He's Arrived

[tee1222]

And when we needed him most.

From Ennis to CJ to Cooney to Roc to Keita to Grant to G to Coleman. There has always been at least one or two people harping on one or two of these guys from game to game. So many times have these guys been called out. But not by their teammates. No way. He always had the talent. But this is a team sport and these guys always pick each other up. I could care less who has a bad game vs who the flavor of the day is. As long as they focus on winning the game, no need to doubt them.

So for at least one game, we can all at least agree not to doubt this guy. Remember. Without him, we lose this game. Without so and so, we lose the last game and on and on it goes.

Team.

 

[cusetown1]

Roc is our Rock upfront. The boys wearing the big boy pants will understand there were positives from this game, and it wasn't just the win.

 

[tee1222]

Roc is our Rock upfront. The boys wearing the big boy pants will understand there were positives from this game, and it wasn't just the win.

Hey nice avatar. It's strange, I went right up to Jamie Dickins for a photo op and he gave me the snub. Not even a handshake.

 

[cusetown1]

Hey nice avatar. It's strange, I went right up to Jamie Dickins for a photo op and he gave me the snub. Not even a handshake.

Lol you said dickins. You clever sob.

 

[tee1222]

Lol you said dickins. You clever sob.

It's such a hard name to pronounce. Sort of like Ennis.

 

[SWFLCUSE]

Roc has been a favorite of mine since he picked us over GTown. It makes me very happy to see him continue to grow as a player. Hopefully this is only the beginning for him, and he goes on to do some great things throughout the end of his career here and onward where ever basketball takes him(Hopefully the NBA).

 

[CuseFaninVT]

I've been saying it awhile now. Get Rak the ball! Good things will happen.

 

[SWFLCUSE]

I've been saying it awhile now. Get Rak the ball! Good things will happen.

It's so nice you could say it twice!

 

[HoustonCuse]

Rock is really getting better day by day. Remember though that he has stepped up big time for us before too, notably when Fab was out a few years ago. He was huge in that road game at Cincy and in the tourney (KState game in particular). But now he is elevating into beast zone.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

It's so nice you could say it twice!

Drinking and posting on my phone isn't always a good mix!

 

[jordoo]

I've always wanted big boy pants

 

[Tony DeFranco]

Only player that played well - 6 blocks against a real team is impressive

 

[jdubs30]

I'll never forget 2012. Fab was suspended, everyone doubted us, but we believed in Rak. He wasn't quite ready then, but he is now. Kid is only a junior too, he's what we've been missing in the past few tourney runs.

 

[SUfanNC]

Drinking and posting on my phone isn't always a good mix!

Love the avatar Had to change mine just because if yours

 

[Cowtown]

... these guys always pick each other up.

And that, my friend, is the essential story of this team. I sometimes can hardly believe what a delight it is to watch them play.

 

[Cowtown]

I've always wanted big boy pants

Marshalls has 'em.

 

[Cowtown]

Drinking and posting on my phone isn't always a good mix!

The lack of a phone doesn't relieve the difficulty, either ...

 

[zhanjuzi]

This game is a turning point for him. He now really knows he can play both ends effectively. He is going to get better and better .. this year!!

 

[jdubs30]

This game is a turning point for him. He now really knows he can play both ends effectively. He is going to get better and better .. this year!!

He's been a legit offensive threat all year, he just doesn't get the touches. He had 2 travels tonight which is uncharacteristic of him, but he needs more looks.

 

[SUfanNC]

He is getting there and honestly I think dc and baye being hurt may help him. It's unfortunate for them but he get more pt which is what most kids need to get better

 

[IthacaMatt]

He is getting there and honestly I think dc and baye being hurt may help him. It's unfortunate for them but he get more pt which is what most kids need to get better

Quick hooks can be counter-productive. At a certain point, you want a player to play through his mistakes and learn from them.

 

[RoysRunts]

and "CHRISTMAS STOLE THE BALL and CHRISTMAS STOLE THE BALL"

 

[Townie72]

and "CHRISTMAS STOLE THE BALL and CHRISTMAS STOLE THE BALL"

Youngsters and even oldsters who didn't follow the NBA in the 1960's closely won't even know just how funny and apt this post is.

Quite simply it's brilliant.

I now have Johnny Most ringing in my ears.

 

[OttoMets]

He's been a legit offensive threat all year, he just doesn't get the touches. He had 2 travels tonight which is uncharacteristic of him, but he needs more looks.

Correct - he's only as good as his teammates and offensive game plan allow him to be.

If Rakeem doesn't get touches, he's not going to be able to hit all those shots at this excellent percentage.

We go long stretches ignoring him when he's sealed his defender, and I'm not sure if we've passed to him out of the high pick and roll once this season. Got to improve this.

 

[wallacecuse]

He's been a legit offensive threat all year, he just doesn't get the touches. He had 2 travels tonight which is uncharacteristic of him, but he needs more looks.

Aside from the great stats, what is most promising going forward is that he managed to stay out of foul trouble, and has been finishing on post moves.