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Message: [QUOTE="mike32768, post: 219837, member: 1927"] We bank on our team being "deep" - AND with no go-to guy - so IMO, we'd like our 8th guy to be almost as good as our starters. When our starters are misfiring we need to count on guys like JS to come through now and again. Plus, I think all of us would love to see a real 3-point threat emerge. I watched Southerland two seasons ago as a Frosh in the preseason Midnight (it starts at 8PM actually) Madness event at the Dome and I noticed this kid can SHOOT! His stroke was gorgeous and he was knocking down threes... it was awesome... in an exhibition. Come game time, not so much. Although he did not mention names, I believe CoachB was referring to JS when, during that season, Boeheim made a comment about how even he (Coach) can shoot a ball when he's not being defended, and that kids who can shoot in practice don't get game minutes, kids who can shoot in a game do. Regardless, when JS started this season I was so grateful that he seemed to have found his game shot though the stats show an inconsistent number of minutes (no way to tell from them why he got the minutes he did). To his credit, he did score 15 points at ND ( one bright spot in that game). But after that he has been a bit of a ghost on offense. Looking only at offense admittedly, he had 7 points in the first half at home against Louisville, but then zip in the second. He had zero yesterday until his 10, late in the second half. So he's still inconsistent. Again, maybe it's the minutes Coach is giving him... and maybe that will change. I love this kid he plays with heart (OK, cliche) and I soooo want him to do well. But as jsshap wrote, without the ability to quickly square up, I don't think he will ever shine like a Rautins as a three-threat - better teams just won't give him the opportunity to step into every shot. [/QUOTE]

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