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I saw a photo of Devoe yesterday. He's definitely bigger.
He hit a triple in the first and a jumper from the foul line in the second. He’s also almost brought down the rim a couple times.
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It's hard to keep pushing when you are up by 26 at the half.
Yeah but it was more on homerun outlet passes and things of that nature.
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Very hot and humid again today in the gym. Ball and floor wet. Hurt both teams jump shooting.
Much better defense and rebounding. Good second exhibition game
Much better defense and rebounding. Good second exhibition game
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Is there a takeaway from this? Did SP, KM, and KS leap to starterdom (at least while Moses is out)?
Thanks also for your commentary.
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At some point this Fall I expect a comment from Pastner along the lines that there is not a lot of separation between guys at the wing positions and that we see a healthy rotation of players prior to the heavy ACC schedule.
If Phillips has turned a corner, then I can see us going three guards with Alvarado-Devoe and Phillips against the smaller mid-major early season opponents.
I wonder how Pastner is going to handle the rotation in the ACC. When Usher is eligible, will he sit all of Phillps, Moore, Sjolund and Price? Are we going to see Alvarado, Devoe, Usher, Wright and Banks logging 35mpg or do we stretch the rotation in order to go up-tempo for real?
Pastner has, in the past, had the tendency to talk out of both sides of his mouth with regards to style of play and substitution patterns. On one hand, he has said he likes to play up-tempo but has been limited by personnel limitations (Lammers or depth). On the other hand, he has stated he prefers to play a short rotation. Can a team play up-tempo with a short rotation? He also has shown the tendency to over-play key guys, particularly failing to rest Lammers and Alvarado properly.
Now he has a roster with some depth and he has said he wants to up the tempo. That should mean we see a deeper bench, but will he resist trying to play Banks and maybe other key guys 38 minutes per game?
I wouldn’t take too much from it unless he keeps doing it. I’d be willing to bet CJP changes it up for game 3.
I only say that because there is no way Devoe and Jose aren’t the starting backcourt. I do like what I have seen from SP. he looks really confident
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I'm hoping that Usher can be the super glue guy that I thought CGB had the potential to develop into, but never did in his 2 years at GT.
I'd love to see something like a consistent 10 pts, 5 rbs, 3 assists, 2 steals type games.
He's also had the reputation since high school of being a high motor, high emotions type of player. Sort of like Jose in that respect. The key with those it to make sure the emotions are being channeled in a productive rather than destructive way - that is an issue that AD had from time to time.
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I believe Jose, Devoe and Banks all need to play fewer minutes this year. Not because they don't deserve the minutes, but I want them rested at the end of games and the end of the ACC schedule. 30+ minutes is tough.
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This post is really good. Usher could be the kind of player that allows us to go really small at times. I want to see him against better competition. Too bad he has to sit so many games .