Where was roberson?
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Yup, he subbed in on alternate possessions for the last bunch of plays.
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Yea I noticed he switched for offense and defense but that was late. Felt like he went a while with the G, patterson, cooney, BJ, and obokoh lineup. Heck, nothing against obokoh but why not just put Roberson at the 5 right away?
Maybe JB sees him as more of a 3/4 than a 4/5.
Maybe JB sees him as more of a 3/4 than a 4/5.
Couldnt take BJ out for TRob,not in this game, not in crunch time
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JB has said many times he is a 4. Obokoh can at least cover more of the paint in the zone with Rak gone, and in fact Chinoso looked pretty good tonight. 3 boards, a nice pick on BJs dunk, if he could just make even one of those FTs.
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I think that's a valid question, but once again, Chino did a pretty decent job of holding his own. With the O/D switches at the end, I think free throw shooting factored into the equation more than JB planning to see TR take anybody to school in the paint.
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I'd go with this. BJ had the hot hand, have to keep him in there in case it got close and he was also 3 for 3 from the stripe which is critical with 3 minutes left in the game.
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As he should. Tyler took a beating against Pitt, probably still sore. But he wouldn't/couldn't shoot and was getting out-muscled by a 6'5 guy. And we don't give up that much having BJ in there ... he was scoring and ND is not huge inside.
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maybe the eye is bothering him
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I think what JB said is .. h'es a 3/4 who can play the 4. That much is obvious, since he is at the 4 right now with the (much bigger) guy at that spot being hurt. His move to "PF" is also, in part, due to his limitations ... at the 3 -- hard to play SF when you have a non-functioning jump shot. He was getting worked on the glass by connaughton (6'5), but he gets a free pass in my book b/c of the beating he took at Pitt.
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I agree with that. I still see him developing into a 3 in JBs system, right now with his own limitations and the personnel JB has, TRob is stuck as the 4. I don't see him becoming a threat out to the 3 pt line, but he should become reliable from 15' in and with his length and rebounding in the zone, he will continue to become an even greater asset. To settle in as a career 4 here will require a back to the basket game, and he has shown none of that so far. So yes, he is a tweener, and that will limit him until he can gain the confidence and consistency needed in that mid range area to thrive as a 3.
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Agree on all counts. He definitely has talent as a rebounder, which allows him to play the 4 even though he is undersized. He can put up some numbers, but mostly in games against smaller teams. When the beef arrives, he gets exploited. But by no means am i giving up on him as a player... his gutsy performance in the Pitt game shows he has heart. And I think his performance against Duke shows how much damage he could do as a slashing 3 .. once his shot confidence arrives. He has much bigger upside at SF than at PF ... as I think we'll find out next year.
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With this clunker he just laid against the Irish, look for him to drop a double/double in Cameron. That has been his MO, and is pretty typical of an underclassman. But he is rounding into form nicely, and overall right where you could expect on his development curve. Good things lie ahead for TRob.