tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post8585309529880982139..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Good hoops gossipATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-68156062110078928582013-10-09T16:39:10.398-04:002013-10-09T16:39:10.398-04:00Evidently, the predictions are Uhl will choose Tem...Evidently, the predictions are Uhl will choose Temple on Friday. Guess we'll see soon enough...<br /><br />http://247sports.com/Player/Dominique-Uhl-31923/PlayerInstitutionPredictionsBando '87https://www.blogger.com/profile/06855884223058529643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-74697760139183288012013-10-09T15:59:07.495-04:002013-10-09T15:59:07.495-04:00Anderson is going to play close to 35 minutes a ga...Anderson is going to play close to 35 minutes a game, and between Clifford and Magarity, they are getting almost all the minutes at 5. Odio will get at most 7-9 minutes at those two positions unless Clifford is done, and then BC is screwed anyway, so we can watch Odio hustle through another 17-16 season. <br /><br />His minutes beyond 10 will be at the 3. He isn't going to play over Heckmann and Drago at the 3 because he can't play offense on the perimeter. <br /><br />Nice player in short doses. But he is not a threat on the perimeter, and Donahue always wants threats on the perimeter. Plus, the more he plays, the less effective he becomes. 10-12 minutes a game is just fine.twballgame9https://www.blogger.com/profile/12115823773514304695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-70074866010640606612013-10-09T15:27:00.362-04:002013-10-09T15:27:00.362-04:00He is completely done and that is what they did wh...He is completely done and that is what they did when they were most successful last season.<br /><br />Drag is an attention getter for the folks because he came from ND. Not much more than a jump shooter scrapping for minutes with Oliveier, Rahon, Owens, Hicks, Lonnie Jackson and Heckman.<br /><br />Drag was sold a bill of goods if he was told he was going to play significant minutes . . . he ain't. Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-74866362726728501602013-10-09T15:22:49.363-04:002013-10-09T15:22:49.363-04:00He plays 24 minutes a game. So he plays the 4 pos...He plays 24 minutes a game. So he plays the 4 position and 5 pst. minutes for Anderson and Clifford when they are on the bench.<br /><br />Bang. Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-30550813950524454822013-10-09T13:25:05.409-04:002013-10-09T13:25:05.409-04:00If he isn't going to play the 3, where are you...If he isn't going to play the 3, where are you playing him? Last I checked there is an all-ACC player at the 4, Odio's position. If he doesn't play the 3 or the 5, he doesn't play. Drago is a 2/3, and you are saying that Drago won't take his minutes because Drago, so I assumed you were talking about Odio at Drago's position. If you are talking about Odio playing 25 minutes a night because he spells Anderson for 4-6 and then plays 20 mins at the 5, BC is in trouble. Plus that only happens if Clifford is completely done.twballgame9https://www.blogger.com/profile/12115823773514304695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-68667523272234630022013-10-09T12:52:20.219-04:002013-10-09T12:52:20.219-04:00three pointthree pointKnuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-14640102473995411372013-10-09T12:51:32.562-04:002013-10-09T12:51:32.562-04:00Nonsensical response. Again.
I did not say anyth...Nonsensical response. Again.<br /><br />I did not say anything about Odio playing the 3. I did say that Odio's time will not be affected by Drag. It is a simple statement that you in fact have verified by bringing up the 3 position.<br /><br />Odio's time will not be affected by Drag unless they go 4 point shooters and Anderson late when down by three.<br /><br />Also who is to say that Odio didn't work on his shot over the summer. That was the weakness in his game. He could be jump shooting 4 or 5 now under the right circumstances. Or a pick and pop.<br /><br />Drag limped out of Notre Dame. What makes him so special anyway?Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-60869318289213408932013-10-09T09:41:29.121-04:002013-10-09T09:41:29.121-04:00Odio is not starting and playing a lot because he ...Odio is not starting and playing a lot because he brings "energy." The guy that starts at the 3 will bring an ability to score.<br /><br />Odio plays Anderson's position in Donahue's offense, and his game is utterly unsuited to that style of play. <br /><br />Odio played a lot last year because Heckmann was the only 3 and he played poorly and Clifford the only 5 and he was hurt. Donahue went out and got 2 more 3s and a 5, and all reports are that those players look very good in practice. <br /><br />I'm looking for BC to make a jump this year. If Odio is playing 35-30 minutes a game (regardless of whether he starts) then it isn't happening. twballgame9https://www.blogger.com/profile/12115823773514304695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-34922900169450303982013-10-09T09:34:29.172-04:002013-10-09T09:34:29.172-04:00Warren, aka Warren ... no.
