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Should not be starting moving forward. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top GraffZ06 General User Member Since: 1/5/2005 Location: Dayton, OH Post Count: 1,987 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/3/2022 7:53:40 PM  The clock is ticking on his starting spot and minutes that's for sure. AJ Brown here we come. Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,281 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/4/2022 9:48:56 AM  GraffZ06 wrote: The clock is ticking on his starting spot and minutes that's for sure. AJ Brown here we come. Boals has to make this move starting next weekend at Youngstown State. I think we can all see that the pieces are disjointed and he’s got to get Brown as much experience and as many minutes as possible moving forward. Baker is not the answer. Incredibly disappointing. Not ready to call it a swing and a miss, but it ain’t looking good for Boals in that regard. Can’t whiff in the portal in today’s world of college hoops. Last Edited: 12/4/2022 9:59:52 AM by FearLeon #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top Jeff McKinney Moderator Member Since: 11/12/2004 Post Count: 6,101 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/4/2022 11:34:53 AM  Too early in the season to make that evaluation. He's got a chance to get it going. Back to Top GraffZ06 General User Member Since: 1/5/2005 Location: Dayton, OH Post Count: 1,987 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/4/2022 12:09:04 PM  Jeff McKinney wrote: Too early in the season to make that evaluation. He's got a chance to get it going. Agree it's still too early - but the days are getting shorter. The clock is ticking. The sun is setting. Pick your analogy. He's got about 2-3 games to figure it out IMO. Back to Top RufusCat09 General User Member Since: 12/14/2019 Post Count: 736 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/4/2022 12:32:42 PM  Clock is ticking for sure. Devon Baker over the last 5 games... 2pt - 9/39 (23%) 3pt - 1/16 (6%) There's a lot of season left and time for him to get it together but man, I sure hope he figures it out or else the minutes will be dropping drastically. Back to Top El Gato Roberto General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Illinois Post Count: 1,088 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/4/2022 2:07:39 PM  RufusCat09 wrote: Clock is ticking for sure. Devon Baker over the last 5 games... 2pt - 9/39 (23%) 3pt - 1/16 (6%) There's a lot of season left and time for him to get it together but man, I sure hope he figures it out or else the minutes will be dropping drastically. My hunch is the he knows it and is pressing. "The name's Ohio University, but everybody calls me Ohio. Any of you guys call me Ohio U, and I'll kill you." Back to Top bobcat 2000 General User Member Since: 1/21/2006 Post Count: 190 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/4/2022 3:24:27 PM  the portal is yet another way low major teams get screwed over. many a promising player who might have pro potential but isnt quite there will look into transferring to a bigger name school in hopes of more exposure and better prep to get drafted later on. look what happened to ohio with mark sears. he played very well for ohio and showed NBA potential but wasnt quite ready to declare for the draft. sure enough he wound up ditching OU for alabama. Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,418 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/4/2022 3:52:42 PM  bobcat 2000 wrote: the portal is yet another way low major teams get screwed over. many a promising player who might have pro potential but isnt quite there will look into transferring to a bigger name school in hopes of more exposure and better prep to get drafted later on. look what happened to ohio with mark sears. he played very well for ohio and showed NBA potential but wasnt quite ready to declare for the draft. sure enough he wound up ditching OU for alabama. Wow. I didn't know any of this. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,153 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/4/2022 6:34:05 PM  bobcat 2000 wrote: the portal is yet another way low major teams get screwed over. many a promising player who might have pro potential but isnt quite there will look into transferring to a bigger name school in hopes of more exposure and better prep to get drafted later on. look what happened to ohio with mark sears. he played very well for ohio and showed NBA potential but wasnt quite ready to declare for the draft. sure enough he wound up ditching OU for alabama. Please compare and contrast this situation with how J. Preston handled his ascent to the NBA. Your essay will be graded by the BA professorate. