DallasTiger45

re: Hawkins

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 3/30/25 at 11:20 am

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quick to hate on Hawk but forget Willie was not helping his development in his first year. He could've easily had more minutes his rookie season, Willies terrible decision making in rotations did not help his development as a player

Willie didn’t play him his rookie year because he was playing poorly and not shooting well enough to justify his deficiencies in other areas of the game

Willie can’t make the ball go in the hole for him

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re: Declining an NIT bid might be the most embarrassing part of a pathetic MBB season

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 3/16/25 at 7:45 pm

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So i guess you think the other 10 major programs turning down nit bids are also embarrassing, right?

I absolutely do. Programs more concerned with managing perception than doing things the right way.

Declining an NIT bid might be the most embarrassing part of a pathetic MBB season

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 3/16/25 at 7:40 pm

Getting our arse kicked repeatedly sucked, but turning down the opportunity to compete? That’s just fricking sad. Most of these seniors will never play competitive basketball again and we’re turning down one last game for them because we’re scared of losing. Just let the walk-ons play if we truly have all these “injuries”.

re: Is Budenholzer trying to run Booker out of town?

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 3/5/25 at 9:29 pm

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He’s not a winning player. He gets abused on defense. Dude averages 3 more ppg than Zion but is a significantly worse defender

“Not a winning player” but starts for Team USA winning gold medals. Steve Kerr said he was their unsung hero. He was the best player on a team that went to the finals. But not a winning player I guess?

re: Any video of the Northshore kid for K-State rounding the bases after his HR ?

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 2/28/25 at 8:46 pm

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Society today are soft pussies.

Brother you are the one complaining on the internet because someone celebrated after they hit a home run. Seems like something a pussy would do!

re: SEC Basketball schedule to end year

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 2/18/25 at 10:16 pm

I’d be flabbergasted if we won 3 games down the stretch. It would put us in bubble talks but I’m not gonna hold my breath lol

re: The outfield battle

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 2/17/25 at 12:57 pm

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But if he had, would he be the clear cut starter this year? I think he’s our starting 1B next year

Based on what? Looking the part? If Frey was 6’1” instead of 6’5” I don’t even know that he would be in this current outfield conversation. His production has been mediocre at best and I haven’t even really been impressed with his quality of at bat through 2 years.

re: #5 LSU (58) @ #3 Texas (65) - FINAL - Texas went 21/21 on FTs; let it get away

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 2/16/25 at 2:44 pm

These refs are letting a ton of contact go. Man this is rough to watch

re: Brandon Ingram to Toronto Raptors for Bruce Brown Jr., Kelly Olynyk and picks

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 2/5/25 at 10:50 pm

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Is it unprotected?

Believe it is top 4 protected, so not too shabby there

re: Brandon Ingram to Toronto Raptors for Bruce Brown Jr., Kelly Olynyk and picks

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 2/5/25 at 10:49 pm

Meh return but can’t be too mad considering Pels had absolutely zero leverage

Griff is incapable of making a forward looking move so this was always going to be the reality

re: Bucks have “heavy interest” in Jose

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 1/30/25 at 5:11 pm

I think the focus on Jose’s role/effectiveness in the playoffs is misguided. We aren’t the Celtics, we don’t have 55 regular season wins in the bag so we can optimize for the playoffs.

We need to win regular season games, and Jose has done his part there pretty consistently since he came into the league.

re: The final 4 teams all had average QBs at best.

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 1/11/25 at 9:11 am

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The missed opportunities when Nuss was not under duress or in pressure situations is what does not sit well. But hey it is easy to blame every single other outside factor. Some of yall really are delusional about his play. Its crazy.

Using context in college football is critical because talent, coaching, and schedule are so different from team to team

There’s a middle ground between blaming all of Nuss’ mistakes on other factors (which I didn’t do, Nuss definitely did not play perfect or anything close to it) and pretending that playing QB for Texas under Sark is the same thing as playing QB for this LSU team under Joe Sloan

re: The final 4 teams all had average QBs at best.

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 1/11/25 at 8:37 am

I think Howard and Ewers are both above average players, but Nuss is asked to do so much more than them from a down to down perspective it makes any statistical comparison shaky at best.

Some of that is coaching- Chip Kelly and Sark are probably 2 of the best 5-10 offensive minds in all of college football.

re: Kind of out there - would the Warriors be interested in Zion ?

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 1/5/25 at 7:06 am

That deal sucks. Podz is shooting 40/29/73 and profiles as like the 7th best player on a good playoff team. I’d rather play the Zion availability lottery than get Podz back as the centerpiece in a Zion trade.

re: Does Daniels play Sunday vs Cowboys?

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 1/3/25 at 8:13 am

Probably. Playing Tampa/LAR >> playing Philly round 1.

re: Dave Aranda is BRUTAL behind the microphone…

Posted by DallasTiger45 on 1/2/25 at 11:04 am

People who don’t think Aranda is a good defensive coach/coordinator/mind should be studied in a lab. Holy cow.

He’s not the most polished public speaker but he’s always sounded sincere, introspective, and interesting every time I’ve heard him talk. Speaking is about much more than cutting out filler words and projecting confidence.