why would Zo and CJL come back after just winning a national championship?

3/11/2013 4:16:11 PM

jefferson scored 10 because he fouled out in like 10 minutes. most of those fouls were on cj. that's the one thing he does well that we don't really have elsewhere. drawing fouls.

as for the 3s, wood should be taking on avg a couple more a game but thats less leslie's fault and more that we just don't have a consistent shooter besides wood. purvis has stepped up a bit but he can really only take the wide open 3 that is a result of other players' offense. warren shoots a good % but doesnt take many. and his misses are way off the target, so i'm not sure how well he'd do if he increased volume

3/11/2013 4:16:54 PM

Watch other teams play. Especially teams with good shooters. Plumlee, withey and Zeller are always looking to kick it out for the open 3. Even Len does that and he doesn't even have a prolific shooter. Its basic basketball. Inside-outside and we don't do it. I don't even know why I have to post about it. Our half court offense is atrocious. We can dominate most teams but will never be able to adjust to dominate good defensive teams. That is the most frustrating thing because we have more offensive talent than any team besides indiana and duke.

This would not be an issue if Leslie knew how to take a charge, box out or do something that made him a consistent factor on the other end. Even in the Wake game, we were giving up layup after layup when we should have been up 30.

It feels like I'm the only one who watches the game with a full perspective. Everyone else seems to just be watching for dunks and then analyzing the stats.

CJ is a great offensive talent but anyone who thinks he works hard on defense is lying. Giving up a tip-in is just as harmful as dunking over someone in the halfcourt is helpful. I wish CJ could understand that. How many points does Amile average? 10 points is a big deal. Games are not won on isos and dunks. Games are won on the glass, withe defensive intensity and fluid offensive execution.

[Edited on March 11, 2013 at 4:33 PM. Reason : k]

3/11/2013 4:32:12 PM

Quote :

"dude went fucking missouri to play for frank haith. and we tried to bring him in, he just had no interest in playing for a team that didn't have a starting spot open. it's certainly not ridiculous to think we wouldve had a shot there."

i'm not saying that we might have had more of a shot at oriakhi if leslie left last year, but that certainly wasn't a guarantee. and you used that as justification as to why our program would have been better if leslie left. and that's ridiculous.

[Edited on March 11, 2013 at 4:40 PM. Reason : ]

3/11/2013 4:39:46 PM

I could see Zo leaving and CJL staying

3/11/2013 4:40:50 PM

that's kind of how things work, though. roster spots are a finite resource. and as we've found out recently, STARTING spots are even more coveted.

ryan harrow transferring was an amazing thing for this program. if he had stayed here he'd probably be a fine point guard this year and next (not good enough for UK but compare him to trash like jontel evans) but his transferring let Zo thrive playing the 1 and also freed up the roster spots for Purvis and Lewis.

Zo being projected to go pro is why we got Barber. That's just how things work. We'll probably land a graduate transfer this year now that Randle isn't coming.

3/11/2013 5:30:24 PM

We have no idea is Leslie leaving would have led to his commitment. And we don't know if he committed if we'd be any better this season with him. Just looking at the stats, Leslie had a better season.

3/11/2013 5:49:30 PM

Quote :

"It feels like I'm the only one who watches the game with a full perspective. Everyone else seems to just be watching for dunks and then analyzing the stats."

nah, you're just reading too much tt10 vs. face.

3/11/2013 6:00:18 PM

we started making videos for people like The E Man who have learning disabilities

3/11/2013 6:01:22 PM

please let Calvin show up today
please let Calvin show up today
please let Calvin show up today
please let Calvin show up today
please let Calvin show up today
please let Calvin show up today

3/14/2013 7:54:10 AM

129 career blocks, 5th at State

3/14/2013 3:15:04 PM

846 career missed block attempts, 1st at State

3/14/2013 3:38:27 PM

That's not a true stat, you just made it up because you have a burning hatred for CJ.

3/14/2013 3:58:31 PM

Are goal tends a true stat?

3/14/2013 3:59:25 PM

Cancerous 25 and 10 today. Fuck this guy.

3/15/2013 5:29:17 PM

25 and 10 what???

3/15/2013 5:32:35 PM

25?

I'm confused.

