Update on Reese, McKnight & Mostella

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volakil said:
Has he played more of a SG or combo G/F?
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Aside from the failed PG experiment, he's played F mostly when we have went small ball. I can't remember a time him, Stokes and Maymon were on the floor at the same time. I can't really remember him playing SG either. I guess technically you could say he was the 4th guard in a 4 guard lineup, but defensively he would be down low. He's a much more athletic Dane Bradshaw.
 
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volakil said:
And what's your take on Moore? Has he fell off the radar for a starting position?
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I think more is a likely starter at the 4, Josh the 3, McKnight the 5, and Chiles the 1, assuming all get healthy and cleared.

I think Hubbs, Punter and Mostella will all compete for the 2, with Hubbs or Punter likely winning out.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I think more is a likely starter at the 4, Josh the 3, McKnight the 5, and Chiles the 1, assuming all get healthy and cleared.

I think Hubbs, Punter and Mostella will all compete for the 2, with Hubbs or Punter likely winning out.
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Hubbs will most likely start.
 
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k-town_king said:
Hubbs will most likely start.
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I agree, I could see a chance Punter does if Hubbs takes awhile to knock the rust off though. The coaches love Punter, and his mature game, ability to score along with his ability to handle the ball and run some point will be very appealing to Tyndall IMO.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I agree, I could see a chance Punter does if Hubbs takes awhile to knock the rust off though. The coaches love Punter, and his mature game, ability to score along with his ability to handle the ball and run some point will be very appealing to Tyndall IMO.
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For the reasons you cited, wouldn't this make Punter a great candidate to be the 6th man?
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I agree, I could see a chance Punter does if Hubbs takes awhile to knock the rust off though. The coaches love Punter, and his mature game, ability to score along with his ability to handle the ball and run some point will be very appealing to Tyndall IMO.
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Good points. I think the real battle will be between Punter and Chiles at the 1 though. I'm just not completely sold on Chiles at the point.
 
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k-town_king said:
Good points. I think the real battle will be between Punter and Chiles at the 1 though. I'm just not completely sold on Chiles at the point.
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That one is getting dicey too unfortunately, he hasn't worked out or practiced once with the new guys. Ideally bringing in 8 new players you would hope everybody is on campus together ASAP, unfortunately with Owens arriving late, Mostella not qualified, Reese nursing an injury, McKnight not cleared, Chiles recovering from survey and Hubbs just being cleared recently, you've not had near the kind of offseason you would hope for.

Each day Chiles misses, as even Tyndall said, he falls further and further behind. Point guard is a position that's likely most important from a perspective of knowing your surrounding and who you've got and how to play with those guys, and Chiles hasn't had that opportunity yet.
 
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zansdad said:
That sucks. I'm 44 as well and my knees ache at times but I remember all the troubles you have talked about on here at times and realize it could be much much worse.
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I had ACL surgery on my left knee 10 years ago. I had surgery on my right knee two weeks ago. I was then told that they found a non-functioning ACL back there. My body reacted to its failure by growing bone spurs, so I have apparently been getting by with the spurs and the brace I had been wearing for sports. I'm 35 and will realistically never again have a right ACL.
 
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Reese has recently said some interesting things about hard work, detail, etc.
The more I hear, the more I think some guys were worried about having to work their asses off and just didn't want to do it so they left or decided not to sign. And anybody who has played sports knows some guys work hard and don't care how hard you work them (Moore for example), and some players hate working hard and being pushed mentally and physically. CT tells every recruit and player that it's going to be tough to play for him because of hard work and we will continue to lose players that don't want to. His reputation is out there. Some here called it a "my way or the highway" approach. And we'll, when it comes to doing what you are supposed to do on and off the court, that's the way it should be.
Which is fine with me. The pampered and mentally weak can stay away.
 
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ukvols said:
I had ACL surgery on my left knee 10 years ago. I had surgery on my right knee two weeks ago. I was then told that they found a non-functioning ACL back there. My body reacted to its failure by growing bone spurs, so I have apparently been getting by with the spurs and the brace I had been wearing for sports. I'm 35 and will realistically never again have a right ACL.
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That's where I was in '06 and went back to playing ball. Wore an acl brace to protect it. Then I ripped my achilles on a simple jab step.
Imo, if you play basketball @ age 40, you are waiting on a bad injury or heart attack. I've had one and seen the other. Not good.
 
