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[Barton Fink]

Great run to finish the half.

I have to ask.  Why does DJ Wagner play other than to give Acuff 5 minutes of rest?  He's awful.  Horrible basketball instincts.  He passes a wide open 3 to drive in among the bigs and get stuffed.  He gets beat on the ball on defense.  He had 0 points and did nothing. 

Give his 20 minutes to Sealy and you get better production. 

Cal has a huge blind spot for the kid.

I may be in the minority but I like DJ. He is a solid on ball defender. Offensively, he's improved his shooting but he is a tweener position  wise. Too small to be a SG and not enough of a playmaker to be a PG. He's a serviceable guard. Kid does bring effort every night.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if he transfers after this season. He needs to play someone where he can prove himself as THE guy. He's not going to be able to do that here.

[red death]

there's literally nothing in the stats that indicate that.

Forget the stats.

He can't shoot.  He doesn't play under control.  He makes bad decisions. And he's overrated as a defender.  He doesn't get steals. 

Give Sealy a shot at some of his minutes.  Sealy has better size and plays hard.

I would love for the kid to figure it out. 

[Borenutz]

Great run to finish the half.

I have to ask.  Why does DJ Wagner play other than to give Acuff 5 minutes of rest?  He's awful.  Horrible basketball instincts.  He passes a wide open 3 to drive in among the bigs and get stuffed.  He gets beat on the ball on defense.  He had 0 points and did nothing. 

Give his 20 minutes to Sealy and you get better production. 

Cal has a huge blind spot for the kid.

I think if you were in a position to have DJ need to start , he would resume a similar level of play as he did last year. He does not seem to do nearly as well coming off the bench.

[Show-Me Hog]

It's the gritty way Beard coaches.  He switches defensive looks between man and zone mid possession.  His offenses are always frenzied in the half court.  The ball never stops if you notice.  Ever.  They don't play full court fast but half court fast.

Thanks, educational. It's not entertaining, to me. It's like watching a game while being rubbed by sandpaper.

[red death]

Really weird that Cal has DJ running point while Acuff is off the ball???

Not gonna work.

[Hognrock]

We didn't get much from Acuff the 1st half. Need him to step up here.

[DirkPiggler]

goose egg from ewin in points and rebounds. change that in the 2nd half and we should be ok.there's literally nothing in the stats that indicate that.

Wagner is a key player for us.  Someone has to be the unselfish guy who just puts his head down and plays defense. 

Billy does that to an extent, but as he showed last year you can't trust him to run point when Acuff or Wagner isn't in the game.

[Sus-Scrofa]

Pringle needs to lose most all of his minutes 

[Show-Me Hog]

Good last few minutes. Lead just swings back and forth from 4 to 10.

Let's flip that switch and build it a little more to start the second half.

So much for this idea. We continue to vacillate between 4 and 10. I wish we would hit a stretch of defense where they can't score and put these guys away. If they're still in it at the end of a game, home court and home cooking usually comes up big.

[red death]

The press defense is great coaching by Cal.  We've gotten turnovers every time we've pressed. 

We can't do it all the time but we need to keep it coming. 

[Show-Me Hog]

Pringle needs to lose most all of his minutes

Big men transfer disappointments are becoming something of a tradition. Last year, Aidoo. I understand he was hurt, but still. I think Muss had a couple too.

[jdcatty]

Can't shake 'em;  typical Beard team.  Really tough.

[Borenutz]

Man. That rebound by brazille was some impressive athleticism

[Sus-Scrofa]

That floater is a cheat code 

[Pig Benis]

Who the hell is this color(not racist) commentator? It's a painful listen.

[Sus-Scrofa]

Refs must have started to feel left out 

[buff2.0]

I'm digging this volleyball commercial they keep playing

[Spiderham]

Refs must have started to feel left out

4 fouls called in less than a minute. 

[Show-Me Hog]

Who the hell is this color(not racist) commentator? It's a painful listen.

I believe it's ex-Texas head coach Rodney Terry. We had him earlier this year. And yeah I would like to not have him again. Just don't like his voice.

[Barton Fink]

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