I'm not going with you on Mac. I haven't seen anything useful from him yet. Perhaps more playing time will show. Yeah, he got 4 rebs, to ORs, but no points and no assists. He didn't take any shots either. The highlight for me was Jaime hitting two threes again. We needed them.
SPTRs are going to keep eagle eyes on Bona an Nwuba as they are known for their clumsiness.
I'm not going with you on Mac. I haven't seen anything useful from him yet. Perhaps more playing time will show. Yeah, he got 4 rebs, to ORs, but no points and no assists. He didn't take any shots either. The highlight for me was Jaime hitting two threes again. We needed them.
SPTRs are going to keep eagle eyes on Bona an Nwuba as they are known for their clumsiness.
All we need from Mac at this point is to do no harm. He clearly isn’t 100% physically at this point. If he can play some minutes when needed and the Bruins can “hold serve”, that’s about all we can ask of him.
No argument, ArmyBruin. I heard he was a transfer and never heard what potential he has shown. Bona and Nwuba, on the other hand, need to learn not to make stupid fouls.
I think Bona and Nwuba had some questionable callsgo against them. On Nwuba’s last foul the Duck center literally plowed right through him. Etienne played 2 years ago during Final Four run when he was 17. He has promise. He also has 3 more years.
Not a transfer. Was an early entry high school player and played some worthwhile minutes in the final four run. I thought when he came back from his ACL repair, he would be playing far better than he has shown, certainly in front of Nwuba who basically just takes up space. Dante is a tough match up for anybody--certainly a freshman like Bona. Bona just needs to stop making impulsive, silly fouls.
I think my thing is, I know what we have with Nwuba, and I’d much rather see what the player with a higher ceiling and more years can do. Etienne played fairly well last night where Nwuba especially faltered, and I just wonder when we can start to see more of him instead of just emergency situations.
I watched JJJ’s postgame interview where he was praising Nwuba’s pick setting skill. Said he set the beat picks in the league or something similar. Nwuba is physically stronger at this point. I would have liked to see more Etienne earlier in the season, as he does have the higher ceiling as you say. But, at this point in the season, Nwuba may be the better choice more often. Mac does have a bright future.
I'm not going with you on Mac. I haven't seen anything useful from him yet. Perhaps more playing time will show. Yeah, he got 4 rebs, to ORs, but no points and no assists. He didn't take any shots either. The highlight for me was Jaime hitting two threes again. We needed them.
SPTRs are going to keep eagle eyes on Bona an Nwuba as they are known for their clumsiness.
All we need from Mac at this point is to do no harm. He clearly isn’t 100% physically at this point. If he can play some minutes when needed and the Bruins can “hold serve”, that’s about all we can ask of him.
No argument, ArmyBruin. I heard he was a transfer and never heard what potential he has shown. Bona and Nwuba, on the other hand, need to learn not to make stupid fouls.
I think Bona and Nwuba had some questionable callsgo against them. On Nwuba’s last foul the Duck center literally plowed right through him. Etienne played 2 years ago during Final Four run when he was 17. He has promise. He also has 3 more years.
Agree on those calls. Thanks for the fill-in on Mac.
Not a transfer. Was an early entry high school player and played some worthwhile minutes in the final four run. I thought when he came back from his ACL repair, he would be playing far better than he has shown, certainly in front of Nwuba who basically just takes up space. Dante is a tough match up for anybody--certainly a freshman like Bona. Bona just needs to stop making impulsive, silly fouls.
I think my thing is, I know what we have with Nwuba, and I’d much rather see what the player with a higher ceiling and more years can do. Etienne played fairly well last night where Nwuba especially faltered, and I just wonder when we can start to see more of him instead of just emergency situations.
I watched JJJ’s postgame interview where he was praising Nwuba’s pick setting skill. Said he set the beat picks in the league or something similar. Nwuba is physically stronger at this point. I would have liked to see more Etienne earlier in the season, as he does have the higher ceiling as you say. But, at this point in the season, Nwuba may be the better choice more often. Mac does have a bright future.