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top 100%Cat General User Member Since: 1/17/2013 Post Count: 2,532 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/5/2022 8:57:30 AM  Keep in mind how long he let Roderick struggle last year. I'd bet on Baker getting a longer run than BA Nation expects/hopes. Back to Top BobcatSports General User Member Since: 2/2/2006 Post Count: 1,077 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/5/2022 6:49:31 PM  Ah don’t think Baker is going to get the same consideration as BRod did last year. Baker was brought in to produce, period. if he doesn’t Boals doesn’t have the time to “hope” he’ll start producing. Plus you got AJ Brown looking promising and hungry. Plus if Baker looks like he’s more a liability than an asset, to me Boals will probably lean to playing the younger guys helping their development, building for the future and hopefully keep enough young guys happy with PT and not looking to portal out due to lack of such. Back to Top M.D.W.S.T General User Member Since: 12/23/2021 Post Count: 2,218 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/7/2022 2:33:34 PM  RufusCat09 wrote: Clock is ticking for sure. Devon Baker over the last 5 games... 2pt - 9/39 (23%) 3pt - 1/16 (6%) There's a lot of season left and time for him to get it together but man, I sure hope he figures it out or else the minutes will be dropping drastically. If he was 6'7' I might let this go on, but he's too small to not be producing. Would love to see the rotation try to get some size and length in there with AJ and Rod both starting. Hunter Miles (AJ 6'4'") AJ Brown (Roderick 6'5") Clayton DW Roderick Baker Wiz Elmore Hadaway Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/8/2022 10:39:59 AM  100%Cat wrote: Keep in mind how long he let Roderick struggle last year. I'd bet on Baker getting a longer run than BA Nation expects/hopes. Roderick had a successful history with us though which bought him some time. Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,281 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/14/2022 8:02:52 PM  How much longer are we going to have to watch Baker start? It should be AJ Brown I can’t believe he didn’t play more minutes in the first half against Florida. Let’s face it…Baker isn’t doing anything to keep his spot in the starting five. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,153 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/14/2022 11:19:20 PM  FearLeon wrote: How much longer are we going to have to watch Baker start? It should be AJ Brown I can’t believe he didn’t play more minutes in the first half against Florida. Let’s face it…Baker isn’t doing anything to keep his spot in the starting five. I agree. I don't see why AJB isn't starting. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top GraffZ06 General User Member Since: 1/5/2005 Location: Dayton, OH Post Count: 1,987 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/15/2022 1:35:30 AM  OhioCatFan wrote: FearLeon wrote: How much longer are we going to have to watch Baker start? It should be AJ Brown I can’t believe he didn’t play more minutes in the first half against Florida. Let’s face it…Baker isn’t doing anything to keep his spot in the starting five. I agree. I don't see why AJB isn't starting. I'm all for trying something else and think AJB deserves to start. I'm just wondering if it's possible that he's not already starting (even though he's getting starter minutes almost) due to the fact that Boals wants him to work on other aspects of his game beyond scoring? I say this because he's the most dynamic scorer on the team already. That's obvious. But he doesn't contribute much in the counting stats department anywhere else. 8 rebounds. 5 assists. 1 steal and 2 blocks in 113 minutes. Per 40 minutes that's: 2.83 rebounds, 1.77 assists, 0.35 steals and 0.71 blocks. Not exactly stuffing the stat sheet beyond points. Just a thought... Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,281 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/15/2022 5:57:48 AM  GraffZ06 wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: FearLeon wrote: How much longer are we going to have to watch Baker start? It should be AJ Brown I can’t believe he didn’t play more minutes in the first half against Florida. Let’s face it…Baker isn’t doing anything to keep his spot in the starting five. I agree. I don't see why AJB isn't starting. I'm all for trying something else and think AJB deserves to start. I'm just wondering if it's possible that he's not already starting (even though he's getting starter minutes almost) due to the fact that Boals wants him to work on other aspects of his game beyond scoring? I say this because he's the most dynamic scorer on the team already. That's obvious. But he doesn't contribute much in the counting stats department anywhere else. 8 rebounds. 5 assists. 1 steal and 2 blocks in 113 minutes. Per 40 minutes that's: 2.83 rebounds, 1.77 assists, 0.35 steals and 0.71 blocks. Not exactly stuffing the stat sheet beyond points. Just a thought... For comparison sake, through 10 games Baker is averaging 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,853 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/15/2022 8:43:24 AM  Remember when Saul had that freshman named Jason Preston yet he continued to let Teyvion Kirk bring the ball up the court right up to the very end of Saul's final season in Athens? Not quite the same situation, but Baker over Brown feels similar. Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,153 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/15/2022 10:34:22 AM  Andrew Ruck wrote: Remember when Saul had that freshman named Jason Preston yet he continued to let Teyvion Kirk bring the ball up the court right up to the very end of Saul's final season in Athens? Not quite the same situation, but Baker over Brown feels similar. Did you have to remind me of TK? Ugh! But, you make a good point. Sometimes coaches do things that make you scratch your head. Might have to do with team dynamics, practice performance, threats from someone's Dad, and who knows what. