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Who is the most disappointing player?
Pritchard 0 (0%)
Jones 14 (35.9%)
Story 3 (7.7%)
Williams 4 (10.3%)
Dumes 1 (2.6%)
Taber 8 (20.5%)
Jobe 7 (17.9%)
Finklemeir 1 (2.6%)
Other 1 (2.6%)
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Who is the most disappointing player?
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dedicatedIUfan Nov 27 2008, 12:36 AM Post #1
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Through 5 games, who is the most disappointing player so far? Vote more than one if needed. If you choose other, please list him.
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BTown11 Nov 27 2008, 12:39 AM Post #2
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i'd have to say taber. i don't know why, but for some reason i thought he was going to be a really good team/floor leader. he hasn't shown much leadership ability at all, and naturally he hasn't contributed to the offense at all. maybe its just that i had too high of expectations for him.
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Boiler_22 Nov 27 2008, 12:57 AM Post #3
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i'd have to say taber. i don't know why, but for some reason i thought he was going to be a really good team/floor leader. he hasn't shown much leadership ability at all, and naturally he hasn't contributed to the offense at all. maybe its just that i had too high of expectations for him.
Taber's 15 min of fame are running out. He got a lot of attention because he was the only returning player from last years team. The fact is that he is just not a very good basketball player, especially in the big 10.
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i'd have to say taber. i don't know why, but for some reason i thought he was going to be a really good team/floor leader. he hasn't shown much leadership ability at all, and naturally he hasn't contributed to the offense at all. maybe its just that i had too high of expectations for him.
Taber's 15 min of fame are running out. He got a lot of attention because he was the only returning player from last years team. The fact is that he is just not a very good basketball player, especially in the big 10.
yeah, everyone knows he's a terrible player, I was coming more from a leadership standpoint. even though i dont think anyone thought he would contribute very much to the offense (except for maybe this year), but I figured he'd be more of a team leader.
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dçamden03 Nov 27 2008, 06:25 AM Post #5
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I expected Williams to be the best player on the team, and from the time I've seen him on the floor, he has not impressed me at all. I don't think he'd get any playing time for any high major school right now.
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brumdog44 Nov 27 2008, 08:55 AM Post #6
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Taber.
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indytrent Nov 27 2008, 09:10 AM Post #7
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Nick Williams, I think because my expectation of him was way to high. He is a role player, nothing more. Im disappionted in that.
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I still am not unimpressed with Williams games. I expected him to be our leading scorer, and that has been disappointing. It seems like a mental thing to me though. I think he could shoot/score more on this team, and SHOULD shoot/score more. He is being too unselfish and needs to shoulder more of the offensive load.

VJIII is by far the most disappointing. I cannot stand watching him dribble into a big man with his head down 25 feet from the basket, or drive into the trees and throw up some garbage off the bottom of the backboard.
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I say VJIII and Dumes. I thought Dumes would shoot better from 3 pt range. He can't hit consistently. But I would have to agree that Taber needs to show more leadership. I honestly think that Williams and Story are quietly becoming good players and they sit back and let the game come to them. They are the most unselfish players, next to Moore, that we have and I think this is a good thing. :goiu:

VJIII could be a lock down defender if he put his mind to it. With those long arms, he could reak havic in the passing lanes and get a lot of steal, but seems to be out of defensive position and he doesn't have a high IQ for the game. But I am glad he is here, but I think he will be the odd man out next year and could be the first to transfer. Maybe he will develop and if he doesn't transfer, we will be pretty deep in all positions. One thing he will have over the other players is a year of college experience and Crean can evaluate him after this year and he could work on his game over the summer. I have seen that happen when Knight coached players. :goiu:
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goosta Nov 28 2008, 08:21 AM Post #10
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I expected a lot more production out of Roth, actually.
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Unbiased Nov 28 2008, 09:32 AM Post #11
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I vote the entire team
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BA47501 Nov 29 2008, 01:27 AM Post #12
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Williams future is in the capacity of AJ Moye Williams is about 6'3". Roth needs to be a bit less frantic a system to be productive. He'll have his moments. Jones I don't see being here this time next year. Tom Crean needs to be slapped for Jobe. Jobe has no business at a Div. one program on scholarship. He'll never catch up to the speed of the game. The Big Ten will blow his fucking mind. Dumes is what he is. Story could do some nice things off the bench next year if he sticks around. I like his drive and dish game. Next year:

Taber/Muniru/Jobe
Elston/Capo
Watford/Story
Creek/Williams/Dumes/Roth
Rivers/Hulls/Moore

That's my guess. I think we'll flirt with the top 25 and finish in the upper half of the conference and slipp in at a 7 seed into the tourney, then it's anything goes.

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Not bad BA, except Taber is a senior this year. Maybe you meant Pritchard starting at center. He'll be around and will be our go to post guy. Watford will play high and low, but Pritch is our center. Manuri and Jobe might tag team to smack at it like a volleyball, but are probably otherwise useless.

We'll be real good, but it won't be next season. The season after, we'll be dancing for sure.
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finklemeir. cant he just have the mossad take care of his defensive assignment for the night?
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