Jarvis and "Bigs"
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Obviously Jarvis knows how to recruit and develop talented guards. No argument there.
However, the recruitment and play of forwards and centers - "big stiffs", as he calls them - has been consistently underwhelming (not counting Royster, as he was left over from a previous coaching regime and a solid player back then). As a result, our guards have to nail three pointers to keep us in games because we can't outrebound anyone.
So… is it possible that Jarvis just isn't as good at coaching "bigs?"
This is not a call to arms saying he's a bad coach or worse, that he should be replaced. Far from it. I have a lot of faith in him and want him to be extended for a long time.
All I'm saying is that perhaps our defensive issues stem from his inability to inspire bigs to perform at the level expected. Look at recent history: Sammy Hernandez was terrible, Justin Davis went nowhere, we got next to nothing from DeMonte Simpson, Kore White/Andre Mattison/Jordan McCoy have significantly more off-nights than on, and so on.
I just don't get why, even if it's the "we can't recruit great bigs to FAU" argument, how our luck could be so bad that none of these guys worked out well for us.
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owlcountry said
Maybe this is sacrilegious but I'm genuinely curious:
Obviously Jarvis knows how to recruit and develop talented guards. No argument there.
However, the recruitment and play of forwards and centers - "big stiffs", as he calls them - has been consistently underwhelming (not counting Royster, as he was left over from a previous coaching regime and a solid player back then). As a result, our guards have to nail three pointers to keep us in games because we can't outrebound anyone.
So… is it possible that Jarvis just isn't as good at coaching "bigs?"
This is not a call to arms saying he's a bad coach or worse, that he should be replaced. Far from it. I have a lot of faith in him and want him to be extended for a long time.
All I'm saying is that perhaps our defensive issues stem from his inability to inspire bigs to perform at the level expected. Look at recent history: Sammy Hernandez was terrible, Justin Davis went nowhere, we got next to nothing from DeMonte Simpson, Kore White/Andre Mattison/Jordan McCoy have significantly more off-nights than on, and so on.
I just don't get why, even if it's the "we can't recruit great bigs to FAU" argument, how our luck could be so bad that none of these guys worked out well for us.
He's coached big guys at St. Johns, GW and his other coaching jobs, so it is a wonder why there would be a problem here.
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Jarvis and "Bigs"
He hasn't had a real "big" to coach here, yet…
That all changes next season.
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Rick said
Undersized power forwards do not count, IMO.
He hasn't had a real "big" to coach here, yet…
That all changes next season.
Yes, Dragan is coming (and a couple of other bigs)…..Can't wait to see him play next season…..but I'm sick of hearing "wait till next season" .
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If you are a great BIG, you are not going to FAU or hundreds of other Universities. We just need to get a better Big.
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We'll have two legitimate bigs next year that will take the pressure off our guards. And shoot, if Kore White learns how to throw his weight around and box out, we can easily be tops in the Belt.
Can you imagine this team with Carlos Monroe? I'd put money down that we'd be ranked. Imagine if Simpson turned in to half of C-Los…
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fauowl said
I never really got the whole infatuation with Carlos Monroe. A great player for FAU, but in the big scheme of College Basketball, I thought he was lazy on the court and in the classroom.
I agree that he was lazy off the court and probably wasn't the best character guy either..but he could rebound and you could probably just pencil him in for a double-double every night.
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FAUfasho said
fauowl said
I never really got the whole infatuation with Carlos Monroe. A great player for FAU, but in the big scheme of College Basketball, I thought he was lazy on the court and in the classroom.
I agree that he was lazy off the court and probably wasn't the best character guy either..but he could rebound and you could probably just pencil him in for a double-double every night.
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