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We have had several late game situations in the second half of the season with a chance to take the lead or tie the game ... and not only have we failed to make the clutch shot - rarley do we get a quality look or force our way to the foul line.

Is it time for Theus to get late game minutes? ... he reminded me of another young guard yesterday that started taking A. Harper's minutes a few years ago.
 
Is this a shot at Joey's ability to run the point? I agree, he took a bad shot in the closing seconds yesterday, but Joey is far from what's been wrong with this team and closing out games....
 
Theus right now has too many moments when he reminds me of A. Harper when he just passing around the perimeter not doing anything productive with the ball (i.e. penetrating, setting up teammates for open looks, or creating his own offense). I think it will come with time but he isn't there yet. He is not where Maynor was at this point in Eric's freshman season.
 
Joey is who we want in the game with the clock winding down. He is a leader for this team. Maybe he doesn't need to shoot every last shot, dish it to "Big Shot Brad" he'll nail em.
 
No shot at Joey intend - but I just want someone to step up in the clutch ... We've had late game chance (mostly on the road) against ... W&M, NE (twice), GMU, JMU and ODU and no one has made "the shot". And different guys have had their chance.

Not sure we knew Eric was so clutch until he got his chance ... and Theus continues to remind me of him -

Anyway - just a thought ...
 
I'm liking where Theus is headed. Couple series the shot clock was winding down and he stepped up and made a play

he still is making his mistakes but the guy is playing good basketball
 
FYI

Maynor Freshman Stats:

Games played 33 - (started 4) -- average 15 minutes per game ...

4.7 PPG and 1.3 RPG

Shot 43% from field - (3 for 15 on 3 pointers for the season - 20%)

65 assist / 48 TO / 22 steals


Theus Freshman Stats:

Games played 27 - (0 starts) -- averaged 12 minutes per game ...

3.0 PPG and 1.0 RPG

Shot 45.3% from field (6 for 22 on 3 pointers -- 27%)

24 assist / 28 TO / 30 steals


Eric had a much better assist / TO ratio and shot better from the FT line - 83% vs. 68% ... but Theus' steal count surprised me.

I think Eric's YTD averages were probably inflated by the 4 starts -- seem to recall that Harper got hurt.
 
vcurams..............I've been thinking the same thing (and privately saying it to those who "get it"). I'd love to have Darius on the court during end-game/down-the-stretch situations.

We don't have ANY clutch performers on the road, go-to-guys that can/will finish or get fouled at crunch time, demand the rock, take over, etc. Darius could possibly be that guy..........but we probably will never get the chance to find out.

Darius looked A LOT like E. Maynor yesterday during his limited minutes and he has done so, at times, throughout the season as well. His size, athleticism, confidence when penetrating, ability to finish/draw contact, etc. are noticeable. Others close to me have witnessed it (and commented on it as well).

Darius' split of the double team and floater in the lane in the first half was very Maynor-esque! Looked just like him.

You keep thinking your own thoughts vcurams (and post them too)............don't let the opinions of others on this board sway you.

We are 0-5 on the road in the CAA against quality teams. We have yet to show we can execute/finish in crunch time away from Siegel (and, at times, even AT Siegel). Away from Siegel, we have yielded 73 to ODU, 75 to W&M, 74 to NU, 82 to GMU, and 75 to Drexel. Ballgame! Can't get stops against decent teams away from Siegel. Can't seem to get a crucial score when we need one either.............

Shaka's rotation/substitution patterns and minutes allocations have been downright bizarre at times. Saintil and Theus should be getting more burn. Both played well in their limited minutes yesterday. I think Shaka has fallen into the substitution "just for the sake of subbing" pattern...........he seems to have a "starters have to get their minutes" mentality instead of going with the hot hand in any particular game. Larry was a total non-factor yesterday but Shaka threw him back in there anyway and we just stalled at both ends.

