when he wants to be. He gave Smith fits when he was on him. Smith looked very ordinary out there.
Rice is one hell of a defender
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I have not watched this season. Was this defense just this game or with a better coach could he be a factor?
Rice is extremely quick and fast. He disrupted the game yesterday. People may disagree, but I think he’s a solid PG. With a better coach he can be really good. Doubt he stays.
He is a sophomore and needs quality around him. He is the type of kid that needs to be lifted up. When TG and Leal play well, Rice is pretty good.
He's already proven what he can be...last year at Washington State. A better coach would have him as one of the better guards in the conference. He showed yesterday a flash of what he's capable of.
I almost couldn't believe what I was seeing. He honestly was totally up in the amish kid's face and constantly slapping at the ball. Destroyed any tempo PU had in the offense. Leal did the same when he was on him. I don't know where that "bite your ass" determination came from, but I'm glad it showed up for at least one game. If, if, if...they can keep that up, this team might actually do a little damage. Should be fun to watch.
If I'm Painter...I "start" working hard on initiating the offense differently. If for no other reason, than to have a different look for games like yesterday. Something as simple as early kick ups the sideline. They've run a lot of stuff in the past with Braden playing off the ball a lot, setting inverted back screens, coming off screens himself.
As good as he is...there's enough tape out there that shows him struggling against athletic pressure, that having something in place to deal with that, I would think, would be a priority for Painter right now.
But...he's the guy that has zero transfers on his roster right now. So maybe adjusting to realities isn't a strong suit of his...
Also needs to be sat when he makes bad decisions. Same that MM has needed for most of 2 years. He finally got sat and what happened? I definitely think Rice could be "coached up" into a really good player, but I don't think he's been getting that coaching in his time here.
agree, I hope he stays, with the right next coach, could be really good on both ends of the court, every game, not just hit-n-miss like he's been lately.
Rice is very good when engaged as he was most of PU game but for the season he's only been really engaged about 25% of the time. Not unusual for a young kid though but at least he's coming around unlike Mbtaco who mostly just looks like he'd rather be at Taco Bell.
In Rice's case, I would think he felt like he needed to redeem himself after the last Purdue game. Cox wore him out last game. He just physically punked him, made him at best a non factor. It.was good to see the energy he played with.
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He is local so I hear and see him from time to time.
I root for Rice. I think he is a great kid and I hope he sticks around. He needs some more strength and a quality two gaurd to play along side with.
I root for Rice. I think he is a great kid and I hope he sticks around. He needs some more strength and a quality two gaurd to play along side with.
yeah I thought that sounded familiar. KS said the same thing on Sunday night while he was rambling on and on in front of his camera.
I forgot we even played honestly. This team just made me very uninterested early on in the season. Its a shame they have some good games every now and again it was supposed to be almost every game.
He will likely have to take a paycut to stick around with a new coach. My guess is almost every single one of these guys will be gone.
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