2 things we can stop with

[supp]

It’s just the way he goes after some guys he thinks he can get more out of. The bottom line is Benny hasn’t performed how most here thought and we need him to be a good team. I think some of our fans don’t like to criticize guys who are highly ranked for whatever reason.

Given all the attrition we've had, I'm not sure this strategy is working. Maybe it's just me but those public criticisms become all the more annoying when he deflects questions about the other forwards' performance, including a direct question tonight about Jimmy's performance. He talks about defense being the problem in this game but then he says that the center is responsible for all the corner threes. It's maddening.

 

[UpstateSM]

Cole needs an exorcism of his time at Villanova.

 

[two3zone]

Cole needs an exorcism of his time at Villanova.

Needs one of his time here. I want 40% from three Cole, not Cuse Cole.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Given all the attrition we've had, I'm not sure this strategy is working. Maybe it's just me but those public criticisms become all the more annoying when he deflects questions about the other forwards' performance, including a direct question tonight about Jimmy's performance. He talks about defense being the problem in this game but then he says that the center is responsible for all the corner threes. It's maddening.

Jimmy was ok I thought. At least he grabbed some rebounds. The front line was absolutely terrible. Benny included. He needs to be better if we are good and we shouldn’t just give guys minutes because he’s an athlete. We should play guys who are helping us win depending on the game.

 

[oTTo113445]

Not going to say anyone played bad today, as it felt more like team defense overall. We are missing a few defensive leaders atm, and it shows. Gave up 26 assists, only 11 turnovers forced (we had 10), outrebounded, outshot in total fg% on top of being outshot from 3 point land by 11 shots, and we gave up 21 foul shots.
I hate to say it but, it's clear Defense needs a ton of work and the shot clock isn't getting any shorter. Girard was 3 boards and 2 assists away from a triple double but he made up for it with 27 points.

 

[Madbiker]

Given all the attrition we've had, I'm not sure this strategy is working. Maybe it's just me but those public criticisms become all the more annoying when he deflects questions about the other forwards' performance, including a direct question tonight about Jimmy's performance. He talks about defense being the problem in this game but then he says that the center is responsible for all the corner threes. It's maddening.

I've never understood having the center run at the shooter in the corner 3. 95% of the time it accomplishes nothing but taking our center out of rebounding position so they get an offensive rebound.

 

[two3zone]

I've never understood having the center run at the shooter in the corner 3. 95% of the time it accomplishes nothing but taking our center out of rebounding position so they get an offensive rebound.

I’m with you on this, I’d rather the center prepare for a rebound than running out there.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Jimmy didn’t have the best of games especially the two stuffs, but he did have 11 points and a team leading 10 rebounds which was better than most of the team.

His defense was a bad as it can get. He also got blocked four times. Against Colgate.

 

[hoopsupstate]

We could play Colgate tomorrow and they would beat us again.

 

[Oakland]

I think we need bennys athleticism and potential on defense. We’re just slow out there.

Slow - this is my concern for the season.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Slow - this is my concern for the season.

I mean should have been for all. The weaknesses were going to be straight forward.

 

[rrlbees]

His defense was a bad as it can get. He also got blocked four times. Against Colgate.

Make up your own stats or did you get Jimmy confused with buddy a couple times? And his defense wasn’t any worse than others. It was a team effort.

 

[Entropic]

What has Benny done to deserve more minutes?

Every time I see him with the ball I cringe. One of the worst looking shots I've seen in a while. He is a heck of an athlete but has a lot of development to do before he should be playing major minutes.

 

[two3zone]

Every time I see him with the ball I cringe. One of the worst looking shots I've seen in a while. He is a heck of an athlete but has a lot of development to do before he should be playing major minutes.

Add that along with Symir, our bench is awful.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Hard to ask much more of the Boeheims. We need more out of Cole, Benny, and the Centers.

 

[two3zone]

Hard to ask much more of the Boeheims. We need more out of Cole, Benny, and the Centers.

Symir as well.