Warren, aka Warren ... no.<br /><br />twballgame9https://www.blogger.com/profile/12115823773514304695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-47249587196822477172013-10-09T08:33:34.042-04:002013-10-09T08:33:34.042-04:00Still no comment on Clifford's health?Still no comment on Clifford's health?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426170247468782374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-88760346840625248392013-10-09T08:26:05.804-04:002013-10-09T08:26:05.804-04:00Exactly. Energy.
That is what Odio brings and th...Exactly. Energy.<br /><br />That is what Odio brings and that is what the team lacked.<br /><br />Drag is not coming into the game to bring energy. He is there to shoot. He is not taking minutes from an energy guy- Odio.<br /><br />Simple.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-64074498537747411022013-10-09T08:13:00.505-04:002013-10-09T08:13:00.505-04:00Odio isn't starting because he isn't a 3 i...Odio isn't starting because he isn't a 3 in Don's system.<br /><br />He's good for 15 minutes off the bench for energy, D, & putbacks.Claver2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/15415082560035841418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-76745897991507439122013-10-09T02:06:52.346-04:002013-10-09T02:06:52.346-04:00I like it when someone says they went to the games...I like it when someone says they went to the games. They must see something outside the purview of the camera. What is this, football?<br /><br />Don't you dare disagree with all of the cyber basketball coaches on here. <br /><br />By the way, Wake was horrible last year. Wasn't this team 0-6 vs. ranked teams? The ACC is down. They were 7-11 after Jan 1. <br /><br />Looking forward to seeing how these concrete predictions play out. <br /><br />CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-85022284137504603082013-10-08T17:23:21.781-04:002013-10-08T17:23:21.781-04:00Minus the snark, agreed with TW to a point. We don...Minus the snark, agreed with TW to a point. We don't know what drag is actually going to bring to the table yet. But this team is not going to be in the top half of the ACC if Odio is averaging 25 minutes. He should be their back-up 4/5 playing a high-energy 15 minutes a game. Can he play more? Yes, like Knucklehead said we saw it last year, but can and should are very different. It would be a great sign if he doesn't because it means other guys are stepping up and we're playing the style Donahue wants. Odio is not a consistent shooter from the outside. Odio played half his minutes as a small-ball big where his energy, weakside rim-protecting, and solid rebounding were difference makers and the other half as the 3 where he is clearly an offensive minus. If Drag is solid and Heckmann finds his game again, Odio's minutes at the 3 will disappear which will be a good thing for the team as a whole. GP11https://www.blogger.com/profile/18114348784688324267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-1829301281018560692013-10-08T16:46:44.362-04:002013-10-08T16:46:44.362-04:00Gelled doesn't mean won games there guy. I wa...Gelled doesn't mean won games there guy. I watchd and went to their games and the team came together and played well midway through the year at the same time Odio's minutes when up. He facilties, hustles and works around the basket.<br /><br />The Miami game was we lost on OT was the point where things started to come together.<br /><br /><br />Ironically, maybe , Odio is from Miami.<br /><br />Either way the point continues to be two fold: 1) Drag is not taking minutes from Odio- they have different purposes on the court and 2)the team gelled when Odio's minutes increased. <br /><br />Remember I watched the games. We lost to Wake and Miami in close games at home that we were winning late and after digesting that the team went 7-6 in february and march. At the same time starting with the wake game Odio's minutes per game went up from 10 to 24.<br /><br />Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-35692871606535411122013-10-08T15:59:35.399-04:002013-10-08T15:59:35.399-04:00twballgame9, aka Teddy, please take your snark bac...twballgame9, aka Teddy, please take your snark back to EO.Danny Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865029252326370355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-83068341387692762782013-10-08T15:17:53.107-04:002013-10-08T15:17:53.107-04:00I do not follow BC basketball very closely. Can s...I do not follow BC basketball very closely. Can someone tell me in a nutshell why this year's team will be such a drastic improvement over last year's losing team?