To be fair, I think what JB is actually thinking with these guys is that he needs offense. We have almost no shooting outside of JGII (and even that has been perilous at times) so I think he's trying to get Bell going and giving Taylor plenty of opportunity as well (even though everyone is quick to pounce after one game of Taylor not playing a bunch of minutes). People here will criticize him here because, well, it's everyone's favorite past time, but that's absolutely the right way to play it.
He's the 4 version of josh pace. You don't know what exactly you like but you know you like it.
I agree with this. I think Brown should start but I actually don't mind him off the bench b/c I think you have to try and find some shooting. That said, he's got to be in the heavy rotation each game. Impressed with Benny's jumper for the past couple weeks. Not exactly pretty, per se, but looks far better than it did for a year-plus.
But we're not a very good nor very talented team. I mean, that's just the deal. There aren't many gimmes here.
I agree—JB is looking for balance on the offense, wanting to be sure there are enough shooters, and Brown is a negative in that aspect. The counter argument is that he still scores and points scored when there aren’t an abundance of 3pt snipers are still just as valuable. We’ve had guys like Josh Pace who succeeded and made us better but never took shots that really benefitted us ‘spacing-wise.’
Agree. My guess is the answer is to play brown more but still try to figure out something for a few more weeks with Taylor/Bell -- or maybe one or the other. Another shooter would unquestionably help things. But the bottom line is Brown's role should be expanding.
Agreed. Sure it would be great if we could have a few more dead eye shooters to spread things out. But that comes at a cost. The cost here? Pretty much every other aspect of the game. The net positives of brown being out there outweighs the benefits of more empty “shooting”
One difference that stands out is the third group of names all begin with "B"!!
I tend to agree if for nothing more than we have started "too slowly" in the last several games! Make a change that doesn't involve Jesse, Joe or Judah.
Potter Stewart: "I know it when I see it."
I see someone who legit looks lost every time he steps on the court until he catches and shoots.
Maybe. I gotta say if that’s the case….who cares? He can shoot, but is hardly a unique and special talent. You could get 50 guys in the portal that are better.
The Monmouth maulers.
NIL with UPS coming.
Just looking for a reason. JB must see something in him that he likes long term. I do think he eventually will be a good to great college scorer. Whether that happens here or not remains to be seen, but could be the reason why he gets a longer leash than he deserves.
JB said pre-season there's two incoming freshmen, ranked around 50 and 80, who are future NBA players. Matching everything up, he was referring to Mintz and Bell.
Agree... Figure out how you can factor them in. They may not get the minutes, but there's a whole hell of a lot to build on. Another poster pointed out, there skill set's may be needed depending on games and situations. I for one, really like the pieces on the roster.
Mintz is an NBA possibility if he improves his three point shooting, Bell regretfully has shown nothing to make anybody believe he has a future in the league.
I think it's too early to write Bell off. He could develop into a decent rebounder and defender in 2 to 3 years. Jesse was not impressive as a freshman but now there's talk of him getting drafted. Ethan Thomas didn't look anything close to a pro his freshman year.
