Re: Re: Fumblitis

[Brett Pappas]

IMHO, Huggins is a little harder on Hicks than others. Hicks posted up 
around the free throw line and was getting bumped from behind as the 
ball arrived. It should have been caught but I doubt Huggins would have 
made such an issue out of it if it happened to someone else.

You get the feeling that Huggins is harder on Hicks because he knows 
that if Hicks buys into what Huggins wants him to do then he could be 
the answer to the rebounding problem. Someone just needs to let Eric 
know that his best chance at getting 20 minutes a game are by focusing 
on the boards and getting his points off missed shots.

--Brett

richard l. kandell wrote:
> Thanks Brett - was there any "excuse" for this to have happened, or is he
> really that inept?
>
> By the way, Huggins also mentioned that he had spoken on Friday to Kirkland,
> amongst other things, specifically about rebounding.  I note from the box
> score how well Arm responded - 1 in 15 minutes of play.  :-(
>
> When your 6' 10" center gets 1 rebound in 18 minutes on the floor, your 6'
> 8" small forward gets 1 in 15 minutes, and a power forward gets 1 in 12
> minutes that is simply not good.  Hugs is absolutely correct - that has to
> be fixed before the schedule turns much more difficult.
>
> Richard K.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brett Pappas" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 12:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Re: Fumblitis
>
>
>
> > Hicks
> >
> > richard l. kandell wrote:
> >
> > > By the way, without identifying the player, Huggins was absolutely
> > > incredulous that one of the few times that they actually threw the ball
> > > inside, it went right through the player's legs.  He said that was the
>
> only
>
> > > time he could remember in his coaching career that a pass went through a
> > > player's legs in such a circumstance, without him even getting his hands
>
> on
>
> > > the ball.  He didn't identify the player - for those at the game who was
> > > it - Johnson, Whaley, Maxiell?
> > >
> > > Richard K.