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… ^Lo Brown, a “natural two”, could have been a “great” Point Guard, if he had GOTT his head right and stayed one more season…
… and Tyler — with a little more athleticism OR some REAL HELP from his teammates– could also have been one of the best ever in Red & White…So when Anthony transfers or goes into the draft after next season… ( and some more promising, but totally unproven, recruit is waiting in the wings… )… now you all know why….
#NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!Gott was a point guard. He has a thing about point guards. He turned a 2-guard into an NBA point guard. How much further could he have helped Tyler? Tyler already knew how to play, but he wasn’t big or athletic enough to stand out or take over. What’s he gonna say, “Tyler, you’re doing great. Now just grow four inches and gain 20 pounds.”?
I want 6’1 or 6’2 athletes at this position who have the physical tools (speed, dribbling, strength, shooting) to kick butt. Hand ’em over to Gott and let him teach the position he knows so well. Send the bigs over to the Kevin McHale Academy.
Gott was a point guard. He has a thing about point guards… Hand ‘em over to Gott and let him teach the position he knows so well.
This explains “everything”…
except this…
What if the kid just ain’t GOTT it… between the ears….??#NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!Speaking of what’s between the kids ears…
This kid had the attitude and heart Mr. Dog spoke of —
This is what we need… not just at Point Guard…
… but at every position on the floor and on the bench…
#NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!Speaking of what’s between the kids ears…
This kid had the attitude and heart Mr. Dog spoke of –
This is what we need… not just at Point Guard…<br>
… but at every position on the floor and on the bench…
I was unfortunate enough to watch him play his adjustment season after JUCO. After watching Sidney for four years the transition to Spud was ugly. That gives me hope for improvement from Des and Cat. Gott did an incredible job cobbling together minutes from a collection of severely flawed players.
While I really enjoyed watching Tyler Lewis play this year and the way he fed TJW or JVB, I feel the expectation of a Guard is more like a Marcus Paige, Russ Smith, or Ennis. A team needs 5 legit scoring threats AND 5 legit defenders and taking care of the ball to compete. Otherwise you are too easy to gameplan around.
Purvis wasn’t seen as a loss to the coaching staff. His attitude sucked and they were happy to see him go!!
Hate to see him go…
We are going to struggle next year. We won’t have a real experienced point guard. Yeah we have Cat Barber, but Tyler Lewis knows how to control the offense better than anyone on the floor, as point guard. Will be an interesting season..Transfer season is where we learn that some grown men fans are just as immature as the teenagers they root for. I say best wishes to those that leave, and welcome aboard to those that come in to the program. Only choice we have is to play with the players that we have, and hope to maximize their abilities and minimize their deficiencies. None of the teams still alive in the tourney right now are perfect. They don’t have 5 skill guys on the court and 5 perfect subs. But they play as a team, and to me, that is the most important factor. There is no questioning that this year’s squad was more of a team than last year’s, hopefully we can continue building that.
Almost a year after the fact, it is fascinating to go back and read the various opinions. BJD, Cowdog, and a few others nailed it pretty good.
I’m still rooting for Butler to continue the trend of teams winning the championship the year after an NC State PG transfers there (or at least a wannabe PG).
I guess my takeaways were, Cat did develop into a high caliber point guard, Lacey served as a good back up to Cat, the team didn’t fall apart, the new guys did well, the returning bigs showed some good development, and Gott got them back to the tourney. All’s well that ends well.
Oh boy, a classic revisited!
I was thinking earlier this week about Lewis in the framework of NC State’s 2014-2015 season to date. Here are the facts:
1. Tyler Lewis would have been lucky to sniff 5 minutes per game this season. And that may be generous.
2. The only way Lewis could have potentially benefitted our program would have been to redshirt this season. And that wasn’t gonna happen.
I guess if Jamie Dixon were our coach Tyler Lewis would have been NC State’s starting PG this season and been the national POY and the pending 1st pick in this June’s NBA draft. But alas, Gott is our coach so Lewis will have to wait a year on that NBA contract.
This is just too funny and awesome at the same time:
Perhaps McDonald’s should stick to what they do best, serving low quality dogwood to those individuals that can’t read the number next to the caloric category. A Blue Chip guard should be able to defend, create their own shot, consistently score when it counts, lead a team to victory no matter what and distribute the ball to the rest of the team. That well rounded blue chip guard has been missing from my pack happy meal for a long, long time. Tyler, I think you are a high character kid and I hope you find the right team. Really looking forward to next season. Should be interesting. Eat fresh, Anya.
Didn’t know where else to put this, but Tyler Harris (remember him?) announced he is transferring from Providence. Gee, what a surprise.
Cat didn’t develop in a vacuum. If Lewis didn’t transfer, Cat ain’t being Cat. Among the reasons why is that he he sometimes cares too much.
Gott has his faults, but he gets bonus kudos for the right combo of patience,understanding, and firm hand in Cat’s development.
In spite of Barber’s youth, most here had already thrown up their hands in anger and frustration. Seems those folks benchmark all freshman by phenom/Kentucky standard. smh.
Per the McDonoad’s comment, McD’s AAs are chosen based on high school performance, NOT projected collegiate success.
Two completely different standards.
Basketball savant in a football helmet.
LOLLers.
Do you think some folks can laugh at themselves?
Hey…all in fun…nothing but good medicine, here.
Much like Heisman trophy being an indicator for NFL success. Some correlation, but much less than one would expect.
I still don’t get how people could watch the games last year and not see the potential in Cat Barber, and not see how ridiculously awful TAFKAWBS’ defense was. Thank God it was MG making the decision, and he didn’t put it up for a popular vote.
Cat Barber’s development changed the season, and likely the entire arc of our basketball program.
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