Yeah, we would have been worse playing Augustus all year...
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no one really knows why he didn't play. But no doubt, today's play is leaving me scratching my head about this season.
And I have said Augustus needed to do whatever he needs to do to get on the floor.
And I have said Augustus needed to do whatever he needs to do to get on the floor.
...that we're a completely different (and much better) team with Augustus getting playing time. I'm not basing that statement on just today's game, because anyone can have a good game. But he adds a new dimension to the team and makes us more difficult to defend. I also think he makes us a tougher team defensively and on the boards. His shot selection is poor at times, but hell, whose isn't on this team?
There's a line you have to draw as to how much **** you'll put up with from a player before you bench him. And there's not a person on this board (me included) who knows whether this is more Kodi's fault for being a dickhead or more Stans's fault for being too hard on him. I'm guessing probably a little of both, but a little more Kodi's fault.
this only goes to show how truly effective Rick's doghouse can be. Rick's doghouse is transforming Kodi into a superstar.
...that Kodi didn't deserve a seat on the bench for much of the year, but this is pretty typical behavior for Stans and how he handles players. He always seems to have one or two in the doghouse, from Walter Sharpe, to Jerrell Houston, to Kodi Augustus. Rhodes found his way there last year and lost his starting job for a while. The bench can be a great motivator, but there's a fine line. If Augustus continues his level of play, it's really going to reflect poorly on Stans and how he handled him, in my opinion.
do you honestly believe that Stansbury had no clue the guy can play this way? Of course he does. If a bunch of retards like us on this message board can see it, Rick Stansbury can see it, I can assure you.
Kodi was the reason Kodi wasn't playing. Read his quotes. It's the exact same damn thing that Richard Williams did to Dontae Jones early in the '95-'96 season.
Kodi was the reason Kodi wasn't playing. Read his quotes. It's the exact same damn thing that Richard Williams did to Dontae Jones early in the '95-'96 season.
the way Dontae was handled. Dontae certainly never rode the pine for 14 of 16 league games like Kodi has.
Remember people, Kodi was a starter at the beginning of the year. I was calling for him to ride the pine due to his play. He had some rebounds, but he turned it over and looked lost.
...it took that injury to Bailey to really get Kodi the kind of minutes he's getting now. It's almost like Stans has to play him now, and he's playing well.
Nobody can say we would have been better or worse. Because of the 4 guard, ppl completely changed the way they defended us. With him in the whole season, ppl would have prepared their defense differently. We might have been better, might have been worse.
Kodi has a **** ton of talent and had an amazing game... against the worst team in the league.
Let's wait for tomorrow before anointing him the second coming and Stans a ****** coach.
Kodi has a **** ton of talent and had an amazing game... against the worst team in the league.
Let's wait for tomorrow before anointing him the second coming and Stans a ****** coach.
...basketball is a game of adjustments and we stuck with the four guard lineup too long in my opinion. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, Kodi gives us a different dimension. He can shoot it, put it on the floor, rebound, and play defense. Had Augustus been a bigger part of the rotation this year, we would've been a tougher team to prepare for.
Really can't understand why anyone would believe that Stansbury would have purposefully kept the better "producing" player on the bench in favor of a lesser contributor. Because Stansbury saw the players daily in practice and saw what they were capable and more importantly what they were willing to do, I believe he was in a better position than any one on this board to determine who deserved to be played at any given moment.
I watched Augustus at the Hump versus Ole Miss. He seemed to be wandering aimlessly around the court.
Does it occur to anyone here that it is merely a case of Augustus has gotten his head right and decided to start contributing? And now that he has, Stansbury is giving him play time.
I watched Augustus at the Hump versus Ole Miss. He seemed to be wandering aimlessly around the court.
Does it occur to anyone here that it is merely a case of Augustus has gotten his head right and decided to start contributing? And now that he has, Stansbury is giving him play time.
"Does it occur to anyone here that it is merely a case of Augustus has gotten his head right and decided to start contributing? And now that he has, Stansbury is giving him play time."
I think people don't believe that b/c, as noted by Drebin, Augustus is only playing b/c Bailey got hurt.
I think people don't believe that b/c, as noted by Drebin, Augustus is only playing b/c Bailey got hurt.
all is good now so enjoy and at least ***** when we loose a game not when we win. Kodi is a different player today than what he was in the the first 8 games he started. I hope he's the MVP of the tourney and we win the tourney!
Another 20 win season, that is pretty impressive.
Another 20 win season, that is pretty impressive.
Kodi playing because of Elgin's injury that is.
Kodi had quality time in the 1st half vs UF and then again in the 2nd half BEFORE Bailey got hurt. Perhaps, he would've continued to play regardless of what happened to Bailey. But I guess we'll never know.
Kodi had quality time in the 1st half vs UF and then again in the 2nd half BEFORE Bailey got hurt. Perhaps, he would've continued to play regardless of what happened to Bailey. But I guess we'll never know.
That is the only reason why he was not playing.... We will never know.. Can someone talk to a player and find out the truth??
It's just a damn shame that we had to live and die by the 3 ball this year... Now start Kodi and give the kid some credit for a great game today...
Stans is a fool, and Kodi is making him really look bad....
It's just a damn shame that we had to live and die by the 3 ball this year... Now start Kodi and give the kid some credit for a great game today...
Stans is a fool, and Kodi is making him really look bad....
basedog said:
1. its not impressive at all..teams are playing 35 games a season now, so winning 20 games isnt what it used to be.
2. Whats impressive about going to the NIT? Cause if we dont win the Tourney, thats where we are headed
3. I think you should be upset that we didnt play Augustus more this season because we would be an NCAA Tourney team already and just playing for seeding now
hahaha no you won't. He could admit he was wrong and you idiots would go and find something else to botch about. That is what you do99jc said:
In the three games previous to Ole Miss, Augustus had 15 minutes against Florida, but only 3 against Auburn and 1 against Tennessee.
I have no doubt that Augustus doesn't have the best practice habits in the world. But he was practicing hard enough to start the first 10 or however many games he started. Did he all the sudden start practicing differently in mid-season? The answer is no.
It was clear to me that Stans was doing some things wrong in the pre-conference schedule. Mainly playing a half-court tempo while rotating 12 players. Going to the 4 guard lineup corrected a lot of the problems. Augustus was not one of the problems, but ended up losing all of his minutes. Looking back, it's easy to see that our improved play was a result of an easier first half SEC schedule, Bost's improvement, shortening of the rotation, and playing up-tempo. It wasn't a result of benching Augustus.
One other point, Phil Turner's minutes don't have to suffer because Augustus has emerged. Phil could rest Stewart, Ravern, and even Bost. Stans hasn't figured that out yet.
It was clear to me that Stans was doing some things wrong in the pre-conference schedule. Mainly playing a half-court tempo while rotating 12 players. Going to the 4 guard lineup corrected a lot of the problems. Augustus was not one of the problems, but ended up losing all of his minutes. Looking back, it's easy to see that our improved play was a result of an easier first half SEC schedule, Bost's improvement, shortening of the rotation, and playing up-tempo. It wasn't a result of benching Augustus.
One other point, Phil Turner's minutes don't have to suffer because Augustus has emerged. Phil could rest Stewart, Ravern, and even Bost. Stans hasn't figured that out yet.