D44
Bench Player
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Post by D44 on Oct 30, 2021 17:00:18 GMT
Agree eagles were shambolic in the 2nd qtr and lost the game right there, some very questionable signings as well plus the older brigade need younger legs to help Duke - not the most fluid but appears effortive if he doesn't get into foul trouble. Person Jr - kobe wannabe and is a ball hog, streaky and no interest in defending. Johnson - doing fine Fletch - think he is trying to do too much as person isn't Cortez! Williams - needs game time Defoe - only needs 15mins at most Sayers - needs to get fitness but solid bench player. New player needs to high calibre player like Peel Agree - potentially season defining signing to replace Vinson at PF. I know cutting players isn't really Eagles style unless unfit/injured or dreadful but I agree about Peirson. Clearly here just for the numbers, doesn't defend and would rather take a bad shot than pass. Every sympathy for Mac though as replacing 4 of the starting 5 from last season (Gordon, Cortez, Maxwell and Rex) was never going to be easy and loosing Matt Scott late didn't help. |
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Post by ecrider on Oct 30, 2021 17:35:49 GMT
Parking was an issue for me ended up in a side road other side of Belgrave gate.
last week club sent an email saying that one of the college car parks wasn't available. Never an issue against Plymouth you could park anywhere you wanted.
Yesterday nothing from the club. A note about the 135 cheerleaders would have been nice as a warning. None of the college car parks were open, I tried all 3, and the ind area was crazy at 7 00 no chance of a legal spot.
Thankfully the game and the win more than made up for it!!
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Post by notoriousbigz on Oct 30, 2021 18:05:48 GMT
Agree eagles were shambolic in the 2nd qtr and lost the game right there, some very questionable signings as well plus the older brigade need younger legs to help Duke - not the most fluid but appears effortive if he doesn't get into foul trouble. Person Jr - kobe wannabe and is a ball hog, streaky and no interest in defending. Johnson - doing fine Fletch - think he is trying to do too much as person isn't Cortez! Williams - needs game time Defoe - only needs 15mins at most Sayers - needs to get fitness but solid bench player. New player needs to high calibre player like Peel You think Johnson’s doing fine? When he’s hot it’s great, but I think he loses focus and makes “brain fart” plays at times. Threw a pass to fletch who was in the backcourt last night for example that was totally needless. Got caught back door a few times too. He’s key for this team, if he loses focus like that Newcastle won’t go far. |
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Post by st3v3 on Oct 30, 2021 18:34:26 GMT
Duke - not the most fluid but appears effortive if he doesn't get into foul trouble. Person Jr - kobe wannabe and is a ball hog, streaky and no interest in defending. Johnson - doing fine Fletch - think he is trying to do too much as person isn't Cortez! Williams - needs game time Defoe - only needs 15mins at most Sayers - needs to get fitness but solid bench player. New player needs to high calibre player like Peel You think Johnson’s doing fine? When he’s hot it’s great, but I think he loses focus and makes “brain fart” plays at times. Threw a pass to fletch who was in the backcourt last night for example that was totally needless. Got caught back door a few times too. He’s key for this team, if he loses focus like that Newcastle won’t go far. Totally agree about Johnson, just don't want to jinx him (very superstitious), just hoping the lose of focus is because team haven't clicked to the minor details that Coach mentioned last night and it's just from trying to hard. Everyone has brain farts just notice them more when in a bat run. I remember we cut John Mitchell and got CJ Gettys so praying for something similar Also forgot to mention DJT. Better than I thought and hopefully he'll get better as season goes on and he grows in confidences. Remember Kyle Williams in his 1st season it was the 2nd half of season he got into his game Do think Person Jr can do job as he can get hot and sometime you need someone just to go "am going to score" when in a rut like Charles Smith/Joe Chapman would but they also offered more in general in games. He also needs to adjust to british game and again if Coach is happy I am! Sorry for long texts not often I get to speak about basketball as no one I know likes it lol |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Oct 30, 2021 19:31:12 GMT
You think Johnson’s doing fine? When he’s hot it’s great, but I think he loses focus and makes “brain fart” plays at times. Threw a pass to fletch who was in the backcourt last night for example that was totally needless. Got caught back door a few times too. He’s key for this team, if he loses focus like that Newcastle won’t go far. Totally agree about Johnson, just don't want to jinx him (very superstitious), just hoping the lose of focus is because team haven't clicked to the minor details that Coach mentioned last night and it's just from trying to hard. Everyone has brain farts just notice them more when in a bat run. I remember we cut John Mitchell and got CJ Gettys so praying for something similar Also forgot to mention DJT. Better than I thought and hopefully he'll get better as season goes on and he grows in confidences. Remember Kyle Williams in his 1st season it was the 2nd half of season he got into his game Do think Person Jr can do job as he can get hot and sometime you need someone just to go "am going to score" when in a rut like Charles Smith/Joe Chapman would but they also offered more in general in games. He also needs to adjust to british game and again if Coach is happy I am! Sorry for long texts not often I get to speak about basketball as no one I know likes it lol Haha me too mate dont worry!!!! I mean Johnsons nowhere near the worst for it - but I do think this team goes as he goes this season. If hes hitting shots and hes locked in and really knuckles down Newcastle will be a far better side than merely if hes a bit of a streaky shooter and is often hot but often not. He is simply that talented. Aside of that, they definitely need a decent stretch forward. Im not 100% sold on Shelton yet but you can see the guy can rebound and run, and you can work with that if your 4 man packs a decent scoring punch. Hed actually work pretty well with someone in the mould of Loving from Leicester. Allow Defoe to come off the bench and provide that spark. DJT is just pure energy which is always good to have and Sayers clearly isnt fit at this stage to me. They used Yabantu too much for me yesterday too. Im ok with Person - came late to the party and im not sure hes quite found his role as yet but hes a talented scorer and if he finds his way next to Fletch they could be pretty potent. Id have far preferred Scott on what Ive seen but theres nothing anyone can do about that. For me youre a scoring 4 man and a backup Guard away from being up there. |
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Post by st3v3 on Oct 30, 2021 19:57:30 GMT
Duke reminds me of Kadiri Richards around 2010 season but Duke appears to be able to score just not a 3pt threat unlike Maxwell last season. If he doesn't fall into foul trouble like he did first handful of games and doesn't do what Maxwell would often do last season and continue to foul early in games, finger crossed he be good.
Johnson for Riders last year was great first half, but that's stats however I league Riders were superb so that shouldn't go against him as should he can change his game for the good of the team but also can be the game changer too.
Johnson/Williams/Persons/Sayers all 3pt threat and hope we don't have nights where they all have a poor shooting game which often happened last year.
Yeah Themba minutes might of been due to fletch injury but I was at work last night and only seen 2nd Q. Long term will do him well getting minutes but sometimes very inexperienced in a poor form team currently
Am lurking on twitter and Instagram looking for hints of anyone possibly signing
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Post by baldeagle on Nov 2, 2021 18:53:00 GMT
Agree eagles were shambolic in the 2nd qtr and lost the game right there, some very questionable signings as well plus the older brigade need younger legs to help Duke - not the most fluid but appears effortive if he doesn't get into foul trouble. Person Jr - kobe wannabe and is a ball hog, streaky and no interest in defending. Johnson - doing fine Fletch - think he is trying to do too much as person isn't Cortez! Williams - needs game time Defoe - only needs 15mins at most Sayers - needs to get fitness but solid bench player. New player needs to high calibre player like Peel “High caller player like Peel” - there’s a career as a clairvoyant waiting for you…………..good recruit. |
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