Time (however unlikely) for Holloway to end the painful Dylan experiment at the point. Coach should bite the bullet and give Felton much more time. Kid passes the eye test and did a nice job with ball movement and actually running an offense. This team isn’t going anywhere so let him learn on the job and hope he actually comes back next year.
Felton
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He outplayed Addae-Wusu and Dual the past two games. Sha gave him 15 minutes tonight and he gave the team some juice, looks much fluid and even drives the lane. Refreshing!
High IQ player with an excellent jump shot.
In the practice I watched he was either 4-4 or 5-5 from the arc. Don't remember which.
In the practice I watched he was either 4-4 or 5-5 from the arc. Don't remember which.
I spoke to his parents for a minute after the Vandy game.
Told them he played well and that Sha will keep making him an even better player.
Also joked with them to not let him go anywhere else! His mom laughed and said no we’re not looking for that
Told them he played well and that Sha will keep making him an even better player.
Also joked with them to not let him go anywhere else! His mom laughed and said no we’re not looking for that
How could he not see the court at Hofstra in front of 600 people? Guy looks like s basketball player. Provides some hope.
Felton definitely looks like the best PG option. That said, it's not like the offense operated that differently with him in most of the time. But he made fewer mistakes and bad decisions.
Felton is as good as anyone not named Jenkins or Coleman. He should get some of Addae-Wusu's minutes and a bunch of Dual's minutes.
Aligbe too. I know he's listed as 6'7 and a forward but nothing he's shown this season says anything except guard who can't shoot or finish
Were we watching the same game? He operates on a completely different level than Wusu and Dual. Clearly knows what he’s doing. Constantly moving the ball and commanding his teammates and actually attacks the basket. Such a welcome site. Felton had 2 assists in 15 mins compared to Wusu’s 0 assists in 19 mins. Dual also had 0 assists in 8 mins. Night and day with Felton out there.
Still spent most of the time when he had the ball near halfcourt, doing the weave, handing/passing off. He did all of these things better than the others. But it wasn't fundamentally a different system
Felton KNOWS when to slow or speed up the game and
when to take his own shot.
Good basketball IQ.
when to take his own shot.
Good basketball IQ.
Clearly the PG of the future and quite honestly the best pure PG on the team as far as handling the ball against pressure and getting into sets in the half court. He has good size and looks like he can hit the outside shot as well. BE ready. I think he should be starting. Him and Coleman will be a nice backcourt going forward
Well, it’s the same coach, so yes it’s the same system. He keeps it moving. Really excited about his future. Wusu and Dual have been so bad that anybody with a point guard pulse is going to shine in comparison. Felton, though, looks like he can be the real deal.
Felton did play well and I want him to play more, but lost in all of this are two really bad pick 6 turnovers in the 2nd half.
He’s a freshman. Those are freshman things that happen that hopefully he will learn from. Sha has to continue to work him in a few more minutes a game. Kid has good instincts and can dish and shoot the three. When was the last time we had a PG that could shoot from distance at a good %? Develop this kid please.
We don’t run plays. We don’t have an offense. Sha was bailed out by having talent so far
Wusu is shooting 40+% from 3…. Why not have him and Felton in there together and try to get Wusu an open look for 3.
If Wusu promises to do absolutely nothing but shoot 3s then maybe he can play. First time he bounces the ball he gets benched.
"We don’t run plays. We don’t have an offense...."
Sounds alarmingly similar to criticism from the Willard era!
I look at Jahseen's situation this way-his 1st significant playing time was with the team at 3-2 vs Vandy. Up until that point, Dual got the start and the minutes[with a little sprin kle of the guy who now seems to be gone]. I give credit to Shaheen for seeing that as a failed experiment, and now incorporating Felton into the mix. I would imagine, going forward, that Jahseen will part of the rotation, and a significant part, from here on in. Also, what happened t o Scott Middleton Sunday night? He was their best player when he got time in the 1st half, then disappeared 'til near the end of the game. What's up with that?
Well he may have made a few mistakes but to be honest so did pretty much everyone that played. So to single him out is BS.
Really?
Read my post again.
I said I want him to play more, but there were some issued being glossed over.
