Jimmy Les

[Bravesfan]

Nearly all were good open shots. A couple of DRs were foced and not good shots.

Well, that's what I thought. So we probably could have had this game if our three's went down. Then again, SIU may have tightened the perimeter even more, and that with have reduced our 3 point attempts as the game went on.

I'm just trying to accept this loss as a good loss, and not game that we threw away. But unfortunately, from what I'm reading on this board, it sounds like we may have done just that.

 

[Braves4Life]

Size?

Size?

How many other coaches could get this much out of a team with only one player over 6'7"? Not too many. Keep up the good work Jim.

Zach Andrews 6-8 225
Matt Salley 6-7 220
Sam Singh 6-9 266
Saihou Jassey 6-6 208

We have size, we just dont use it.

You're kidding, right?!

Andrews and Salley are the ONLY true D-1 players at this point. Singh will never reach his potential due to all of his injuries and is nothing more than a big body that can be used to give our ONLY two big men a brief spell.

Jassey is NOT a forward (at this point he is a man without a position as he can't handle the ball well enough to play guard and can't shoot well enough to play SF). Jassey is a great athlete and a great physical specimen, but at this point he is NOT a basketball player.

 

[Taters90210]

Re: Size?

Re: Size?

How many other coaches could get this much out of a team with only one player over 6'7"? Not too many. Keep up the good work Jim.

Zach Andrews 6-8 225
Matt Salley 6-7 220
Sam Singh 6-9 266
Saihou Jassey 6-6 208

We have size, we just dont use it.

You're kidding, right?!

Andrews and Salley are the ONLY true D-1 players at this point. Singh will never reach his potential due to all of his injuries and is nothing more than a big body that can be used to give our ONLY two big men a brief spell.

Jassey is NOT a forward (at this point he is a man without a position as he can't handle the ball well enough to play guard and can't shoot well enough to play SF). Jassey is a great athlete and a great physical specimen, but at this point he is NOT a basketball player.

who says they have to be good to be over 6'7" he was just asking

 

[thefish7]

Saihou Jassey doesn't deserve the pt. He has played in garbage time in several games. And even in garbage time he's good for 4 fouls in 5 minutes and 1/6 shooting. If you want to see BU play with 4 guys on the court put SJ in during a conference game. He'll get owned.

I was excited when we signed him, but he hasn't progressed as I've hoped and at this point I don't think he'll ever come along enough to contribute in a program this good.

 

[Scouter]

Re: Size?

Re: Size?

who says they have to be good to be over 6'7" he was just asking

You pointed out earlier that you'd like to see SJ and SS play more. Both are not good players. Don't you want to put your best players on the floor? That's why BU plays with 3 or 4 guards all the time.

SS is a big body that can give quality minutes in short bursts, but he can't be used extensively because of his injuries. He can't jump and he's too slow to play in this system for more than a few minutes.

As others have said, SJ has shown absolutely no reason to deserve more playing time. Yes, he's long and athletic, but he's not a basketball player. He's an athlete. There's a big difference. When he does get into games, it's a 1 on 1 showcase when he has the ball. There's no concept of team play.

LongHair, you say you don't blame SJ for putting up shots when he's in the game. But if you wanted more playing time, wouldn't you try to impress the coaches by playing team basketball instead of taking ridiculous fadeaways?

 

[Long-Hair's Lunatics]

If I sat the bench every game, when I finally get into the game I would shoot it everytime I got the ball. If he wanted to impress the coaches, he should try harder in practice.

 

[MacabreMob]

I just wish some of you guys would have the courage to call in to the Jim Les Live radio show and discuss your ideas with Coach. Long Hair Luni, Taters, and BuBraves55 - I encourage you all to give Jim a chance to answer some of your questions on the radio. Challenge him on playing time for players, if you REALLY think you have a case. Ask him why JJ gets more pt. Ask him why he doesn't play DA more.

 

[Scouter]

If I sat the bench every game, when I finally get into the game I would shoot it everytime I got the ball. If he wanted to impress the coaches, he should try harder in practice.

If that's your attitude, I'm glad you're not on the team.

Here's an idea: Maybe he should try harder in practice AND not chuck up shots when he gets in the game.

Based on your logic, SS should shoot every time he gets the ball because he only plays limited minutes.

 

[Dubl R 1]

Can't keep digging a hole in the first 8 minutes, this is the 4th game in a row. Also, Tony Young single handedly put the game out of reach in the 1st half by hitting 4 threes. 3 of which were questionable shots, it was really unfortunate for BU.

Also, I think AW is getting to the point where he deserves more clock. He was pretty solid again last night. What did he have, 7 points in 15 minutes? He would have had more if the refs didn't blow the goal tending call on the fast break.

 

[BUBraves06]

I think yesterday's game plan was one of, if not the most-well designed (unfortunately poorly executed), that I've seen from this staff.

