Not so sure he was a luxury, but get your point. I think he was being counted on to replace some of Bone's scoring from the start. Now with Ace out, at least for a while, his roll just increased a great deal. Hear from some of my Portland friends they think he's up to it. Sometimes his play looks a little unorthodox, but teams have a hard time keeping him from putting the ball in the basket.
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VCU Backcourt Injuries Thrust Ex-Husky Tsohonis into Bigger Role
The shooting guard left Washington in March as one of six transfers.
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I think he is finally playing without the groin/thigh kinesiology tape right? That was something I noticed early on and was looking for it's removal as a sign that his recovery was headed in the right direction.
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I'm not sure but I think you're right. His movement has been a lot more fluid during the last few games.
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When I played football in high school I had a terrible groin pull my sophomore season. my leg was bruised black all the way down past my knee and entire thigh. I was severely limited for almost 3 weeks and it lingered the whole season.
So I would never dismiss how much impact this injury has had on Marcus' early run here. And coupled with being expected to run a whole new squad, it's not hard to believe that the results have been sub-optimal.
He looked much better in Atlantis. I still got a tremendous amount of hope for this guy and don't think we have seen his best yet at all. I believe he is gonna break out soon. I have a feeling he is going to be a key contributor down the stretch of the season.
So I would never dismiss how much impact this injury has had on Marcus' early run here. And coupled with being expected to run a whole new squad, it's not hard to believe that the results have been sub-optimal.
He looked much better in Atlantis. I still got a tremendous amount of hope for this guy and don't think we have seen his best yet at all. I believe he is gonna break out soon. I have a feeling he is going to be a key contributor down the stretch of the season.
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The way he looked in first home stand was horrific, and completely inconsistent with someone whose been a 40% career shooter from 3. He wasn't even close to the rim on many of his shots, and I don't think that was attributable to great D. it just didn't add up without considering his injury.
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Curtis Samuel was down for four months and still not right to start the NFL season, groin pulls are no joke and mess with the entire core if really bad.
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That's what he said.
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you know one time back in high school I pulled my groin really hard and it felt so good I did it again
(that one-liner always makes me laugh when the subject of groin pulls comes up haha)
(that one-liner always makes me laugh when the subject of groin pulls comes up haha)
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Besides getting more comfortable with the pace and getting over an injury, the obvious thing is the return of Ace and a change of how and when used as to Tso.
Prior to ACE-- Tsohonis was 5-19 from 3 a rate of 26,3%. note that 3 of those makes were in a one game mini hot streak
Since ACE returned-Tsohonis 11-17. 64.7% rate. ( and yes a big spurt yesterday helped but he was trending better immediately )
Prior to ACE-- Tsohonis was 5-19 from 3 a rate of 26,3%. note that 3 of those makes were in a one game mini hot streak
Since ACE returned-Tsohonis 11-17. 64.7% rate. ( and yes a big spurt yesterday helped but he was trending better immediately )
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Yet another example of how the whole team got better after Ace returned, and how much better Ace makes the whole team.
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Even before yesterday, he was 6-13 from deep over that span. But according to the SLU board, he's a "transfer bust". Can't wait to beat them at their place. Wonder if he'll turn into just another "one-trick pony" according to EightLegger. 
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yeah Tso Liberated is shaping up to be a real handful for the competition, real interested to see what his post-ACE scoring and shooting averages will be looking like over the next couple months. Keep feeding him those open, clean looks and he will keep knocking em down!