A few thoughts

[rebeljim]

Last night was hard to take. We are better than A&M. Here are a few things that need fixing immedately. We have got to get the ball in Henderson's hands. U can't have a shooter go 4-7 minutes without even touching the ball, got to get in the flow. Henderson is now passing the ball alot more, and when he has the ball, the opposing defense has to put more than one person on him, thus opening someone up. He needs to touch the ball EVERY time down court unless there's a fast break. Summers need to be benched. A point gaurd is supposed to set up other team members, and he won't. Refuses to give the ball to Henderson, and on that last play last night, totally screwed up. The ball was suppose to go to Williams, and he was open. Kennedy was extremely upset in his interview. Millinghaus needs to start. He'll probably be the starting PG next year anyway. Holloway needs to be benched also, but can't cause we don't have a backup. If Holloway doesn't start playing, we won't go dancing, if it's not already too late, which I don't think it is, just my opinion of course. And AK did mess up by not having someone glued to Turner. I was really hoping to come on here this morning with a Rebel victory, not a loss. Anyway, here's hoping we can finish strong, but now am having doubts. This team isn't playing like a team. And if it's because some players resent Henderson, then those players should be shown the end of the bench and not get into ANY game until they get their focus right. They should know that without Henderson, we ain't doing nothing. And Henderson is trying to be a team player, the others better get on board. I like the fact that with the new assistant, we're getting more international players. That will be a plus. But we still have this year to play out. And I want to go dancing.

If by reading this u show signs of fatigue, dizzyness, dry throat, or soreness in the back, consult your doctor immediately.

[lewindha]

Last night was hard to take. We are better than A&M. Here are a few things that need fixing immedately. We have got to get the ball in Henderson's hands. U can't have a shooter go 4-7 minutes without even touching the ball, got to get in the flow. Henderson is now passing the ball alot more, and when he has the ball, the opposing defense has to put more than one person on him, thus opening someone up. He needs to touch the ball EVERY time down court unless there's a fast break. Summers need to be benched. A point gaurd is supposed to set up other team members, and he won't. Refuses to give the ball to Henderson, and on that last play last night, totally screwed up. The ball was suppose to go to Williams, and he was open. Kennedy was extremely upset in his interview. Millinghaus needs to start. He'll probably be the starting PG next year anyway. Holloway needs to be benched also, but can't cause we don't have a backup. If Holloway doesn't start playing, we won't go dancing, if it's not already too late, which I don't think it is, just my opinion of course. And AK did mess up by not having someone glued to Turner. I was really hoping to come on here this morning with a Rebel victory, not a loss. Anyway, here's hoping we can finish strong, but now am having doubts. This team isn't playing like a team. And if it's because some players resent Henderson, then those players should be shown the end of the bench and not get into ANY game until they get their focus right. They should know that without Henderson, we ain't doing nothing. And Henderson is trying to be a team player, the others better get on board. I like the fact that with the new assistant, we're getting more international players. That will be a plus. But we still have this year to play out. And I want to go dancing.

If by reading this u show signs of fatigue, dizzyness, dry throat, or soreness in the back, consult your doctor immediately.

The stuff about Henderson is true, and it's what we've been trying to say all year. When he gets the ball, someone IS open. He may not find that person, it may take a couple of passes, but someone is open.

Not guarding Turner was just idiotic. Do a box-in-one or something. Dude was just wide open, a bunch.

Again, with the players we have(even without the injured ones), I believe this is a tournament team. We can still win out, but something has to change. At this point, though, I'm not sure that guarantees us a spot. We may still have work to do in the SEC tourney. I don't know.

When I was down on Henderson, it was mostly for some off-the-court stuff and I thought he took some very ill-advised shots. I never said he wasn't a good player.

I was down on Murph for that dunk at the end of the Hawaii game, but I never said he wasn't good. Something is up with him right now, though, and he and AK need to figure it out by Saturday.

This team is not a Sweet Sixteen team, but they are a tournament team. They certainly aren't playing like it. Personally, I put that blame on Kennedy. But, that's just me.

[MageeRebel425]

Same song different verse.. Fill in the blank with this team vs any previous year...

[jrebel87]

We have to win out to make the NCAAT. I personally believe that we can't do that. Our guys don't seem to have anything left in the tank for some reason, they aren't playing hard.

[lewindha]

Same song different verse.. Fill in the blank with this team vs any previous year...

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[GtownRebel]

Two things come to mind on this thread. One, we don't have a point guard that leads the team. The point guard is the equivalent of a QB on the football team. Kennedy says they didn't make the pass to Williams, who was open according to Kennedy, and went to the 4th option (guy) on the play. A good point guard would have gotten it to him. Why we don't have a point guard to lead this team is beyond me, but we haven't had a point guard - a true point guard in several years.

Second, when a player makes a mistake and is pulled off the floor, Kennedy is not a rational person to come off the floor to. I can understand a little profanity, but the bombardment these young adults get is like going into a biker bar. The players know they screwed up and are probably harder on themselves than anyone else could be. Then the coach cusses them out in front of the team and fans. Believe me, you don't hear it, but I have a friend who is on the scorer's table that has relayed this to me. You lose your team's respect when this happens and it seems to happen more as the season moves to the end and Kennedy feels the pressure of making the dance. Just my observations. Same song, 7th verse.

[lewindha]

Two things come to mind on this thread. One, we don't have a point guard that leads the team. The point guard is the equivalent of a QB on the football team. Kennedy says they didn't make the pass to Williams, who was open according to Kennedy, and went to the 4th option (guy) on the play. A good point guard would have gotten it to him. Why we don't have a point guard to lead this team is beyond me, but we haven't had a point guard - a true point guard in several years.

