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awful. Grooms has for some reason been on the bench most of the second half. I love Cousins potential BUT he is NOT ready, IMO. Too late now but bad coaching decision by Lon.
 
I don't see that Grooms has done much. In fact, no one has except Osby.
 
I get nervous every time Cousins touches the ball. He's so out of control and dribbles with his head down half the time.
 
I mentioned a couple of days ago that Grooms and Pledger would start. But, they would both be on a short leash. And that Cousins and Buddy would be in early.

There was a reason for that.
 
tycat947 said:
I don't see that Grooms has done much. In fact, no one has except Osby.
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Not saying that he has BUT at least he has control of the ball and the game when he is in. Cousins IS NOT A PG and I don't believe will ever be. Lon needed to have given up on that experiment about mid season.
 
Giving up on Cousins would have been silly. He's a true freshman. He gets out of control sometimes but he is deffinitley a better defender then grooms. We had bigger problems tonight then Cousins.
 
Cousins does have some potential, but he is terrifying most of the time on the court. He dribbles too high and away from his body and the game clearly hasn't really slowed down for him that much. Some of his passes are completely mind boggling. His defense is pretty strong and will improve once things slow down for him mentally.

I'm glad we made the tournament and said that it's come to an end. I really feel for Fitz in this game. He hardly got to play and that's a sad thing for a guy who went through so much with and for the program. Would have liked to see him in there at least at the end when it was looking out of reach rather. I'm sure some, or most, may disagree but that's my opinion.
 
garyeb2 said:
I mentioned a couple of days ago that Grooms and Pledger would start. But, they would both be on a short leash. And that Cousins and Buddy would be in early.

There was a reason for that.
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Saw some things from Cousins tonight. I feel better about him going forward. Just needs to stay under control better and work on his jump shooting.
 
I too wondered why Fitz didn't play much. He has been real good for us with great effort. And all the fuss was made about his whole family and hs coaches etc being able to come to the game. Doesn't make sense to not let him get more time. Hmmmmm
 
KBaden145 said:
Saw some things from Cousins tonight. I feel better about him going forward. Just needs to stay under control better and work on his jump shooting.
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Exactly! He played much better tonight than he did at mid-season.
 
Vinny78 said:
I too wondered why Fitz didn't play much. He has been real good for us with great effort. And all the fuss was made about his whole family and hs coaches etc being able to come to the game. Doesn't make sense to not let him get more time. Hmmmmm
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Well, this isn't pee-wee basketball where everyone plays so the parents can get videos and they all get to drink kool-aid and have cookies when the game is over. He didn't play because he isn't athletic enough to play against SDSU. Plain and simple.
 
Big Old Booger said:
Well, this isn't pee-wee basketball where everyone plays so the parents can get videos and they all get to drink kool-aid and have cookies when the game is over. He didn't play because he isn't athletic enough to play against SDSU. Plain and simple.
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You're right, this isn't pee-wee basketball, but when the game was looking out of reach I would have thought we would show the kid a bit of respect and acknowledge his work by letting him into the game for a few minutes. Again, he had his weaknesses but he always had a smile on his face, was supportive of the team and seemed to be a good teammate so I would have liked to have acknowledged him in that tiny way if it was possible.
 
lk2183 said:
You're right, this isn't pee-wee basketball, but when the game was looking out of reach I would have thought we would show the kid a bit of respect and acknowledge his work by letting him into the game for a few minutes. Again, he had his weaknesses but he always had a smile on his face, was supportive of the team and seemed to be a good teammate so I would have liked to have acknowledged him in that tiny way if it was possible.
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You are right, I agree but maybe we don't raise the white flag because we want kids to keep playing until the final bell sounds? I don't know, but Lon is a class guy and I'm sure it wasn't meant as a negative against Fitz or any other players.
 
Big Old Booger said:
Well, this isn't pee-wee basketball where everyone plays so the parents can get videos and they all get to drink kool-aid and have cookies when the game is over. He didn't play because he isn't athletic enough to play against SDSU. Plain and simple.
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This. And, LOL
 
Big Old Booger said:
You are right, I agree but maybe we don't raise the white flag because we want kids to keep playing until the final bell sounds? I don't know, but Lon is a class guy and I'm sure it wasn't meant as a negative against Fitz or any other players.
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Yeah, I get that and I agree to some extent. If it was any other situation other than maybe Senior night, I would agree completely. I just thought it would have been a very caring and classy move on the coaching staff's part to give a guy a moment in the tourney, in front of his family at the end of his career. I'm sure it wasn't a negative thing on Lon's part too. Oh, and I certainly realize that Fitz's weaknesses are a big part of why he wasn't playing earlier in the game. He's a bad match for "bigs" like the SDSU bigs. Anyway, I'm not trying to beat a dead horse or carry a flag. I appreciate the seniors for what they did during their time here and wish them all the best.
 
lk2183 said:
Yeah, I get that and I agree to some extent. If it was any other situation other than maybe Senior night, I would agree completely. I just thought it would have been a very caring and classy move on the coaching staff's part to give a guy a moment in the tourney, in front of his family at the end of his career. I'm sure it wasn't a negative thing on Lon's part too. Oh, and I certainly realize that Fitz's weaknesses are a big part of why he wasn't playing earlier in the game. He's a bad match for "bigs" like the SDSU bigs. Anyway, I'm not trying to beat a dead horse or carry a flag. I appreciate the seniors for what they did during their time here and wish them all the best.
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Agreed. :clap
 
In the first half it seemed we actually played better on offense with Cousins. Now second half since Osby was the only one who showed up it wouldnt have mattered either way who played between Cousins and Grooms. I thought Clark should have been in more over M'Bye.
 
I wondered why Cousins was in so much, but then I realized that no one but Ro was even playing ball in the second half and it really didn't matter.
 
Grooms is a real liability on defense. If he is not contributing significantly to the offense and a team is not pressing no reason to play him.
 
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