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Spartacavolus said:
Reese has recently said some interesting things about hard work, detail, etc.
The more I hear, the more I think some guys were worried about having to work their asses off and just didn't want to do it so they left or decided not to sign. And anybody who has played sports knows some guys work hard and don't care how hard you work them (Moore for example), and some players hate working hard and being pushed mentally and physically. CT tells every recruit and player that it's going to be tough to play for him because of hard work and we will continue to lose players that don't want to. His reputation is out there. Some here called it a "my way or the highway" approach. And we'll, when it comes to doing what you are supposed to do on and off the court, that's the way it should be.
Which is fine with me. The pampered and mentally weak can stay away.
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I agree 100%
 
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Spartacavolus said:
Reese has recently said some interesting things about hard work, detail, etc.
The more I hear, the more I think some guys were worried about having to work their asses off and just didn't want to do it so they left or decided not to sign. And anybody who has played sports knows some guys work hard and don't care how hard you work them (Moore for example), and some players hate working hard and being pushed mentally and physically. CT tells every recruit and player that it's going to be tough to play for him because of hard work and we will continue to lose players that don't want to. His reputation is out there. Some here called it a "my way or the highway" approach. And we'll, when it comes to doing what you are supposed to do on and off the court, that's the way it should be.
Which is fine with me. The pampered and mentally weak can stay away.
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This. I'm glad the players who thought they were entitled are playing somewhere else.
 
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vols 30 said:
This. I'm glad the players who thought they were entitled are playing somewhere else.
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That philosophy is just fine if it produces wins, if we have 2 losing seasons that mindset will likely hurt more than it helps.

Every coach does things their way, there's successful coaches who do it both ways. What ultimately matters though are results, wins and losses, that's it.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That philosophy is just fine if it produces wins, if we have 2 losing seasons that mindset will likely hurt more than it helps.

Every coach does things their way, there's successful coaches who do it both ways. What ultimately matters though are results, wins and losses, that's it.
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Don't get me started :) haha jk
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That philosophy is just fine if it produces wins, if we have 2 losing seasons that mindset will likely hurt more than it helps.

Every coach does things their way, there's successful coaches who do it both ways. What ultimately matters though are results, wins and losses, that's it.
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Well he produced wins at the last stop, so I think it works.
 
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Stoked said:
Well he produced wins at the last stop, so I think it works.
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So did Anthony Grant, Buzz Peterson, Frank Martin etc. just because you win at your last stop doesn't guarantee you will at a new place, there's plenty of examples of that, you watch enough CBB to know that Stoked.
 
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ukvols said:
I had ACL surgery on my left knee 10 years ago. I had surgery on my right knee two weeks ago. I was then told that they found a non-functioning ACL back there. My body reacted to its failure by growing bone spurs, so I have apparently been getting by with the spurs and the brace I had been wearing for sports. I'm 35 and will realistically never again have a right ACL.
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Somehow I just saw this post. That sounds pretty rough. I am thankful I made it this long with both knees reasonable healthy considering all I have put them through. Sadly my ankles and feet seem to have taken the brunt of it. Some mornings I walk like a 90 year old guy until about noon.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That philosophy is just fine if it produces wins, if we have 2 losing seasons that mindset will likely hurt more than it helps.

Every coach does things their way, there's successful coaches who do it both ways. What ultimately matters though are results, wins and losses, that's it.
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Great point and a worrisome one to me. A lot of kids don't want to walk into a meat grinder program, unless they truly believe that it will help them get to the NBA. Many of the top recruits already feel entitled and only need to "hang out" in college until they are eligible.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
So did Anthony Grant, Buzz Peterson, Frank Martin etc. just because you win at your last stop doesn't guarantee you will at a new place, there's plenty of examples of that, you watch enough CBB to know that Stoked.
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Unfortunately that's a great point. But you gotta admit the first two don't/didn't seem to demand as much effort from their players as CT. And Frank isn't willing to put in the work on the recruiting trail. His good production at KSU isn't going to automatically bring in players.
 
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zansdad said:
Some mornings I walk like a 90 year old guy until about noon.
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Try giving up soda and diet drinks. My feet were really causing me problems until someone suggested this to me a year ago. After 2 days they quite hurting and haven't bothered me since.

As a result of this it made me wonder what else I was eating that might be causing me other problems so I started trying to eat a more healthy diet which also has proved to make a positive impact. Its amazing as I've gotten older how much my diet impacts the way I feel. When I was under 40 I could eat anything and never seemed to feel any different?
 
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walkenvol said:
Try giving up soda and diet drinks. My feet were really causing me problems until someone suggested this to me a year ago. After 2 days they quite hurting and haven't bothered me since.

As a result of this it made me wonder what else I was eating that might be causing me other problems so I started trying to eat a more healthy diet which also has proved to make a positive impact. Its amazing as I've gotten older how much my diet impacts the way I feel. When I was under 40 I could eat anything and never seemed to feel any different?
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All of this is probably true but Mt Dew is pretty tasty stuff. :)
 
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