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Deciduous Forest Cat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Ohio Post Count: 4,370 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/15/2022 11:12:19 AM  OhioCatFan wrote: Andrew Ruck wrote: Remember when Saul had that freshman named Jason Preston yet he continued to let Teyvion Kirk bring the ball up the court right up to the very end of Saul's final season in Athens? Not quite the same situation, but Baker over Brown feels similar. Did you have to remind me of TK? Ugh! But, you make a good point. Sometimes coaches do things that make you scratch your head. Might have to do with team dynamics, practice performance, threats from someone's Dad, and who knows what. Also might have to do with the fact that TK was an experienced starter and JP was a very inexperienced freshman and may not have been ready to take over yet. Everyone spends a lot of time assuming that players just are what they are and don't need time to mature or get better or understand the offense or develop physically or develop chemistry with teammates. Back to Top M.D.W.S.T General User Member Since: 12/23/2021 Post Count: 2,218 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/15/2022 8:55:54 PM  OhioCatFan wrote: FearLeon wrote: How much longer are we going to have to watch Baker start? It should be AJ Brown I can’t believe he didn’t play more minutes in the first half against Florida. Let’s face it…Baker isn’t doing anything to keep his spot in the starting five. I agree. I don't see why AJB isn't starting. AJB is now starting to get "starters" minutes, but Boals doesn't trust anyone with the Sears, BVP, JC 36+ workload. His 25 minutes was second to Hunter's 26. This small ball line-up is atrocious. Time to shift everyone down and put AJB as a small 3. Back to Top M.D.W.S.T General User Member Since: 12/23/2021 Post Count: 2,218 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/17/2022 2:00:40 PM  M.D.W.S.T wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: FearLeon wrote: How much longer are we going to have to watch Baker start? It should be AJ Brown I can’t believe he didn’t play more minutes in the first half against Florida. Let’s face it…Baker isn’t doing anything to keep his spot in the starting five. I agree. I don't see why AJB isn't starting. AJB is now starting to get "starters" minutes, but Boals doesn't trust anyone with the Sears, BVP, JC 36+ workload. His 25 minutes was second to Hunter's 26. This small ball line-up is atrocious. Time to shift everyone down and put AJB as a small 3. Boals has been reading my messages again. AJ starting today. Baker riding the pine pony. Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,281 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/17/2022 2:53:45 PM  M.D.W.S.T wrote: M.D.W.S.T wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: FearLeon wrote: How much longer are we going to have to watch Baker start? It should be AJ Brown I can’t believe he didn’t play more minutes in the first half against Florida. Let’s face it…Baker isn’t doing anything to keep his spot in the starting five. I agree. I don't see why AJB isn't starting. AJB is now starting to get "starters" minutes, but Boals doesn't trust anyone with the Sears, BVP, JC 36+ workload. His 25 minutes was second to Hunter's 26. This small ball line-up is atrocious. Time to shift everyone down and put AJB as a small 3. Boals has been reading my messages again. AJ starting today. Baker riding the pine pony. Someone is reading BA or common sense prevailed. Should have happened four games ago. Also, looks like Hadaway is out of rotation. Bench needed to be shortened. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top mid70sbobcat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 672 Status: Offline     RE: Devon Baker    Posted: 12/17/2022 3:58:26 PM  FearLeon wrote: M.D.W.S.T wrote: M.D.W.S.T wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: FearLeon wrote: How much longer are we going to have to watch Baker start? It should be AJ Brown I can’t believe he didn’t play more minutes in the first half against Florida. Let’s face it…Baker isn’t doing anything to keep his spot in the starting five. I agree. I don't see why AJB isn't starting. AJB is now starting to get "starters" minutes, but Boals doesn't trust anyone with the Sears, BVP, JC 36+ workload. His 25 minutes was second to Hunter's 26. This small ball line-up is atrocious. Time to shift everyone down and put AJB as a small 3. Boals has been reading my messages again. AJ starting today. Baker riding the pine pony. Someone is reading BA or common sense prevailed. Should have happened four games ago. Also, looks like Hadaway is out of rotation. Bench needed to be shortened. At the same time Baker put up good numbers today showing he should be getting minutes. Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 25  of 29 Posts Jump to Page:   1 | 2    Next > View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 306 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 304 Guests 2 Registered Users:   Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame, Kevin Finnegan There are no other users looking at this page.

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