vcubanana said:If he looks for the pass now and then on those tough fast break finishers his value will rise significantly. Keep it up Ed.
ramramthankyoumaam said:I bet Ed starts finishing before it is all said and done (hopefully sooner rather than later). Smart seems really impressed with ED calling him the "poster child for what we are trying to do here". With comments like that from the Head Coach its hard to imagine Ed riding the pine anytime soon.
One game in, let's give him a little break. For the most part i think Shaka let em free last night to see what they would do. I don't completely disagree with your statement, but give him time.Wolfpack Ram said:If he can't finish against a D2 school, how is he going to finish against a D1 school other than Bethune Cookman? With the depth of our bench this year, I just don't see where Nixon is going to get his playing time once Skeen and Saintil are eligible. We are loaded at the 2 guard. Nixon right now would be third string at best behind Rozzell and Gavin. That's not even factoring in Daniels or Theus if Theus plays any at the 2 guard spot. If you go small and play him at the 3 spot, he's once again third string behind Burgess and Gwynn. The point guard position and the 4 spot are not options. You have Joey and Theus at the point. I would not be surprised if Grayson red shirts. At the 4 spot you have Kirill, Skeen, Saintil and Hinton.
I just see Nixon as the odd man out on this team if he can't drive to the basket and finish. I just don't see what everyone else sees in him. He now a junior and I just don't see the improvement.
agreed...but when you have 2 pg's, 2 sg's and kirill in the game together it is going to get a little sloopy.Rambunctious said:It was very sloppy in the 2nd half though...my only criticism.
Wolfpack Ram said:ramramthankyoumaam said:I bet Ed starts finishing before it is all said and done (hopefully sooner rather than later). Smart seems really impressed with ED calling him the "poster child for what we are trying to do here". With comments like that from the Head Coach its hard to imagine Ed riding the pine anytime soon.
If he can't finish against a D2 school, how is he going to finish against a D1 school other than Bethune Cookman? With the depth of our bench this year, I just don't see where Nixon is going to get his playing time once Skeen and Saintil are eligible. We are loaded at the 2 guard. Nixon right now would be third string at best behind Rozzell and Gavin. That's not even factoring in Daniels or Theus if Theus plays any at the 2 guard spot. If you go small and play him at the 3 spot, he's once again third string behind Burgess and Gwynn. The point guard position and the 4 spot are not options. You have Joey and Theus at the point. I would not be surprised if Grayson red shirts. At the 4 spot you have Kirill, Skeen, Saintil and Hinton.
I just see Nixon as the odd man out on this team if he can't drive to the basket and finish. I just don't see what everyone else sees in him. He now a junior and I just don't see the improvement.
DCRAM said:Ed to me is at the tipping point...its only a matter of time. The question is how much time will it take? Regardless when it happens, it will happen BIG.
Wolfpack Ram said:DCRAM said:Ed to me is at the tipping point...its only a matter of time. The question is how much time will it take? Regardless when it happens, it will happen BIG.
Nixon is now a junior. How much more time are people going to give him? Posters on these boards were predicting that he would break out last year at this time. Who is he going to take minutes away from on this team? Rozzell, Gavin, Burgess, Gwynn? Where are the minutes going to come from? He can only play two positions and the players listed above are going to get the bulk of the playing time, particularly after Skeen is eligible and Saintil is healthy and Gwynn is not used at the 4 spot.
Nixon reminds me of Alexander Harper. A lot of hype and hope from the fans, but never materializes.
ramtastic83 said:did gavin look out of conditioning to anyone else?
He's gotten quicker than he was when he first came. He'll be fine.ramtastic83 said:did gavin look out of conditioning to anyone else?
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