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QUOTE (Felix @ Jan 12, 2013 -> 07:55 PM) Either that or I know how that 40 is a much, much, much, much, much, much higher number than 15. Indiana should have had an edge in free throws, they were more aggressive. But you can't possibly tell me that they deserved 25 more free throws than an aggressive Gopher team. It's not why we lost (not showing up offensively or defensively for the first 20 minutes is pretty obviously the reason), and it's par for the course in the Big 10, but you're fooling yourself if you think things were called equally on both sides of the court. He's a massive homer. I wouldn't try to be rational with him.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Jan 12, 2013 -> 07:51 PM) That's just stupid. He's one of if not THE best defender in the country. No one is perfect and he made mistakes today, but to say is doesn't play smart is terribly inaccurate. But thanks for your valuable insight! 3 fouls on a three point jump shooter and leaving Hollins inexplicably down the stretch. Yeah it was incredibly stupid. Meanwhile, Illinois tells Minny your first half wasn't bad enough.

Does Langford have compromising pictures of Groce? Mike Shaw just got minutes over him.

I hate storming the court elitism. Fans should storm the court after beating Chicago State by 50. It's fun.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Jan 12, 2013 -> 06:39 PM) For those of you who may have forgotten or need some pointers, there is a free basketball clinic going on right now in Assembly Hall. Coverage on BTN. lol...

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 12, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) For being a good defender, Oladipo doesn't play very smart defensively. .

For being a good defender, Oladipo doesn't play very smart defensively.

College basketball is the obvious choice here. Minnesota at IU, Illinois at Wiconsin, and Michigan Ohio State. 3 big B1G games alone.

Doing this from mobile so sorry if some of these are incomplete C- Most unique position. Durability coveted. Sitting behind plate for 120 games takes its toll. Need a strong arm to throw out base stealers as well. Often the most intelligent players because, as they are seeing everything and may be calling what pitches are coming. That's why they make for the best managers later. 1B- Probably least important position. Need fast reactions for line drives. Lots of teams try to hide a defender here or use a player that fails at playing another position. 2B/SS- Need to be right handed. Need to be very quick as they are covering a lot of ground on fast groundballs. Throwing arm for 2B isn't important. It is for SS since they are making a much longer throw to 1B. SS gets a lot more plays than 2B because there are more Right handed hitters. 3B- Does not need to be as athletic as 2B/SS as they aren't covering nearly as much ground playing near the foul line, but they are getting more plays than 1Bmen. Arm is important since you're throwing across the infield. Do need the ability to quickly charge down the line and cover bunts. Look at Miguel Cabrera for someone who has no such ability, and teams do try and take advantage of this. RF- Arm is the most important thing here. Need to prevent a runner coming from first from taking an extra base to third. CF- Usually very athletic and fast. They cover the most ground of anyone in the field. LF- Arm isn't as important since no way are you throwing out anyone at 1B. If you watch baseball, you'll often hear about defense up the middle. This refers to 2B/SS/CF as they are considered the hardest to play and most important. As for your second question, yes, offensive performance expectations are often formed based on defensive positions. Look at it this way, a team is not very likely to have a SS or 2B who can hit a lot of home runs. They are usually smaller, quicker players. But the make up of a good offense still needs the power to come from somewhere. That's why if you play at the corner positions, you are expected to hit for power.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) Whether or not Kelly knew anything isn't the issue. The prosecutor's office investigated and decided not to bring charges. How else is the coach supposed to be involved? That makes it sound like your defending a coach doing nothing if he indeed in fact know something. That's a horrible stance to.take.

Shaw was a top ten player at one point, finished hs with his RSCI in the 60s. How you can't find minutes at the four with this team is just shocking. Have to assume total bust.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 06:43 PM) That's a bit harsh. His problem is the complete lack of defensive skills. It becomes a 5 on 4 game with him out there, and without him stretching the floor and hitting threes on the other end, he's not doing anything. I wonder what his +/- is. He's got to be one of the worst on the team. That's what I mean. Whenever Griffey's man get the ball, our whole team reacts and has to compensate.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 04:33 PM) McClaurin doesn't rebound and kills the offense when he is in there with Egwu. Playing them together for long stretches does not work. McClaurin plays solid low post defense but doesn't really bring anything else to the table. Oh yeah in his own right he's not good. But he's the best option at the four right now. His defense down low for this team is huge, and paired with Egwu you have a competent front line. He's also a better rebounder than our other options, even if poor in his own right. Offensively, whatever. Griffey is giving you nothing anyways. Henry is the best threat there but he isn't a four at all. Really just out of position. I've been calling for more minutes for Langford, but other than that, I want to see more of the Egwu/McLaurin combo if it means less of Griffey and Henry down low. I sound like a broken record, but Griffey really does make everyone he plays with a lot worse than they actually are.

You can play McLaurin with Egwu and in fact they have a lot this year. IMO, that's when this team is at it's best. Problem is you lose depth by starting them together. Either way, Griffey playing next to either makes both look worse than they are.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 01:58 PM) More athletic than Michigan? I'd be impressed. It's not even close. Rodney Williams has more athleticism in his pinky than the rest of the conference combined. But we knew that already.

Langford should have played a lot more tonight.

QUOTE (Felix @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 04:58 AM) It's not bad luck if a player hits a wide open three. It's bad defense. Anytime a half court shot goes in and another player makes 50% of his three pointers in one game, it's luck. But Minny is better without it. LOL, awesome wide open out of the TO.

LOl Griffey, get the f*** off the floor.

I wish Griffey would never play another minute. He even manages to make McLaurin and Egwu a lot worse than they are.

Illinois offensive philosophy is hilariously bad.

Of course a garbage three point shooter would hit his.

f***, thought Richardson buried that.

Nice job Bertrand!

Abrams just needs to start playing 1 on 5 again.

And blow it with two horrible turnovers in a row.