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Date Posted: 00:08:11 02/17/04 Tue
Author: gobroncs
Subject: Re: Other thoughts
In reply to: SCUBRONCS 's message, "Other thoughts" on 17:01:16 02/16/04 Mon

Thanks for posting from one who reads more than posts too.

Some random thoughts:

* Howell - I feel bad for the guy. Huge improvement from year 1-3, but a major drop off this year in my opinion.

* Bailey - looks very poor the last 4 games I've seen him play. He'd be riding pine if Altheimer had not transferred. Bailey is slow, short and can't shoot. That's a bad combination for a basketball player. He's a major liability on the court, whereas, based on his frosh/soph performances you'd expect him to be our star. He must not be 100% physically though I'm just guessing.

* Nieson may need to work on going right, but he's our most improved player and best inside player. Both by a mile.

* Denison - I don't see what the big deal is either. I thought I saw a nice play the other night but it turned out to be Tibbets. Not sure why Tibbets and Borchardt don't play more ... aren't they are 2 biggest players on a team with lack of size? Also Kargbo looked good the other night. I don't trust Davey to use the proper players anymore. The Andersons, especially Cord, turned out to be very legitimate and useful players but only saw action their senior year when everyone else was hurt.

* Perkins needs to get more ball and more shots.

* Rohe - I can't explain the drop off either. He looked so good last year.

* Team - in the past, Davey teams have been greater than the sum of their parts, but the last few years and especially this year its been the opposite. I'm also very disappointed at the lack of player improvement/development under Davey the last 5 years or so. Few players seem to improve significantly: Wushnig and Emslie are great examples. We seem to be seeing this again with Legge and Rohe. Also, we have good kids who hustle but there is a certain lack of intensity out there. I'm not sure what Levick will do (she sure seems to have pissed everyone off though I'm not sure exactly why), but one can't blame her if she decides to bring in a new coach next year. Our recruiting is average, execution poor, attendance dismal and momentum negative.

Who knows, we may turn this around and win the tourney at home but that's a real longshot. Eyeballing the standings and remaining games we are likely to come in 7th place and thus have round 1 be a road game anyway. At least I think that's how it works.

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[> Re: Other thoughts -- the mini-series -- Bronco66, 09:37:44 02/17/04 Tue

Again SCUBroncs thanks for contributing

I too hope the old Kyle Bailey comes back ... seems that he did for USD and then disappeared again.

I would agree that Dennison is the "deer caught in the headlights" ... have watched and maybe seen a small improvement over the year (like watching new grass grow ... you know it's happening but you can't wait) ... the coaches are (were??) very high on him (on his potential) so perhaps that is where the hope lies .... I would agree he does not appear aggressive on the boards, etc. -- let's hope he bulks up a bit and does the other things ... DD seemed to have success bring along big men in the past (Ron Reis, Nick Vanos, ???) ... yes they were projects ... and yes David Emsley never became the promise (although I saw a move or two his senior -- RS -- year) ... let's hope Sean is on a faster track ...

and YES YES YES we would have a much better team if Lloyd Pierce still had elgibility ... and great to have someone on this Board who has played "extensively with both the team and Lloyd" ... thanks for adding your insight...it is truly appreciated ...

see elsewhere for Jim Howell comments ... but I will repeat that I have enjoyed his hustle and contribution and agree that he will be missed ... always thought a mÿ


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