 

[Grassman]

Jim is doing his best coaching job BY FAR this season. He's gotten more out of this group than anyone imagined. There's no need to split hairs on one game. We battled hard, we just shot about as bad as a team can shoot. Yet, with 2 minutes left, we had a chance to win. We have a great coach leading this program to great things, this year and beyond. We'll bounce back from this. I'll be suprised if we lose another game this season.

Say what? Surprised? I would be SHOCKED if we DO NOT lose another game this season!!
Happy, but SHOCKED!

 

[Long-Hair's Lunatics]

If I sat the bench every game, when I finally get into the game I would shoot it everytime I got the ball. If he wanted to impress the coaches, he should try harder in practice.

If that's your attitude, I'm glad you're not on the team.

Here's an idea: Maybe he should try harder in practice AND not chuck up shots when he gets in the game.

Based on your logic, SS should shoot every time he gets the ball because he only plays limited minutes.

Look at it from his point of view. 8) 8)

 

[MacabreMob]

Jim is doing his best coaching job BY FAR this season. He's gotten more out of this group than anyone imagined. There's no need to split hairs on one game. We battled hard, we just shot about as bad as a team can shoot. Yet, with 2 minutes left, we had a chance to win. We have a great coach leading this program to great things, this year and beyond. We'll bounce back from this. I'll be suprised if we lose another game this season.

Say what? Surprised? I would be SHOCKED if we DO NOT lose another game this season!!
Happy, but SHOCKED!

I don't think we are going to win the national championship... so yea, I'd say we are gonna lose at least 1 more game.

:wink:

 

[georgethedog]

I think yesterday's game plan was one of, if not the most-well designed (unfortunately poorly executed), that I've seen from this staff.

Agreed and it was executed pretty well except when we missed open looks. I bet we got more open looks from SIU last night than about any team they faced all year. We just missed.

 

[Braves4Life]

On point

On point

I just wish some of you guys would have the courage to call in to the Jim Les Live radio show and discuss your ideas with Coach. Long Hair Luni, Taters, and BuBraves55 - I encourage you all to give Jim a chance to answer some of your questions on the radio. Challenge him on playing time for players, if you REALLY think you have a case. Ask him why JJ gets more pt. Ask him why he doesn't play DA more.

As usual Mac you are right on point. But God you are such a bully! :wink: :lol:

 

[BuBraves55]

I think yesterday's game plan was one of, if not the most-well designed (unfortunately poorly executed), that I've seen from this staff.

Agreed and it was executed pretty well except when we missed open looks. I bet we got more open looks from SIU last night than about any team they faced all year. We just missed.

yup if we didnt shoot 5 percent from 3 we would of destroyed them

 

[real fan]

I thought we had a lot of good shots last night but we just couldn"t make them ; if there was anything that I would have changed was A. Warren would have played more in the 2nd half as he was playing well, we just do not have enough size to rebound against some of the better teams.

 

[squirrel]

Re: Size?

Re: Size?

who says they have to be good to be over 6'7" he was just asking

You pointed out earlier that you'd like to see SJ and SS play more. Both are not good players. Don't you want to put your best players on the floor? That's why BU plays with 3 or 4 guards all the time.

SS is a big body that can give quality minutes in short bursts, but he can't be used extensively because of his injuries. He can't jump and he's too slow to play in this system for more than a few minutes.

As others have said, SJ has shown absolutely no reason to deserve more playing time. Yes, he's long and athletic, but he's not a basketball player. He's an athlete. There's a big difference. When he does get into games, it's a 1 on 1 showcase when he has the ball. There's no concept of team play.

LongHair, you say you don't blame SJ for putting up shots when he's in the game. But if you wanted more playing time, wouldn't you try to impress the coaches by playing team basketball instead of taking ridiculous fadeaways?

I've liked what I've seen from Sam this year, and if we go big again next year with Egolf and Thompson coming in, Singh will be an integral part of the team and it's interior development.

But, obviously, the style being played by the Braves this year, he's sort of an odd-man out, but he has worked hard to get healthy and has shown signs of being able to do some important things like rebounding, setting bone-shattering picks, and altering shots.

 

[real fan]

I am hoping that Sam will be able to work this summer on getting some of his flexability back and also being able to jump like he did before his knee injuries ; our trainer will hopefully be able to help him with these problems in order to get him back like the player he was when he first arrived on the hilltop.

 

[numbr_9]

I enjoy watching Sam play; he knows how to use his big body to create some havoc. I just wish he didn't power-dribble the ball everytime he gets it under the basket (offensively). anybody else notice this? It seems that he often gets the ball when he is open, and rather than just turning and attacking the basket he dribbles once, which gives the defenders just enough time to slide in and d up. It seems to be a habit, because he does it almost every time he gets it (and thats no exaggeration).