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Tamar to start
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Good. We have been racking up too many assists anyway. This will take care of that.
Lol, I watched the games a drew a different conclusion. It reminded me of Roderick Wilmont with the ball. Either shoot it after 1-2 dribbles max or pass it asap.
You do you Cav
"We will change the lineup a little bit with X being out. We're gonna start Tamar Bates and bring Galloway (off the bench) to kinda back the second unit up." Translation: Galloway will run point when Schifino sits because we didn’t recruit another point capable guard.
Btw I hope TB averages 50 from here on out.
I still figure it is related to that nasty fall last yr. Doubt he fully recovered and injured it again.
Tamar has a great opportunity to make the team better. Knocking down open shots and protecting the ball would go a long way. Being in the right position on D and not getting lost as much as he has this season would help. And if he would go to the glass instead of being a spectator when the shot goes up, he could be a positive on the boards. Just doing the little things that add up to winning.
Either way he has earned it. He has played well enough to be in position to start. He gets a chance, and if he thrives, he may never let it go…
All you have to do is be 55% in betting to be profitable. I won money on IU last year, up over 5k on the NFL season, and over half my predictions come true. My record is quite good, but no1 is gonna be perfect.Not sure that would be the best for Tamar given your record…
He had a few great games late last year but man he has regressed.
Sounds like somebody didn’t hurl enough insults at Tamar before the game to make him really mad so that he could go off and have a great game.
That’s another guy way in over his head. I’m sure Scotty Dolson will get it all figured out.
You aren't sharing your winning IU predictions with the board. If I was a gambler I'd be down thousands relying on you.All you have to do is be 55% in betting to be profitable. I won money on IU last year, up over 5k on the NFL season, and over half my predictions come true. My record is quite good, but no1 is gonna be perfect.
Well, they turned that trend around, didn't they?
It would have been a great time for Tamar to show up big last night. It still feels =like it will happen. Problem is, I don't know if he will be playing for IU at the time.
i didn’t bet on IU or tell the board to last 2 games, and took Iowa ML +360 live bet yesterday.
If you listened to me last year you would be up a lot of money, and ahead this year.
I think Tamar obviously can’t handle starting, mentally. Do we have anybody on this team who actually has it together upstairs? Sometimes I wonder…
Total non-factor. But that’s a helluva lot better than JG!
It didn’t take long for him to lose that starting job. He will never see the NBA.
Oh I know... I am a fan for life. Pulling for him!! Some personal stuff is going real good for Tamar it looks like.
Having a kid at 19 is something!
Happy for Tamar...hope he keeps it up. Simple change of scenery is sometimes all that's needed.
Glad for him. Sometimes it just doesn't feel like a fit, and that seemed the case here for whatever reason. The irony is that he had a golden opportunity for PT this year, but I thought he had a great opportunity last year too and it just didn't happen. Glad he's making the most of a fresh start.
Tamar did not start and played 24 minutes vs Arky Pine Bluff.
He was always capable vs that kind of comp. Let's see how he does vs better teams.
Not intending on being anti-Tamar. I like the new coach at Mizzou and the direction of their program.
Tamar, with focus, could be a significant addition for them.
He was always capable vs that kind of comp. Let's see how he does vs better teams.
Not intending on being anti-Tamar. I like the new coach at Mizzou and the direction of their program.
Tamar, with focus, could be a significant addition for them.
He played a fair bit last year...he just wasn't consistently good.
Unless you're a deadbeat, having a kid changes your brain. It's a priority and responsibility that will override anything else. He had to adjust to how he was going to continue his basketball career with it no longer being the most important thing in his life.
Tamar had a few of these types of games here. The problem with Tamar was his consistency and his inability to impact the game when he wasn't scoring. He was a very subpar ballhandler and a complete defensive liability.
As I've said since he departed, IU is going to miss TB. Yes, he was inconsistent, but the Hoosiers are unproven at the 2 beyond Galloway.
Its hard to say for certain, because of the inconsistency issues...but the last month or so of last season, Tamar was actually defending pretty well. It felt like he had turned the corner a little bit defensively. Unfortunately, during that stretch, he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from 2 feet away.
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Gonna be rough some games with either X or Galloway having to be our best offensive guard, but will end up working out enough to make the tourney IMO.
Cupps looked decent last night so I'm hoping by January or so he gets more used to the college game. Playing Kansas, Auburn, UCONN will help that a lot.
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