Does anyone know why AJ didn't seem to play a ton here late in the game?
Pretty simple: Davis has outplayed him recently.
I would, though, like to see more of them both playing together and more rest for Brown like in the Indiana State game.
X is SO freaking gassed.
It's scary how gassed he is.
All the more reason why it’s critical to avoid Thursday in St. Louis.
But as stubborn as Mullins can be, I really hope he makes some sort of adjustment to try and get his legs back at least a bit, even if it’s in practice rather than games (but ideally both).
Just got here. Are we celebrating the win or complaining about how bad we played the second half? Just kidding. A win is a win. But we did look extremely sluggish most of the second half. Hensley & Davis came up big and bailed us out at the end. Nice first half from D'Amico. XJ must be hurting. He played like ass tonight.
I wonder if any other players had been sick like CR tonight. Would explain why they are gassed. Other than the excessive playing time.
I believe X is hurting from injuries lately. He needs a rest if only a few minutes a half.
Just got here. Are we celebrating the win or complaining about how bad we played the second half? Just kidding. A win is a win. But we did look extremely sluggish most of the second half. Hensley & Davis came up big and bailed us out at the end. Nice first half from D'Amico. XJ must be hurting. He played like ass tonight.
I guess Miller and Sharp were under the weather too . . .
(Inflammatory political snark)
X might be gassed or battling some nagging injuries who knows he might of just had a poor game in some aspects but with 5 steals and 9 assists still respectable and if a poor night shooting and extra turnovers isn't he allowed after all he has been extremely consistent all year till tonight and isn't great to see other people step up so X doesn't have to carry the team and isn't that pretty important
Just got here. Are we celebrating the win or complaining about how bad we played the second half? Just kidding. A win is a win. But we did look extremely sluggish most of the second half. Hensley & Davis came up big and bailed us out at the end. Nice first half from D'Amico. XJ must be hurting. He played like ass tonight.
I guess Miller and Sharp were under the weather too . . .
X isn’t the first college basketball player to play almost every minute most nights and he won’t be the last… this is what I’m talking about, you aren’t here to talk ball, you’re here to complain about something. Anything. But I’m the douchebag for being pumped about what this team is doing.
X might be gassed or battling some nagging injuries who knows he might of just had a poor game in some aspects but with 5 steals and 9 assists still respectable and if a poor night shooting and extra turnovers isn't he allowed after all he has been extremely consistent all year till tonight and isn't great to see other people step up so X doesn't have to carry the team and isn't that pretty important
Exactly. Every negative argument people want to use just keeps crumbling under them so they move the goal posts again. It’s all about X!… then last night happens and he didn’t do well enough he’s too tired and that’s bad. We suck in the portal but X, Hensley and AJ are pretty damn good. Can’t recruit but Kennard, Troy and Ebube are pretty damn good. Can’t coach, but a last minute illness calls for changes. Prepared and fine. Can’t coach bigs but Hensley didn’t so bad last night huh? I can’t wait to hear the next one.
Jacobi Wood has played virtually the same minutes as XJ has this year and he seems to be doing just fine. Also, XJ has scored 29, 35, 17, 17 & 21pts in the last 5 games. He's also 23 years old. I am not saying XJ should be playing every minute of every game (especially earlier in the seaons during blow outs) but I also do not agree that, just because he's had 1 bad game now, that it's all because of him being tired. Take a look at the list of players that play almost as many minutes as XJ (Boo Buie, Tyler Perry, Baylor Schierman, Dajuan Harris, etc) these are all CRITICAL players on Power 5 schools. This is not an isolated thing.
All due respect, X is clearly gassed. Don’t know how it could be any more apparent.
Tonight it came to a head but he hasn’t been as explosive or efficient much of the conference season.
Your respect is appreciated. I'm not saying he hasn't been overused, but I disagree that is the sole reason for his struggle last night. IN almost every game this year where he struggled in the first half of a game, I read where he was tired...then in most games (including one where he scored 25pts in the 2nd half) the tired discussion went away. I'll bet donuts (or beers) that X scores 20+ points next game and looks good.
I think Brown deserves some credit. He hit thee 3's last night, two of which were BIG. He also had 3 boards and 3 assists. That also doesn't' include several key plays where he stripped a ball, dove on the floor, disrupted a play, where the box score doesn't show. He's been significantly better than last year and while surely not the only one, a key part of this team's overachieving.
X might be gassed or battling some nagging injuries who knows he might of just had a poor game in some aspects but with 5 steals and 9 assists still respectable and if a poor night shooting and extra turnovers isn't he allowed after all he has been extremely consistent all year till tonight and isn't great to see other people step up so X doesn't have to carry the team and isn't that pretty important
Exactly. Every negative argument people want to use just keeps crumbling under them so they move the goal posts again. I can’t wait to hear the next one.
This team can't play in cold weather !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉 🤣
