It’s close but I will disagree. Also, Oskar has had four years under the best defensive coach in NCAA to improve. I am guessing that with Mag being back, Oskar’s minutes will decrease a lot but he is such a liability on the floor.
comparing them now, not how Gavin may play in the future.
No A and B in B1G play. That won’t fly. Might work against cupcakes who are 1-8
I like Hyatt and he has improved but he needs to show more consistency especially against better competition. He struggled against IL and SHU. Shooting well against a 1-9 LIU team doesn’t mean much.
Only thing that matters is consistency and ability to hit the shots when they matter. Period. I hope that is him rest of season. Super happy for him if that is the case.
All due respect Hawk you’ve been beating this drum and most don’t see it. We can’t shoot, threes or free throws (300+ teams are better). We can’t rebound. Our points per possession is bad. I mean bad. Our guards lost about 6” per in height. We’ve replaced one of UConn’s Leading scorers and another power six guard with one from the A10 and one from Marist. Palm moved up the depth chart on this team. We STILL one because LIU was a terrible 1-8 squad. These poor fundamentals aren’t going to cut it in B1G play against IL, IN, WI, PUR, MI St, Iowa etc. I’m just not buying that this team is better than last year. Seton Hall played pretty poor last week. The fact that we played better and we’re only up 7 late today is scary. Blown out by IL and Wake scary. Next week it’s going to get real. Listen I hope you can tell me to eat crow by March but it’s not adding up that this team is better.
YES....sees the court VERY well....excellent peripheral vision which kinda surprises me with those goggles on lol!
Palm "moved up the depth chart" because J Williams can't play (yet) and Mag was sat until last Saturday. Now Mag is back and, even with Austin out the last 2 games, SOMEONE had to get those minutes (regardless of position), right? We saw Oskar's minutes reduced today. When Austin gets back out there, and Jeremiah becomes eligible, Oskar is likely back to "emergency/mopup" duty. Only 3 minutes today despite a solid 9 minutes against Seton Hall. Now....probably got screwed a few minutes over the final 7-8 when we didn't score for 5 minutes, or whatever it was, and they cut the lead to 7.
This roster is not better than last year's roster - FULL STOP! We don't have new players performing better than Caleb, Paul and Spencer from last year. We have some potential, but as of today no way this roster better than last year.
My first reaction was: That's true. My second reaction was: I guess it depends on which part of the season we watch.
For every "hot stretch" Hyatt has vs Kenpom 200+, we will be punished with poor shot selection & lost possessions when he tries to do too much in future conference games.
100% correct. I've never seen a poorer rebounder than Palmquist.
What if the lineup that plays the best defense isn't a good FT or 3 point shooting unit.
100% this and I am worried about it for our post season chances.
The end of game line up in a close game will always include either Simpson or Noah. They will be first option on inbounds. Other than that - I doubt Pike will think that much about it.
He’s definitely thinking about free throws. Jokingly said he needs to have a talk who is responsible for it. It must be him.
He is. It’s definitely a concern, but this at least isn’t the same level of concern that it was in the the early Pike years when we didn’t have guards who could hit free throws to close out games.
The fact is that Oskar’s numbers per 40 minutes on rebounds, turnovers and steals are significantly better than Gavin’s. His assist numbers are only slightly off. His overall, three-point and free-throw percentages are all better than Gavin’s at this point.
You are absolutely high if you think Oskar should be playing over Gavin. Has Oskar ever even attempted to drive to the basket?
You’re absolutely high, or illiterate, if you think I said that.
Actually, it’s a much less outrageous thought now than it would have been two months ago. GG has shown occasional flashes but can’t play D or hit FTs. Oskar a better defender.
It’s not uncommon for a new and talented player to get burned on defense too much when they start. I hope GG catches up in that area sooner rather than later.
Personally I have not seen great improvements in Oskar’s game thus far. Nice guy to have on the bench and insert to give others a rest. At his height and experience he should be more of a factor in rebounding. Getting rebounds and playing defense is all about attitude . Athleticism helps but Oskar has to show more going forward especially on the boards.
Maybe you just don’t know anything about basketball. How did your boy do today?
