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Anyone know why he isn't seeing time on the floor? I thought he looked very good in the little bit he played against Xavier but he's only appeared in two of the seven games we've played in, and for very little time.

BGSU33 wrote:Anyone know why he isn't seeing time on the floor? I thought he looked very good in the little bit he played against Xavier but he's only appeared in two of the seven games we've played in, and for very little time.

Maybe if you'd learn to check channelsurfing.net on the day of games, you'd find out why Calhoun never plays.

Honestly though, can't answer this one.

I think the only explanation is that Orr doesn't feel he's doing enough in practice to earn playing time. Whether it's him not being as physically gifted as advertised, or a failure to grasp the system, who knows?

If he were in trouble in the classroom or on the street we would have likely heard about it by way of suspension or something similar. And I don't think he'd be playing even the few minutes he has been if those were the case.

I think this is just the simple case of a highly touted recruit not being able to get up to the speed of the D1 game as quickly as we'd like. Looking more into it than that is probably just grasping at straws. Hopefully he'll be ready to contribute by the time we're into MAC play. If not, hopefully he'll continue to work on his game so he can be a player for us next year.

hammb wrote:I think the only explanation is that Orr doesn't feel he's doing enough in practice to earn playing time. Whether it's him not being as physically gifted as advertised, or a failure to grasp the system, who knows?

If he were in trouble in the classroom or on the street we would have likely heard about it by way of suspension or something similar. And I don't think he'd be playing even the few minutes he has been if those were the case.

I think this is just the simple case of a highly touted recruit not being able to get up to the speed of the D1 game as quickly as we'd like. Looking more into it than that is probably just grasping at straws. Hopefully he'll be ready to contribute by the time we're into MAC play. If not, hopefully he'll continue to work on his game so he can be a player for us next year.

The best guesses I have are that maybe
- it's taking him a while to learn to play D1 defense
- he's just not the mind-blowing superstar that many of us, including me, wanted to believe, so he's playing behind a bunch of seniors.

Or, maybe there's something in particular that we don't have a clue about. Whatever the case, I'm moving on and hoping for the best. Getting hard to take.

To change the subject, Mark Larson has made dramatic improvement since last year. He actually seems significantly more athletic. He's always defended. He's scoring in different ways, making smart fouls, catching difficult interior passes, and rebounding in traffic.

Also, I was the first schmuck who questioned Dee Brown's worthiness as a D1 player. Eatin' ma words. When I'm wrong, I'm wrong. (I thought Harold Minor would be the next Michael Jordan and that Wally Scszsczerbiak would not see the light of day in the NBA.)

This team has scorers, passers, shooters, rebounders, defenders, and depth. We don't yet know how to deliver late in games. That will come. This team will grow visibly over the course of the season.

Coach Orr said in his presser this week that Calhoun had his best week of practice and that he was pleased with him. He also said "no nobody questions A'uston's talent" and that "he will get out there." I hope Calhoun can work his way onto the floor as it would be nice to get him into the mix now in the non-conference before we start MAC play.