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New Assistant: Brenden Straughn [Now confirmed]

sweetpea said:
How about the Virginia game. The most important game of the year where perhaps Benny's skill might have helped his team win.
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UpstateSM said:
Literally to the game some nights
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sweetpea said:
How about the Virginia game. The most important game of the year where perhaps Benny's skill might have helped his team win.
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Year 2 in the books and it's time to come to grips with the fact that Benny just isn't very good.

He seemingly has the requisite size and athleticism, but little else.
  • often lacks focus on the court
  • frequently lost on defense
  • confidence issues driving
  • low court IQ
  • poor shot mechanics
By year 4, he might be a nice complimentary player, but a 5-star McD's all-American one-and-done he's not...

Not even close.

He's a massive recruiting miss based on all the hype he had coming in.

Sometimes, it happens.

He's also not gonna dominate and win games for us.

He actually played well vs Dook and we still got boatraced off our own court.
 
kingtidge said:
Year 2 in the books and it's time to come to grips with the fact that Benny just isn't very good.

He seemingly has the requisite size and athleticism, but little else.
  • often lacks focus on the court
  • frequently lost on defense
  • confidence issues driving
  • low court IQ
  • poor shot mechanics
By year 4, he might be a nice complimentary player, but a 5-star McD's all-American one-and-done he's not...

Not even close.

He's a massive recruiting miss based on all the hype he had coming in.

Sometimes, it happens.

He's also not gonna dominate and win games for us.

He actually played well vs Dook and we still got boatraced off our own court.
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Don’t forget that he can’t dunk. Thinks he’s a shooting guard or something lol
 
kingtidge said:
Year 2 in the books and it's time to come to grips with the fact that Benny just isn't very good...

He's a massive recruiting miss based on all the hype he had coming in.
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That might be a bit strong. I think under Red and with another year under his belt, we might see a more consistent Benny. Remember, he was shooting close to 40% from 3.
 
Nicknack said:
That might be a bit strong. I think under Red and with another year under his belt, we might see a more consistent Benny. Remember, he was shooting close to 40% from 3.
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If there is anyone on this roster who will benefit from not having JB as his coach anymore, it’s Benny. He is a sensitive kid and even less sensitive kids crumbled when they were JBs punching bag. No guarantees but I think he will be a looser and better player next year, hopefully as an Orange
 
Nicknack said:
That might be a bit strong. I think under Red and with another year under his belt, we might see a more consistent Benny. Remember, he was shooting close to 40% from 3.
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Would be overjoyed to be wrong on my take.
 
kingtidge said:
Year 2 in the books and it's time to come to grips with the fact that Benny just isn't very good.

He seemingly has the requisite size and athleticism, but little else.
  • often lacks focus on the court
  • frequently lost on defense
  • confidence issues driving
  • low court IQ
  • poor shot mechanics
By year 4, he might be a nice complimentary player, but a 5-star McD's all-American one-and-done he's not...

Not even close.

He's a massive recruiting miss based on all the hype he had coming in.

Sometimes, it happens.

He's also not gonna dominate and win games for us.

He actually played well vs Dook and we still got boatraced off our own court.
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This is laughable. Benny has all the tools to become a great player, just hasn’t clicked yet.
 
djorange1989 said:
If there is anyone on this roster who will benefit from not having JB as his coach anymore, it’s Benny. He is a sensitive kid and even less sensitive kids crumbled when they were JBs punching bag. No guarantees but I think he will be a looser and better player next year, hopefully as an Orange
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I think he had a turnaround almost instantly when he found out his new coach was Red Autry... The last few games were night and day from the previous 28.

In those four games, he was 9 of 13 shooting threes. He shot 13 of his seasons 48 threes in those four games. Something changed that he suddenly became a gunner from 3. He also pulled down three of his best five rebounding totals. This includes, btw, the game where he only played 8 minutes against Wake.

Whatever it was, he looked like a different player.

I know we've seen this before, with Benny Williams specifically... But we've also seen guys have dramatic jumps in performance that permanently improve their game. That season ending stretch is less likely to be a fluke than his one good game against Duke the year before.
 
rrlbees said:
This is a Brenden Straughn thread. Not a Benny thread. It would also be nice if people would take a break from mocking/trashing our own players.
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Let's hope Red and (hopefully) coach Straughn can get more out of him.

He is certainly a player that could use a change, so I am mildly hopeful about that (if he stays and doesn't portal.)
 
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rrlbees said:
This is a Brenden Straughn thread. Not a Benny thread. It would also be nice if people would take a break from mocking/trashing our own players.

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Word.

Back to Brenden.

Why the delay in announcing this hire? Guessing it is probably the vetting process for all new hires.

Assuming all goes well there, maybe there will be an announcement Monday.

Regarding the high profile player that he is said to be bringing with him….the clues are

1) former TTO player
2) guard
3) comes from an outstanding program

Thinking the only players that meet these criteria are Moore and Roach. Still thinking Roach because I think he fits a bit better and I can find more links between Jeremy and Brenden than between Justin and Brendan.

Roach is a terrific defender and his in ball pressure wound really help us transition to a man to man defense. Would be great in a press too.
 
sutomcat said:
Word.

Back to Brenden.

Why the delay in announcing this hire? Guessing it is probably the vetting process for all new hires.

Assuming all goes well there, maybe there will be an announcement Monday.

Regarding the high profile player that he is said to be bringing with him….the clues are

1) former TTO player
2) guard
3) comes from an outstanding program

Thinking the only players that meet these criteria are Moore and Roach. Still thinking Roach because I think he fits a bit better and I can find more links between Jeremy and Brenden than between Justin and Brendan.

Roach is a terrific defender and his in ball pressure wound really help us transition to a man to man defense. Would be great in a press too.
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Interesting.. haven't had time to read through and didn't realize he is coming with a player... Roach has finally started playing this year at the level of recruit he is- that would be a hell of a get. Assuming it's a get where we go 3 guards and don't lose Judah..
 
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