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860968589818360244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-74111528970311602162013-10-08T12:24:42.886-04:002013-10-08T12:24:42.886-04:00Coincidence and causation are not the same thing. ...Coincidence and causation are not the same thing. Regardless, your facts are a little, neigh, a lot off. BC "gelled" in January to the tune of a 1-6 record, with one victory over VT, when Odio got 3 minutes of run. They went 3-5 in February. They went 4-1 in March. Perhaps the month being March was the cause of all of their wins.<br /><br />Of course, the 4-1 stretch coincided with playing 4 lousy teams, Olivier Hanlan shooting over 50% from the field in 5 straight games, but I am sure it was all about Odio. <br /><br />twballgame9https://www.blogger.com/profile/12115823773514304695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-17261065943311802442013-10-08T12:18:48.526-04:002013-10-08T12:18:48.526-04:00That speaks to nothing that I mentioned. Irrelave...That speaks to nothing that I mentioned. Irrelavent comment as far as I am concerned.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-57719875356483512422013-10-08T12:15:54.588-04:002013-10-08T12:15:54.588-04:00in no way shape or form is eddie odio an ACC start...in no way shape or form is eddie odio an ACC starter. He is great off the bench for 15 minutes of energy a game (that includes one offensive rebound dunk) but other than that, he is not a threat of any kind.<br /><br />you say he brings toughness and is an all around player. sean marshall was a guy who had starter quality toughness and abilities. JERZeaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765767282825088433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-89934270586757095582013-10-08T12:07:53.304-04:002013-10-08T12:07:53.304-04:00Odio played 19minutes a game and after January 1 h...Odio played 19minutes a game and after January 1 his minutes spiked dramatically. Interestingly the team gelled and starting winning after January 1. Look it up.<br /><br />The post that speaks of Drag suplanting Odio doesn't make sense for the cause-and -effect sited above and because the two have different skill sets.<br /><br /><br /><br />Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-66674389656455522502013-10-08T12:06:16.128-04:002013-10-08T12:06:16.128-04:00One thing about Uhl is his ratings on some of the ...One thing about Uhl is his ratings on some of the websites might be a little low as there has been talk that he has improved over the summer (this is why Maryland offered him in August and other schools started showing interest.)<br /><br /><br />This is an excerpt from an article dated 8/15/13... <br /><br />For now, the three-star prospect says he does not have any leaders, but he does have three official visits set up: Boston College, Iowa and Temple. The Eagles will be first, on Sept. 6.<br /><br />"They like that I can handle the ball and make shots from outside," he said about Boston College. "They like that I can create shots for myself and my teammates."<br /><br />Uhl says that after those three visits, he will then look at the rest of his options to decide who gets the final two trip. He'll be looking for a nice blend of academics and basketball.<br /><br />"I want to combine both worlds," he said. "I'm looking for a good basketball program, but it should be a good academic school, too."<br />Bando '87https://www.blogger.com/profile/06855884223058529643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-65648628365715308792013-10-08T11:47:16.624-04:002013-10-08T11:47:16.624-04:00El Miz, You are correct that we only have 1 schola...El Miz, You are correct that we only have 1 scholarship to offer for 2014 (assuming no attrition.) Uhl visited BC first (of all the schools he is considering.) He has an offer. He had a bunch of other schools that he was indicating he would visit but after a few visits he is making his decision Friday. It feels to me like BC is going to get him and I think Donahue will be very pleased if he does.Bando '87https://www.blogger.com/profile/06855884223058529643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-59621179610302620992013-10-08T11:32:14.908-04:002013-10-08T11:32:14.908-04:00My bad, I forgot my surroundings.
BC should be ...My bad, I forgot my surroundings. <br /><br />BC should be unstoppable with Eddie Odio getting significant minutes. <br /><br />Better? twballgame9https://www.blogger.com/profile/12115823773514304695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-16433632610722534922013-10-08T11:19:38.379-04:002013-10-08T11:19:38.379-04:00Who let #9 out of the institution?Who let #9 out of the institution?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426170247468782374noreply@blogger.com