SMU MBB vs. Jacksonville State

[ponyboy]

I took my fiancé and had to explain what Moody used to be like. Showed her videos on YouTube of what Moody can be like. She asked why the change? I said, "too much to explain in one night."

Well, you did basically show her a top moment from a conference game featuring a team that clicked, and took her to a pre-season game with a team looking to gel. I hope you didn't take her to Aspen in July to propose and then show her pictures of how packed it is when there is actual snow in January. Duh.

Aspen is packed in July.

[PonyLaw90]

Nothing wrong with Aspen in July. Not everyone who ventures into Colorado seeks snow.

[ponyboy]

Right. Many prefer the summer and fall up there. I certainly do.

[Shetland]

Anyone know why Jahmar Young didn't play? Every rotational player played I figured he'd get a look.

[The Falcon]

Anyone know why Jahmar Young didn't play? Every rotational player played I figured he'd get a look.

Not sure, but Jank did say in his post-game presser that some of the guys were nursing
minor injuries and so they were held out. I noticed that McBride and Young did not play.

[Terry Webster]

What happens when Aggie is eligible? Does Ethan slide to 4 or are the going to fight for the same minutes.

[Charleston Pony]

What happens when Aggie is eligible? Does Ethan slide to 4 or are the going to fight for the same minutes.

Once Jasey is in the mix I would expect Ethan's minutes will shrink but it will depend on matchups and foul trouble. Against JSU, Jank spread everyone's minutes but commented after the game that he wished he had given Ray more minutes. Chargois got 30 minutes and Ray played only 8. Was surprised to see Smith get 24 and White 25 minutes compared to Bandoumel with 26. Of course, Jolly had 34 minutes and I would expect him to have more than anyone else night in, night out unless he gets into foul trouble. Hunt played 28 and Mike 27. Mike tends to get into foul trouble (he lead the team with 4) which limits his minutes. Bottom line is that it was nice to see nobody playing 38-40 minutes like we saw last season. Typically bigs are going to be more effective with limited minutes so hopefully we will see a rotation where none of them go more than 30 minutes on any given night.

[sadderbudweiser]

What happens when Aggie is eligible? Does Ethan slide to 4 or are the going to fight for the same minutes.

If Jasey can rebound and play defense he’ll take minutes from Chaggy.... more and more as the season progresses. But isn’t there still a chance Jasey could sit this whole year, like semi did?

[JasonB]

Just a wild guess, but I wonder if they try and redshirt Young.

Don't play Young early in the season if possible. Then you get Jasey for depth. If Young ends up having to play, then that brings up a question of whether or not Jasey redshirts.

[PonyPride]

Jasey will be eligible after the fall semester

[sadderbudweiser]

Jasey will be eligible after the fall semester

Indeed he will. But if we don’t get the two waivers and we Are barely a .500 team in December with Jank listing his house for sale what is to stop Jasey from sitting the entire year with Davis and McNeil and getting three FULL years.... here and or elsewhere?

[The Falcon]

Jank will be 8-0 or 7-1 after the 1st week in December so I don't think he will be selling his house.

[Rebel10]

The team should look like gang busters for a while because they are not playing good teams. No one really knows how good the team is at this point.

[ponyboy]

We don’t know that Jacksonville State is not a good team.

[Dukie]

We don’t know that Jacksonville State is not a good team.

Last night, they beat an NAIA school by 70.