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re: best player under johnny jones
Posted on 12/19/16 at 1:19 pm to cas4t
Posted on 12/19/16 at 1:19 pm to cas4t
20/12/5 56% from the floor, 2 steals a game "put-back specialist." 
If Johnny Jones had a brain and played Ben at the point instead of giving in to that baby Quarterman, we'd have probably seen something that would never be equaled again at LSU. If Hornsby is available that whole season so that we could sit Quarterman until he snapped out of being such a bitch, that team has a different path, I believe.
If Johnny Jones had a brain and played Ben at the point instead of giving in to that baby Quarterman, we'd have probably seen something that would never be equaled again at LSU. If Hornsby is available that whole season so that we could sit Quarterman until he snapped out of being such a bitch, that team has a different path, I believe.
This post was edited on 12/19/16 at 1:21 pm
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Posted on 12/19/16 at 1:22 pm to therick711
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If Johnny Jones had a brain and played Ben at the point instead of giving in to that baby Quarterman, we'd have probably seen something that would never be equaled again at LSU. If Hornsby is available that whole season so that we could sit Quarterman until he snapped out of being such a bitch, that team has a different path, I believe.
Simmons was misused all year long. Quarterman had no business even seeing the court in certain games. It was painfully obvious he was forcing the issue. I witnessed it live and in color multiple times.
Which takes us to the other issue of depth.
Posted on 12/19/16 at 1:40 pm to therick711
What would those numbers have looked like had he not been on the block? More assists for sure, but he'd have been lucky to hit the backboard from outside of 11 feet.
They tried him at the point early in the season and the problem was defenses could basically just ignore him until he tried to drive to the goal.
To be an effective point you have to be at least some threat to shoot. Even if we're only talking 25%, you've got to be able to draw defenders out to the perimeter.
The fact is Ben couldn't do that last year because he was no threat to shoot from the perimeter. I'm sure the Sixers will teach him to shoot and he'll make a great NBA player, but he was very limited offensively at LSU due to his inability to shoot the ball.
They tried him at the point early in the season and the problem was defenses could basically just ignore him until he tried to drive to the goal.
To be an effective point you have to be at least some threat to shoot. Even if we're only talking 25%, you've got to be able to draw defenders out to the perimeter.
The fact is Ben couldn't do that last year because he was no threat to shoot from the perimeter. I'm sure the Sixers will teach him to shoot and he'll make a great NBA player, but he was very limited offensively at LSU due to his inability to shoot the ball.
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