Second, when a player makes a mistake and is pulled off the floor, Kennedy is not a rational person to come off the floor to. I can understand a little profanity, but the bombardment these young adults get is like going into a biker bar. The players know they screwed up and are probably harder on themselves than anyone else could be. Then the coach cusses them out in front of the team and fans. Believe me, you don't hear it, but I have a friend who is on the scorer's table that has relayed this to me. You lose your team's respect when this happens and it seems to happen more as the season moves to the end and Kennedy feels the pressure of making the dance. Just my observations. Same song, 7th verse.

I've been on the receiving end of those. It's not fun. For the most part, I understood that I had messed up and probably deserved the ribbing. Kids are different these days and you definitely have to know where to draw the line. Also, each player is different. Gotta know what buttons to push. That kind of lashing could motivate some players, others it may just make them quit playing. It's up to AK to know his players.

[GtownRebel]

Same here being on the receiving end. Normally, the first few times the message is loud and clear. After that it is worthless talk that helps no one and the coach loses the team.

[lewindha]

Same here being on the receiving end. Normally, the first few times the message is loud and clear. After that it is worthless talk that helps no one and the coach loses the team.

agree with that. we had a good coach. after one or two *beep* ups, he would just call timeout get the whole team together and *beep* us out. Get it over with.

[MageeRebel425]

For kicks, search a year back in this forum and look at some conversations.. I know it is hard to believe, but it sounds exactly the same!

[rebangel]

And, it will be the same next year unless we hire a new coach.....

[rebeljim]

(1) He has lost three inside players (6'8 and above) since the season began (Carter, Cox and Jones);(2) Nick Williams is playing with torn ligaments in his foot and is no where near the player he was before; and (3) three of the 4 SEC losses have been on the road. Also, it seems Holloway and Buckner are playing very tentatively because they have no backup other than Brutus who is about 6'5 and a freshman. And the reason Henderson was on Turner at the end of the game was because AK had tried Williams who could not keep up probably because of his injured foot, and also tried Snoop. And then we went zone, and finally as a last resort, Henderson. I think Hendersdon did the best of any on Turner. Thought I should put this out there since I started this thread with what i said.

[lewindha]

(1) He has lost three inside players (6'8 and above) since the season began (Carter, Cox and Jones);(2) Nick Williams is playing with torn ligaments in his foot and is no where near the player he was before; and (3) three of the 4 SEC losses have been on the road. Also, it seems Holloway and Buckner are playing very tentatively because they have no backup other than Brutus who is about 6'5 and a freshman. And the reason Henderson was on Turner at the end of the game was because AK had tried Williams who could not keep up probably because of his injured foot, and also tried Snoop. And then we went zone, and finally as a last resort, Henderson. I think Hendersdon did the best of any on Turner. Thought I should put this out there since I started this thread with what i said.

All noted, I still think we have a tournament capable team.

The thing about the road losses, nobody ever said it was easy to win on the road. But good teams win some roads games. If you want to make the tourney, you've got to win some tough road games. We don't. Hardly ever.

I don't know, Murph just doesn't look right. I know that sounds weird, but I don't know how else to put it.

And that may be the case about Henderson guarding Turner at the end. But, if your planning on fouling, why not let anybody else guard and foul him immediately, that way Henderson is available for the last second shot that we've seen him hit before.

[fastbrk4]

AK sucks, that is all. Our shots are harder than every opponents. Our defense sucks, opposition always shoots high percentages against our suck defense. We don't know how to play inside out and get easy shots. We just have a lot of talent, but pitiful coaching. Same as just about every year under AK. Did I mention he sucks and it will be the same story year after year?

[rebeljim]

(1) He has lost three inside players (6'8 and above) since the season began (Carter, Cox and Jones);(2) Nick Williams is playing with torn ligaments in his foot and is no where near the player he was before; and (3) three of the 4 SEC losses have been on the road. Also, it seems Holloway and Buckner are playing very tentatively because they have no backup other than Brutus who is about 6'5 and a freshman. And the reason Henderson was on Turner at the end of the game was because AK had tried Williams who could not keep up probably because of his injured foot, and also tried Snoop. And then we went zone, and finally as a last resort, Henderson. I think Hendersdon did the best of any on Turner. Thought I should put this out there since I started this thread with what i said.

All noted, I still think we have a tournament capable team.

The thing about the road losses, nobody ever said it was easy to win on the road. But good teams win some roads games. If you want to make the tourney, you've got to win some tough road games. We don't. Hardly ever.

I don't know, Murph just doesn't look right. I know that sounds weird, but I don't know how else to put it.

And that may be the case about Henderson guarding Turner at the end. But, if your planning on fouling, why not let anybody else guard and foul him immediately, that way Henderson is available for the last second shot that we've seen him hit before.

Eric, that's one thing that *beep* me off last night. Andy knew we had to foul alot at the end of the game cause we didn't have but a couple of team fouls. Why he left Henderson in is beyond me. And credit the other Kennedy for making sure Henderson's man got the in bound pass, forcing Henderson to make the foul, thus fouling him out, and leaving us with no real outside shooter for the last play. Although Summers screwed that up anyway. And to be fair, we have won 3 SEC road games. Hopefully we'll win at USC and LSU, although LSU will be hard. I'm still gonna hang in there with Andy, but he better make me proud.