Although it's uncertain how many dividends it will pay over the full season, isn't it nice we can debate merits of so many legitimate lineup permutations?
Why not play Clyburn at forward?
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I think we have some matchups that this would work with, but IMO it would really only work as long as either Booker or Percy was at the 5. Will and either Ejim or Niang would be a great offensive lineup but not so much on defense.
I think Freddie sees the preconference season as a time to experiment with different looks and positions. Pretty sure he will have everyone in the best position to succeed when it gets real (which is very shortly).
He was actually very good last year, shooting over 40 percent. He is also our best free throw shooter, making 82 percent from the line. Korie makes 80 percent and the rest of the team shoots under 70. I probably shouldn't have been so hard on Clyburn considering all his strengths, but man that dribbling!
I think Will Clyburn kind of sucks. He just disappears. He had like 3 good games this year, but he's so one dimensional, put a little pressure on him and he has no game. McGee is a way better player, I don't care what anyone says. Clyburn was overrated coming here, and playing in a weak Mountain West conference made him seem like some unstoppable scorer but he isn't. Ill bet anyone he averages less then 10 ppg in the big 12. Start McGee, at least he looks like he cares. Clyburn looks like he could care less
Clyburn had a good second half. I will take that bet any second. Clyburn will average 10+ points in conference play. Did people expect him to come in and average 20? Clyburn stepped up huge in the second half. We don't win without him. Clyburn, McGee and Niang were huge. All three should start.
What is wrong with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and only 2 turnovers? Should have had 25, 15, 8 and 0 turnovers huh?
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That's the sense I get about Clyburn — he's capable of huge scoring games, and will average in double figures, but it might be 29 points one game and 6 the next. Some players can average 12 ppg and hover near that a few baskets either way; others are at 14-ish but individual games vary at extremes.
Key is to tap into his explosive abilities, not rely on him to carry the load game-to-game.
I wish we could play Will at the 4. Unfortunately though we need Melvin out there for his hustle and intangibles. If we are going to do anything in conference play, Will has to start hitting the 3 ball consistently. Him and Babb have been throwing up a lot of bricks.
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Good one, needed a laugh after the bowl game performance. The Mountain West is not that bad of a conference and when he was at Utah he was the ONLY thing other teams had to worry about and he still averaged 20+ per game. As far as disappearing, I think that he disappears because our team has so many options of which direction to go for scoring. At times I wish they would focus more on running the offense around Clyburn and getting him more looks and touches.
