The kid is a shot blocking machine, & at 230 lbs isn’t easy to move off the block by opposing bigs.
Those two wouldn't start for my 85 year old mom's bridge club....Well, as this stage of his career, pretty safe to say he's a "little ahead" two recent HERD "Twin Towers", Milan M. and Yous Mbao!!![]()
Kinsey is much better this year because he is healthy again and he is a leader on the floor.I just wish our players would get better under this staff. We don’t really seem to show improvement from freshman on. Oak is no better than he was last year. Kinsey is no better than he was last year or the year before.
I agree. Kinsey is doing a much better job of playing to his strengths. I truly believe last year he felt the pressure of being an NBA target and wanted to prove he was a capable three-point shooter. He took way too many and did not shoot well. This year he is driving to the basket and taking his patented fall away jump from 10-15 feet and shooting a much better percentage all around. His game has improved. Sometimes he can still scare you with his ball handling. He and Andy are both leaders!Kinsey is much better this year because he is healthy again and he is a leader on the floor.
Well, they hung around with MU Basketball for a few seasons!!! Hey, you think that could be our problem . . . ?Those two wouldn't start for my 85 year old mom's bridge club....
Some men measure in meters, others measure in inches.You lost me at meters
This team could really be something if Obinna would find his game and develop some consistency. If he got his act together, from the caliber of our competition thus far, OAK, applying himself and accepting his role, could easily be a guy, IMO, who could contribute 10 to 12 points a game and about the same number of rebounds, in addition to being a strong defender in the interior!! He has to put that asinine mantra that D'Antoni has harped on for years regarding the 3-point shot: Essentially, "Anybody, at Any Time, from Any Where"! Too many players on his teams have seriously taken that attitude to heart, including players who have NO DAMN BUSINESS firing up three pointers, too often too quickly in our possessions and at inopportune times!!I agree. Kinsey is doing a much better job of playing to his strengths. I truly believe last year he felt the pressure of being an NBA target and wanted to prove he was a capable three-point shooter. He took way too many and did not shoot well. This year he is driving to the basket and taking his patented fall away jump from 10-15 feet and shooting a much better percentage all around. His game has improved. Sometimes he can still scare you with his ball handling. He and Andy are both leaders!
This team could really be something if Obinna would find his game and develop some consistency. If he got his act together, from the caliber of our competition thus far, OAK, applying himself and accepting his role, could easily be a guy, IMO, who could contribute 10 to 12 points a game and about the same number of rebounds, in addition to being a strong defender in the interior!! He has to put that asinine mantra that D'Antoni has harped on for years regarding the 3-point shot: Essentially, "Anybody, at Any Time, from Any Where"! Too many players on his teams have seriously taken that attitude to heart, including players who have NO DAMN BUSINESS firing up three pointers, too often too quickly in our possessions and at inopportune times!!
Agree wholly with this last paragraph. If it comes to pass, then there certainly could be more open opportunities for the likes of Curfman, whom most would agree, even Coach D., would be a preferred choice for 3 point shots. In any event, OAK has no business shooting the number of 3s that he shot last season, especially when we have several better choices. One cited stat tells me all I need to know: one 3 pt. shot per game or so thus far, and from the above, hasn't hit one yet. Work on other part of his game and improvement in those areas will give him opportunities to score more in and around the goal, with the team benefitting overall.
The idea that every player needs to be shooting threes is silly... That's not what he does well, and that's fine. Let him play to his strengths (rebounding, second chance opportunities around the rim, interior defense) and make the team better.
I don't have a problem with a guy taking 1 three pointer a night (we take plenty of quick shots), but if you are only taking 1 three pointer a night the question should be - Why are you taking any?
Let the kid play more like the real OAK (Charles Oakley) and help him become a force on both ends in the paint.
I just wish our players would get better under this staff. We don’t really seem to show improvement from freshman on. Oak is no better than he was last year. Kinsey is no better than he was last year or the year before.
Kinsey is much better ....well...maybe it's the staff?