Re: Taron Barker

[Bearcat Tom]

I saw Horton in Chicago in 2000 at the Great 8 game vs. UNC.  He was twice 
the size he was during his playing days.  I doubt he could play 5 minutes 
today.

> From: Mick Bergman <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: Mick Bergman <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Taron Barker
> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:45:22 -0500
>
> Where would Michael Horton fit in with this years team? :)
>
>
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:33:50 -0500, jon breiner wrote:
> > I thought I would really get some of you going.  Do you realize this 
> would
> > be the second year in a row since he left, and 3rd or 4th year in a row
> > overall that Taron Barker would be our best PG?  :)
> >
> > I still support Barker!  :)
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > ps. Of course, we can now debate what that says about the ability to 
> recruit
> > PG's for this system, but regardless, Barker'd still be the best.  :)
> >
> > > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:09:59 -0500, jon breiner <address@hidden>
> > > wrote:
> > >> Jihad is going to have to gel with his teammates the way Tony B did, 
> and
> > >> it
> > >> will take some time.  As for the players getting on Jihad (and I am 
> not
> > >> saying they don't have a good beef!) I would ask some of them the
> > >> following
> > >> question(s):
> > >>
> > >> Armein, Did Jihad's gunning cause you to shoot 2 airballs and take
> > >> another
> > >> 3-4 bad shots?  Did his gunning cause you to not pay attention to the 
> in
> > >> bounds pass that bounced off your chest?
> > >>
> > >> Eric, did Jihad's gunning make you miss those dunks?  What about 
> those
> > >> passes that hit your hands and bounced off?  Did his gunning cause 
> you to
> > >> revert to last year's FT form?
> > >>
> > >> Jason, did Jihad's gunning cause you to miss another dunk?  Did it 
> cause
> > >> you
> > >> to think Illinois was too physical?
> > >>
> > >> James, did Jihad's gunning interfere with your ability to rebound the
> > >> ball
> > >> again?
> > >>
> > >> Should I stop or go on?  My point is before these guys spend too much
> > >> time
> > >> worrying about how Jihad is hurting the team, maybe they could worry
> > >> about
> > >> themselves first.  I think that is likely what Huggins had them talk
> > >> about
> > >> after the game.
> > >>
> > >> Anyway, it is only the end of the NC season.  In other words, still 
> very
> > >> early.  I will get more concerned if there are issues a month or more
> > >> from
> > >> now, but I am not going to get bent out of shape by losing to the 
> best
> > >> team
> > >> in the country at this point.
> > >>
> > >> Jon
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: <address@hidden>
> > >> To: <address@hidden>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 8:48 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Huggins
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > In a message dated 1/3/2005 9:27:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > >> > address@hidden writes:
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Um,  Jihad took more shots than anyone else in the Illinois game
> > >> > (2-for-12)
> > >> > and was on the receiving end of some unhappy remarks  from  
> teammates.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > I was going to post this before but I do so much negative stuff I
> > >> > passed.
> > >> > What it was is I noticed that players wouldn't pass Jihad the ball
> > >> > unless
> > >> > they
> > >> > had to after the first offensive set broke down. This was prior to 
> the
> > >> > Illinois game. Kirkland for one wouldn't . I think the worst thing 
> to
> > >> > happen for
> > >> > Jihad was he made those shots to win the NI game and became an 
> instant
> > >> > star of
> > >> > the fans and it went to his head. He wants to score first and pass 
> to
> > >> > his
> > >> > teammates second. Not good. Will it get worked out. I don't know.  
> Don
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >

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