Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Turgeon's response to the Sloan no-call:

"There's nothing you can do; we had our chances. It's frustrating because we were playing so well and peaking. I know we could have been really good this weekend. It's frustrating. I know I would have had our guys ready for Western Kentucky."

Turge will meet with DeAndre this week to chat about his future in the NBA. I have no clue why any NBA team would carry a player on their roster who was not competitive in the Big 12, but he is still a lotto pick.

According to one draft site his upside is:
Jordan is a legit 7-footer with a pterodactyl wingspan, outstanding hands, and unbelievable athleticism—showing terrific quickness, incredible explosiveness getting off his feet, running the floor like a deer, and making highlight reel caliber plays at times that few players in the world are able to execute.
That sounds good, but then you look at his down side:
Offensively, Jordan is still extremely raw, displaying unpolished footwork, having a tough time establishing position for himself in the post, and clearly struggling finishing through any type of contact, even against very average competition at times. He has a difficult time holding his spot on the block, lacking a great deal of core strength and balance, and therefore often preferring to fade away from his matchup softly rather than go up strong at the rim. He lacks fundamentals on this end of the floor, not really knowing how to set proper screens, blowing open dunks at times, and not possessing any real counter moves or a left hand to speak of at the moment. The abysmal 40% he shoots from the free throw line tells you all you need to know about his shooting range, while the five turnovers he commits for every one assist makes him the second worst player in our entire database in that category, and speaks volumes about where he is at in terms of his court awareness and overall feel for the game.
Holy crap. Basically he is weak, gets pushed around, and cannot play the game of basketball.

Even if he has dropped out of the top 10, rumor has it that he doesn't get along with coaches (who constantly call him a baby) and teammates (who he almost got in a fight with on Saturday) so he will still be off our roster next year.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

i agree 100% with the coach about not being in the right postion to win the game...don't put it in the refs hands...and again...Jordan must come back...he's a fool if he leaves...