A star is born ... Gbinije

[JOC44]

ACC broadcasters give us a non-stop parade of asinine comments. It's remarkable. They're so much worse than the Big East's B teams over the years.

My kingdom for a Jim Spanarkel.

No kidding. One of our bigs (maybe Roberson) missed a bunny and that moron Bonner said, "when you miss those point-blank shots, a lot of times you leave yourself open for a run-out in the other direction. And I was like, "What?"

 

[jdubs30]

G is gonna start hitting he's 3's-- he's too good not to. Lydon and Howard are playing with confidence now too, and DC looks completely different than a month ago. This team seems to be clicking, just with the meat of the schedule coming up.

 

[orangefan13]

G is gonna start hitting he's 3's-- he's too good not to.

Agree just a gutsy guess, he hasn't been practicing 3 point shooting much at all maybe none.

 

[Nicknack]

Yep, as Jay Williams so eloquently put it a few weeks ago (when asked about G)... Duke isn't for everyone. No team in the country wouldn't scream for his play on the court now!

 

[JoeSU]

Proud of this kid. He's got a little MJ in him...

If you think "a star is born", you either haven't been watching Silent G all season, or you think he deserves style points for his dunks. He had a solid game, but IMO Cooney and Roberson's performances eclipsed Gbinije's.

 

[General20]

Go back and watch those dunks. All of the first three (the fourth was a steal and break away) Devin Thomas (#2) was in the paint and just watched Gbinije dunk it without contesting at all. I know that dude scores a lot of points and grabs a lot of rebounds for them, but that's pathetic.

 

[Toga]

Monster Game!

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I thought, from his HS tapes, that he was going to be a Dwayane Wade type of player. Today was the most like wade that he's been as a collegian.

 

[Digger]

ACC broadcasters give us a non-stop parade of asinine comments. It's remarkable. They're so much worse than the Big East's B teams over the years.

My kingdom for a Jim Spanarkel.

I actually know Jim a little bit. Great guy. I'll be sure to let him know he's got some Cuse fans!

 

[br801]

I actually know Jim a little bit. Great guy. I'll be sure to let him know he's got some Cuse fans!

He's a real pro and an easy listen, and I've always enjoyed his work on college games and with the Nets. I remember him as a fine player as well.

 

[Rage4CUSE]

Go back and watch those dunks. All of the first three (the fourth was a steal and break away) Devin Thomas (#2) was in the paint and just watched Gbinije dunk it without contesting at all. I know that dude scores a lot of points and grabs a lot of rebounds for them, but that's pathetic.

To be fair to Thomas, he was in foul trouble and their best scorer. It was smarter for him to just let it go.

 

[Col. Bleep]

He's a real pro and an easy listen, and I've always enjoyed his work on college games and with the Nets. I remember him as a fine player as well.

Yes...not bad for an ACC guy

Meanwhile...for people fed up with the ACC Network blather, I recommend turning down the volume and listening to WAER online. The synch isn't perfect but the PBP is much better. And they actually know the players' names.

 

[rrlbees]

If you think "a star is born", you either haven't been watching Silent G all season, or you think he deserves style points for his dunks. He had a solid game, but IMO Cooney and Roberson's performances eclipsed Gbinije's.

You have to know where RD is coming from. He's a MONSTER FAN of MONSTER DUNKS.

 

[iommi]

You have to know where RD is coming from. He's a MONSTER FAN of MONSTER DUNKS.

Yep, RD is a board legend. Later tonight, I expect to have a Sasquatch sighting. Hope guys like RD post more often. Who's next: DickinMichigan?

 

[Nicknack]

If you think "a star is born", you either haven't been watching Silent G all season, or you think he deserves style points for his dunks. He had a solid game, but IMO Cooney and Roberson's performances eclipsed Gbinije's.

Actually, that's what I thought when I saw this thread. Why now? However, when I saw all of the posts celebrating his play, I then thought, why not?

 

[OttoMets]

I actually know Jim a little bit. Great guy. I'll be sure to let him know he's got some Cuse fans!

Too young to remember him as a player, but he was one of the weeknight voices of the Big East during the '90s.

 

[AlpharettaCuse]

yeah just about the worst thing about the move to the ACC, besides having most of our games available only via espn3, is having these ACC schills calling our games. just painful

I thought it was bad when they said Syracuse finished 3rd in attendance behind Kentucky and Louisville last year.

 

[Cheriehoop]

I thought it was bad when they said Syracuse finished 3rd in attendance behind Kentucky and Louisville last year.

And they were wrong:

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/attend/2015.pdf