Arch Madness: UE vs Illinois St, Thurs, March 7 @ 6 pm

I think Hughes has passed up some open looks in the past 10 games. He is a great shooter, but possibly as a newbie his confidence is not where it needs to be. We need a quick guard that can break down defenders, take it to the rim or kick out to a guy like Josh on a pick and pop.

I know I pissed off a lot of you on this thread with my bad grammar and dislike for Bobe , Strawberries oops I mean Strawbridge and Thomas but if you think for once that we stand a chance in the conference tourney with the same game plan you are drunk and delusional. Cuff and Bailey just won All Bench team and Bailey probably will be All Freshmen team that should tell you who to play more at this point of the season. Those votes come from a committee across the league. If they see it then that should tell us something because that coming from unbiased opinions. Yes Bailey has been playing inconsistent down the stretch but his minutes have been inconsistent too. He only played 6min vs Indiana State them 18 the next game. As a young player how can you be effective if your own coach is not showing confidence in you. Same thing with Cuff he been up and down. And this all started when he started playing Gage Bobe.. It thru the whole rotation off. How do you go from barely playing to starting? Bobe wasn’t playing at all now he starting mid season and we have lost 10 out of the last 15 games. He play 6min vs Bradley off the bench then the very next game started and played 30mins vs Missouri State and we been downhill since. SMH This is the same core from last year losing team Bobe, Strawbridge, Toumi. I swear I hope we change up something because I really think this team can do some damage but we can’t do nothing with this group leading the charge. hell start Sekou if you gonna start Bobe LOL
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I think Bailey has be given about 20 minutes a game all session and should know his role, reduced minutes in a particular game probably had something to do with ill advised shots or turnovers in that particular game. I don’t think Bobe has taken Cuff’s minutes at all, Cuff is a point guard Bobe isn’t. I think Bobe took Haffner’s minutes. Like I have told Sect 3, when you have guys on the coaching staff that have played at a higher level than you, and are with these guys practically 24/7 what are your credentials to have more knowledge than them?

The scouting reports on every single player in the conference are like morning oatmeal. There are no secrets now.  UE could throw a wrinkle at the Birds and that might count for 4 or 5 points. Maybe they do that. I still think these early games are up to the refs. If they call it tight, I like the Aces. 

Bailey is an awesome player. He raw skill set is magnificent. But he is a 1 on 1 player. At all times. If he leaves and he continues that style of play, he will be moving on to another spot the year after. He’s great for short spurts. But if he plays longer than 6 minutes we have multiple one and dones. If he misses, no one is rebounding for him, other team goes down and scores. He doesn’t pass the ball for assists. Great player, but no problem with his minutes. To me, he sucks the air out the team.

So, getting all the points and elevating HIS status means nothing. Kenny gets criticized for padding his stats, which is crazy cuz the kid averaged 10 points. But, there’s really no recognition of a player who is strictly trying to get his.

I hope he stays and learns how to play the game the right way. When he gets it, he will be awesome

Paint is ready. See you all tomorrow.