I'd love to see a lot more of Darius/Ed/Brad/Jamie, period..........but particularly in late-game situations. If Larry's playing like a lazy dumbass, put Terrance in for him and leave him in. Darius' ability to penetrate, break down a defense, and then finish (or get fouled) could really come in handy.

Yesterday was a fairly nice effort (offensively at least) by our squad but Larry had his head up his ass all afternoon and Shaka didn't do a darn thing about it. Another nice effort wasted by late game incompetence (and an overall lack of confidence).

Regarding Darius, I'm not sure what other folks are seeing/watching..............but I see a lot of (the frosh) Eric Maynor in Darius Theus right now. I like when he's on the court.........especially with Ed/Brad.

Rozzell, as usual, was no where to be found in the second half and down the stretch of a big road game.
 
I'd agree to the extent that D should be in late game situations if it was b/c of a good match up on defense and not to take a critical shot...sure he's capable...but I'd have greater faith in Brad, Joey or BRoz taking that shot over D.
 
Didn't realize their stats were so close. That's interesting.

But the thing that stands out is the number of assists. Statistically Maynor was credited with almost 3x as many assists (remember we're talking about a point guard, that's their primary job). He also had twice as many turnovers, which basically means he was trying to make plays. Where Theus doesn't try to set his teammates up as aggressively as Maynor did as a freshman.

So I think its safe to say Maynor was a more advanced playmaker as a freshman, which is what he's there to do. But I also think you could say that Theus is already a better defensive player than Maynor as a freshman (maybe at any point in Maynor's career?).

But the stats are encouraging. By the way, I think Harper got benched.

MozingoWasFilthy - I don't think anybody said Theus didn't/doesn't make plays that remind you of Maynor. That floater definitely brought back memories. It's the playmaking I'd like to see from Theus because that's suppose to be his primary role.


vcurams said:
FYI

Maynor Freshman Stats:

Games played 33 - (started 4) -- average 15 minutes per game ...

4.7 PPG and 1.3 RPG

Shot 43% from field - (3 for 15 on 3 pointers for the season - 20%)

65 assist / 48 TO / 22 steals


Theus Freshman Stats:

Games played 27 - (0 starts) -- averaged 12 minutes per game ...

3.0 PPG and 1.0 RPG

Shot 45.3% from field (6 for 22 on 3 pointers -- 27%)

24 assist / 28 TO / 30 steals


Eric had a much better assist / TO ratio and shot better from the FT line - 83% vs. 68% ... but Theus' steal count surprised me.

I think Eric's YTD averages were probably inflated by the 4 starts -- seem to recall that Harper got hurt.
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vcurams said:
We have had several late game situations in the second half of the season with a chance to take the lead or tie the game ... and not only have we failed to make the clutch shot - rarley do we get a quality look or force our way to the foul line.
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Hope you're not talking about yesterday. Our last two shots were wide open. The last play we got exactly the shot we needed.
 
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Mercury said:
I'm liking where Theus is headed. Couple series the shot clock was winding down and he stepped up and made a play

he still is making his mistakes but the guy is playing good basketball
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The shot Joey took wasn't a bad look - - he just missed it.

I have no idea why we'd want Theus with the ball late in the game. He has had some nice moments with his drives, but he's a freshman PG with an average jumper and a penchant for turnovers (anyone recall him traveling yesterday with 0 pressure on him?). He's doing well now for a freshman and his mannerisms resemble Maynor at times, but I don't see why anyone would think he is "clutch" at this point.
 
Rozzell, as usual, was no where to be found in the second half and down the stretch of a big road game.
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MozingoWasFilthy, I'm not sure what games you have been watching but Rozzell is usually not in the game down the stretch. I believe he sat out the last 7 minutes until the final :20 of the ODU game. Road game vs JMU I think he may have played 5 minutes of the entire second half, GMU not much down the stretch and zero minutes in overtime.
 
Umm, being on the bench would pretty much qualify his "nowhere to be found" comment. B-Roz is a guy who we should be able to count on to step up down the stretch, especially in big games, but instead his play has been such that we don't even have him on the floor in those situations. :?
 
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