attempts tonight. Liked what I saw overall and think he will contribute some and bring a lot of needed toughness. I noticed he looked like a very calm on ball defender too.
I think Burton is an intriguing player. Was surprised at how quick he was to the ball and how quick a jumper he is. Also was impressed with his shooting form (great job of squaring up and quick release) and hustle. Looks like a solid player. Probably nervous but a pretty good first game.
I also continue to be impressed with the improvement of the post up game of McKay. He's always looked athletic but he is developing a solid low post game.