Very disappointing

[Delpanther]

Krauser is almost exactly what many fans currently want in a point guard. However, at the time he was playing here, he was roundly criticized by many of the same armchair coaches for dominating the ball, shooting too much and not passing enough. We have a lot of fans who have been brought up with the contrarian media in this town. They basically always want something different from whatever we have.

If he were playing today, with the current rule interpretation, Carl might average 30 pts and foul out the entire opposing backcourt. He was superb in initiating contact and drawing fouls, even when more defensive contact was allowed.

It's not that Dixon hasn't recruited fast, scoring lead guards. Those who came here just didn't work out.
Ron Ramon proved to be more of a short SG than a PG.
Travon Woodall blew a knee out as a freshman and lost his athleticism. Arguably, like Ramon, more a short SG.
Isaiah Epps put on 30# between high school/prep school and his arrival here and never regained the promise he showed as a schoolboy. Lack of work ethic or just peaked at 17?
John Johnson was a bust. Not as fast, skilled or consistent as advertised. Simply totally unable to defend even a stationary object.
Josh Newkirk could look great at Greentree but regressed horribly his sophomore year. Nice kid, maybe he can resurrect his career at IU.

Hopefully Kithcart can break that chain.

Robinson is what he is. He is exactly the game manager many coaches crave. When he tries to do too much, his limits show. He does what he does as well or better than anyone around, but he's never going to be what some people want.

On Dixon's recruiting quick scoring lead guards, you assert "they didn't work out" as if to suggest that their talent level had nothing to do with they're no working out. They didn't work out because they weren't any good. In other words, the coaching staff struck out- that's the fact. The way you have tried to spin this to solve the coaching staff is very amusing!

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

Hey, I love a point guard who has swagger and is fearless.

It's my preference , too.
Woodall fit the bill.
Wilson and kithcart may.

I simply think too many discount what Robinson is.. By myopically fixating on what he isn't .

 

[Delpanther]

Hey, I love a point guard who has swagger and is fearless.

It's my preference , too.
Woodall fit the bill.
Wilson and kithcart may.

I simply think too many discount what Robinson is.. By myopically fixating on what he isn't .

In the Louisville and NC St games and several games last year one didn't require perfect vision to notice his shortcomings. He's a PG who has certain strengths but when he's up against a quick talented guard, he can be neutralized offensively and exploited defensively. Why do some people struggle/refuse to acknowledge this? Seems to me they are the ones who are myopic.

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

In the Louisville and NC St games and several games last year one didn't require perfect vision to notice his shortcomings. He's a PG who has certain strengths but when he's up against a quick talented guard, he can be neutralized offensively and exploited defensively. Why do some people struggle/refuse to acknowledge this? Seems to me they are the ones who are myopic.

Nobody is arguing against it.
Levance and Krauser also struggled against elite athletic guards.
Most Every guard does.

Literally nobody has stated James is elite or without flaws, nobody.

Harping on those flaws continually serves no purpose.
Do you pick your scabs until they scar over?

 

[MrGee]

Hey, I love a point guard who has swagger and is fearless.

It's my preference , too.
Woodall fit the bill.
Wilson and kithcart may.

I simply think too many discount what Robinson is.. By myopically fixating on what he isn't .

To use your term to describe Peterman, he's "serviceable"----at best

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

To use your term to describe Peterman, he's "serviceable"----at best

Depends on your view.

I tend to value both ends of the court, so I say he is good to very good.

If you value only offense, serviceable is fair.

 

[Fsgolfdr]

For the record I loved the way Krauser played ,an aggressive point guard ,but like Harv said there was a lot of complaining when he was here. If only JR shot the ball as good as Sean Miller did he'd be ideal ,unfortunately he doesn't .Craving the unknown is always fun the problem with it is just it doesn't always work. We'll all know next year with the point guard ,but those JD bashers will have a long wait.