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LanderPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:23 am He appeared to be the one that transfer that could be a difference maker. I've seen some good things from him in games. He's tall, has beaten a guy off the dribble and made it all the way to the rim and made a shot (more than can be said for most of this team), has blocked a shot, and rebounds about as well as anyone on the team. Is Linder's dog house a black hole? Once you go in you can never get back out? What gives??????

307bball wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 10:37 am Lets assume that Linder has not perfectly optimized his rotation and that some mistakes are being made when it comes to playing time decisions. I think we can all agree that, at the very least, some version of this is the case.

IF that were not the case...how many wins does perfectly playing this group get us by this point in the season? I tend to agree that Agbonkpolo looks to have a ton of upside and would like to see him on the floor more....but does any combo of these guys lead to more wins? Maybe one or two but my opinion is that the ship is on it's way down. Re-arranging the deck chairs may make the seating more comfortable but this voyage ends at the bottom of the ocean.

I'd like to see Agbonkpolo just to give him a chance to develop....but I'm pretty sure that wins won't come out of it.

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 11:12 am I’d say Max won’t be around long. His facial expressions and lack of enthusiasm on the bench reveal he isn’t happy with the situation. I agree he should be getting the minutes based on physical talent (and it a not like he could do any worse than we are already doing).

I’m nervous that the basketball program could revert to the depths of the edwards era train wreck. Linder certainly isn’t going to be offered by anyone else with a pulse.

flyfishwyo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:46 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 11:12 am I’d say Max won’t be around long. His facial expressions and lack of enthusiasm on the bench reveal he isn’t happy with the situation. I agree he should be getting the minutes based on physical talent (and it a not like he could do any worse than we are already doing).

I’m nervous that the basketball program could revert to the depths of the edwards era train wreck. Linder certainly isn’t going to be offered by anyone else with a pulse.

I haven't seen anything from Agbonkpolo that leads me to believe he's a good post player. In the 8 games he's played in, he seemed to turn the ball over and wasn't a great defender inside or outside. Not saying he doesn't have a place on the floor, but it's not as a post player. He averaged fewer rebounds/minute than Thompson.

flyfishwyo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:46 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 11:12 am I’d say Max won’t be around long. His facial expressions and lack of enthusiasm on the bench reveal he isn’t happy with the situation. I agree he should be getting the minutes based on physical talent (and it a not like he could do any worse than we are already doing).

I’m nervous that the basketball program could revert to the depths of the edwards era train wreck. Linder certainly isn’t going to be offered by anyone else with a pulse.

I haven't seen anything from Agbonkpolo that leads me to believe he's a good post player. In the 8 games he's played in, he seemed to turn the ball over and wasn't a great defender inside or outside. Not saying he doesn't have a place on the floor, but it's not as a post player. He averaged fewer rebounds/minute than Thompson.

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:06 pm

flyfishwyo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:46 pm

I haven't seen anything from Agbonkpolo that leads me to believe he's a good post player. In the 8 games he's played in, he seemed to turn the ball over and wasn't a great defender inside or outside. Not saying he doesn't have a place on the floor, but it's not as a post player. He averaged fewer rebounds/minute than Thompson.

Couldn't possibly be worse than a playing-out-of-position Thompson. Maybe Max isn't willing to play this role, as I know he wants to be the "ultimate 3 and D guy" per his own words. Or maybe Linder hasn't even thought of it

307bball wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:16 pm lots of pretty good observations....it's true that it doesn't take much to swing a close basketball game. Maybe Max gets us over the top in a tight road game last night. Man...is there a season in recent memory where the expectations mis-matched the results like this one is shaping up to be?

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 4:14 pm

307bball wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:16 pm lots of pretty good observations....it's true that it doesn't take much to swing a close basketball game. Maybe Max gets us over the top in a tight road game last night. Man...is there a season in recent memory where the expectations mis-matched the results like this one is shaping up to be?

I don’t remember a season anytime (football or basketball) with expectations this high and the results so bad. There were national folks talking about Wyoming as a sweet 16 team. This team couldn’t make the sweet 16 of the CBI.

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:58 pm A this point, my starting 5 would be: DuSell, Max, Oden, Reynolds, Wenzel.

Adv8RU12 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 4:47 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:58 pm A this point, my starting 5 would be: DuSell, Max, Oden, Reynolds, Wenzel.

Anybody remember seeing these five in a game all at once?

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 4:45 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 4:14 pm

I don’t remember a season anytime (football or basketball) with expectations this high and the results so bad. There were national folks talking about Wyoming as a sweet 16 team. This team couldn’t make the sweet 16 of the CBI.

This basketball season makes 2017 Wyoming football, the season after the CCG appearance and Josh Allen said "Let's go to a Fiesta Bowl", a mild disappointment, look like Apollo 11.