If I was on staff, I would print out and blow up a photo for him of every single instance he is missing open shooters each game. That's all he needs to work on IMO, maturity will take time. There has to be 4 or 5 times a game where about 8 players are in or near the paint while Judah has the ball, and JT or CB are standing 20 feet away with no one else between they and the scrum.
What was crazy was that the TV announcers were discussing whether Mintz was a one and done. Then he crapped the bed.
If only there was another coach on the staff who had some of his own guard experience to share with Judah.
Not sure I see the relevance of this. Are you comparing Judah Mintz and Carmelo Anthony??
Different roles on their teams. Of course, Melo is the best player most of us have seen, Bing was before I went to SU but since the Mid 70's. Not being as good a player as Melo was, is no indictment. Being mentioned positively in the same convo as Melo is a huge compliment.
And the first loss was against a damn good team in our first game of the season with a freshman point guard and freshman star.
I don’t think anyone of note has ever or will ever mention Melo and Mintz in the same conversation.
That's an old school view. In today's game, freshmen who show real potential don't usually stick around for a second year for us to enjoy the growth. We fans have grown justifiably impatient, especially since Judah is probably making more $ than most of us on here.
This is the first time Ive seen this mentioned. Three former point guards on the bench. Are they limited in what they can say to players during the game? It's been mentioned that assistants don't talk during timeouts, maybe it is more than that? Does JB want all communications to go through him? This is not a slam, just honestly don't know.
Maybe UNC as the exception (with Armando Bacot and others), but they have a higher salary cap than most G-league teams.
Not at all. The point is people need to relax about Judah’s game vs Miami. Even Melo, arguably the greatest freshman in NCAA history, struggled in some games. The point is that bad games happen to even the best freshman.
Boy, did you miss the point, or you are being obtuse. Either way, see my response to MDCuse.
Agreed. I think JBs special rules for certain players gets him and got him in trouble.
I get that point...and understand it.
I think people all get that Freshman have bad games. But Melo and Mintz situations were night and day, both in context of the team and personally.
Yup. This is it here! Melo having a "longer leash" in context of what that team was and where the program was at that point is way way different than what we are seeing now with Judah.