3/15/2013 5:32:50 PM

25 turn overs and 10 goal tends

3/15/2013 5:34:18 PM

17 and 11 (fuck you ESPN) still cancerous

3/15/2013 5:35:51 PM

the worst kind of cancer

3/15/2013 5:36:50 PM

3/16/2013 12:17:19 AM

Quote :

" “I knew if I got it going and got the energy started early, my team would follow behind me and we would do a good job of picking each other up,” Leslie says. “On any given night it could be a different person.”"

These are the words of a champion.

3/16/2013 11:03:05 AM

I've got a sinking feeling that CancerJ is gonna show up today

3/16/2013 12:39:29 PM

Shut up pussy

3/16/2013 12:41:09 PM

Awesome post game interview

3/16/2013 4:41:49 PM

he's been good. still not a smart player and plays no defense but at least he scores

3/16/2013 4:45:30 PM

guess I was right :-/

3/16/2013 4:49:16 PM

The pro forecast is not good. He finishes the year as a below average offensive player.

3/17/2013 11:44:59 AM

Leslie says "Haters gonna hate"

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/21/2769360/wolfpacks-cj-leslie-rolls-with.html

3/22/2013 9:38:54 AM

We spread the ball around a ton, not everyone can get Eric Green numbers on a team like ours

I liked this quote:

Quote :

"For the most part, Gottfried has used positive reinforcement with Leslie but after the 76-65 loss at UNC on Feb. 23, Gottfried challenged Leslie publicly. ... Sixty percent of his blocks (14 of 23) and 47 percent (8 of 17) of his steals have come in the six of the seven games since the UNC loss."

3/22/2013 9:46:37 AM

Only one to show up so far in the NCAA tournament game... SUCH A CANCER

3/22/2013 2:05:04 PM

He's the only one that hasn't shown up on defense. He has given up 11 free points. Dunks don't count as more than2 but you guys think so.

3/22/2013 2:11:23 PM

^^cracks me up. it's like you people only watch when someone saaallaaaam DUNX!

[Edited on March 22, 2013 at 2:36 PM. Reason : ]

3/22/2013 2:35:45 PM

It has nothing to do with his dunks. Offensively, he is literally the only player on our team to take it to the hole and not settle for long range jumpers. Since our entire team is playing like shit defensively, its pretty unfair to single him out.

But SURE, CJ IS AWESOME BECAUSE HE TOMAHAWKS

3/22/2013 2:42:50 PM

Win or lose here, major kudos to Calvin for showing up when we needed him to. It sucks the rest of our team (except howell) couldn't have fallen in behind him to bolster our score.

3/22/2013 3:25:55 PM

imagine if we could take the 11 points he gave up free off the board.

3/22/2013 3:27:07 PM

shut the fuck up earl.

3/22/2013 3:44:51 PM

selfish enough to let the clock run instead of fouling out

3/22/2013 3:47:08 PM

For the love of god, please go pro. I'll pay for your plane ticket to Europe.

3/22/2013 3:52:33 PM

Please please please please stay

CJ I love you.

3/22/2013 3:53:38 PM

^

LOL you dont get it

3/22/2013 3:54:05 PM

Thanks for the memories CJ Leslie. Ill always remember you kicking the ball around in the lane, traveling while trying to split triple teams, and finally putting team first when staring at the Temple guard and not fouling.

3/22/2013 3:54:20 PM

Quote :

"he is literally the only player on our team to take it to the hole"

yeah. howell never did that.

3/22/2013 3:54:54 PM

We're trying to build a program. If anyone things next year will go better without CJ than with him next year your are delirious. We need him back. Please come back.

3/22/2013 3:57:41 PM

^^no, he didnt during the first half at all which was when the comment was made.

^agreed

[Edited on March 22, 2013 at 4:01 PM. Reason : s]

3/22/2013 4:00:56 PM

yes, he did. when he got the ball.

most of the time we didn't feed it to him. we ran plays for the bull in the china shop instead.

3/22/2013 4:02:50 PM

Negative, I want him gone. Anyone remember Ricky Davis on the Cleveland Cavs? Yeah, CJ is like him. Immensely talented but absolutely kills team spirit.

3/22/2013 4:03:01 PM

yeah, i'd prefer he leave. wouldn't mind if he came back though.

but "we need him" to come back? oh, you mean like this year?

3/22/2013 4:03:58 PM

I hope he comes back if he doesn't go first round.

3/22/2013 4:05:48 PM

come back sir

3/22/2013 4:07:08 PM