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Date Posted: Tuesday, July 20, 11:00:39pm
Author: WashpaRick
Subject: Another big night for T.J.

He had 20 plus pts. and a bunch of rebounds and assists not to mention 4 blocks. Jones was around 20 with 3 or 4 three pointers. Looks like he can shoot a little. Evans might have been close to 20 also with a bunch of nice drives but had his hands full with Gibbs who scored a bunch. Montiero had about a dozen and Marhold had 3 dunks and a free throw. T.J. going against Gibbs in the championship tomorrow.

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Nice to see Marhold back on the court. Tomorrow should be a war between TJ & Gibbs. In the last game Ashton schooled TJ in the first half but McConnell may have actually outplayed him in the 2nd half. Maybe now we find out if he learned anything defensively. (NT) -- TMH, Tuesday, July 20, 11:09:25pm
The Lair was probably the least experienced team in the league. Only Brown got more than token minutes in Div 1 ball last year and even he didn't start. I know who I think the MVP should be. (NT) -- TMH, Tuesday, July 20, 11:14:01pm
Thanks Rick. Saw this comment on the Pitt Rival Board and thought it was funny: "T.J. was just super once again, as he did nearly everything perfectly and the ball seems to follow him around like he's a magnet. For some reason, Anthony Myers wanted to talk trash and told T.J. he couldn't gaurd him after a Anthony made a layup. So T.J. went down and drained a three then told Myers he couldn't guard him. Nobody guarded T.J. all night, as he had 22, 12 boards and 7 assists." (NT) -- CLK, Wednesday, July 21, 06:44:02am
- This is completely unscientific, but here goes ... -- El Duque, Wednesday, July 21, 08:26:53am
  - I like this problem a lot BUT if you think TJ will start then certainly Evans will not. Having TJ around has put pressure on Evans to perform and he has thus far.....this is a GOOD thing. Could Evans and TJ be on the floor at the same time? Evans at the point and TJ as SG? I think were going to see a hi-tempo games with a lot of substitutions. (NT) -- Greg, Wednesday, July 21, 10:41:02am
    - There is no way that they AREN'T on the floor together for large chunks of time. Evans is going to play as many (or at least close to) minutes that he did last year and TJ is going to see lots of time as well. That necessarily means that you will see Evans at the 1, and TJ at the 2. Whether that means TJ starts or not, doesn't matter...I do believe that both will finish games. (NT) -- Slim, Wednesday, July 21, 11:15:36am
      - Invariably at the end of the game ( last 3 minutes or so ) someone is leading and holding the ball a bit and someone is chasing and fouling. It is imperative if you are leading to have multiple ball handlers on the floor at that time. If TJ and EE excel in this area, along with foul shooting, all the better for DU. I expect they play together in this type of scenario. (NT) -- Abdul Rahman, Wednesday, July 21, 11:36:31am
    - Two excellent ball handling great shooting guards on the floor at the same time makes for some pretty exciting basketball. I would hope that our two could be the next Travieso & Padilla (UMASS mid 90s) of the A10. It was lights out when they were on the floor together. (NT) -- Stevie, Wednesday, July 21, 03:56:43pm
  - I'd like to see a lineup of Evans, Monteiro, Clark, Saunders, and Peggau but a finishing lineup that includes McConnell in place of one of those guys. (NT) -- Slim, Wednesday, July 21, 11:36:25am
    - IMO Slim, TJ McConnell is the best PG on the team and the best SG, at least statistically in head/head matchups. He is also the best pure shooter. I want him on the floor early and often until he proves he's not the guy. (NT) -- TMH, Wednesday, July 21, 07:08:37pm
      - In RE's world, I think it works the other way. You prove that you're the guy, then you end up on the floor early and often. (NT) -- duq81, Wednesday, July 21, 09:29:30pm
        Possibly but Damian, Bill and BJ all started right out of the gate. The first two proved they belonged there. BJ needed a bit more seasoning but was replaced by yet another freshman. (NT) -- TMH, Wednesday, July 21, 09:56:00pm
        The Dukes were still in ruins when Damian and Bill came in. We're a bit better now. TJ may indeed get major minutes early, but it will be because he earned them in practice, and then in the early games, not because he was handed a job. Our other guards played well in the summer league too, so whoever ends up getting major minutes, will have earned them, beating out tough competition. (NT) -- duq81, Wednesday, July 21, 11:12:02pm
      - I don't totally disagree with you. I think he WILL be, but I'm not sure he is YET. Evans has played very well and the PG job is his to lose. As for BJ vs TJ at the 2, I think the lineup with BJ and Peggau (or Martin if he does well) makes us better due to size. There is a certain benefit in having someone of TJ's ability and energy coming off your bench, so ideally BJ and Peggau would play well enough to start and play major minutes, and you'd have TJ giving a lift off the bench. At the end of the game, you could matchup defense vs offense. (NT) -- Slim, Thursday, July 22, 09:20:23am
very good news all around...very good news indeed. (NT) -- Slim, Wednesday, July 21, 08:07:54am
Is anybody else amazed how well TJ has rebounded this summer? I would guess some of this is a funtion of just summer ball, but still very impressive and tells you a lot about his hustle and desire. He has to be a candidate for MVP the way he has played. (NT) -- CLK, Wednesday, July 21, 08:08:08am
- Having seen TJ play at least 4 games at the end of the season, including the WPIAL and PIAA plyoffs, I was always impressed with his ability to rebound. Keep in mind that a good number of those rbs. were under the board where he had to do battle with an opponent. He just seems to have an ability to be around the ball & get to it in a hurry. I'm not sure if I'm surprised about his rebounding in the summer league. I would more likely say that I am delighted that he has been able to display that talent against a much higher level of competiton than he saw at the high school level. More... -- Always a Duke, Wednesday, July 21, 10:46:47am
Some guys just always seem to be around the ball; I noticed that in TJ's high school games; he just seems to be able to put himself in the correct position to come away from a crowd with the ball. (NT) -- Jules, Wednesday, July 21, 03:46:26pm
By the way who the eff is Anthony Myers to be talking trash to anyone? (NT) -- Jules, Wednesday, July 21, 03:49:18pm
- Anthony is a lightning quick guard from the Wash. DC area who will be matriculating to Robert Morris. He and TJ may cross paths over the next several years. It will be interesting to see who gets the upper hand. (NT) -- Abdul Rahman, Wednesday, July 21, 10:11:25pm
  - Let me end the mystery here: TJ will be 4-0 against RoMo when he graduates. Anthony can score a million points if he wants; the final score will still be the only thing worth remembering. (NT) -- El Duque, Thursday, July 22, 09:38:23am
    - From your keyboard to God's ears. Hope you're right. One caveat - Don't sell Bobby Mo short. (NT) -- Abdul Rahman, Thursday, July 22, 10:19:18am
      - Sold! Next! -- El Duque, Thursday, July 22, 01:06:37pm

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