Tuesday Question - 03/02/10
by Ivory Tower on Mar 2, 2010 12:46 PM EST
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PrintGenerally, we are the "authors" of "content" around here - "here" being a blog and not a message board. Recognize, we do, that you've come here not to contribute, but to consume. Nevertheless, there is the sporadic occasion where, either for our benefit or for to exercise the thinkifiers of the masses, we ask you a question. Today's question is ...
Is Terrico White the best player on the Rebels' roster?
A foregone conclusion before the start of the season, many fans since have begun to doubt White's superiority, expressing their frustration at his apparent lack of aggressiveness. White has both the tangibles and intangibles to be an Ole Miss legend - talent, build, attitude, and roots in the traditional Ole Miss hotbed of Memphis.
Terrico has, no doubt, contributed to Ole Miss wins. However, Eniel Polynice has carried this team on his back far more often than the once-thought-draft-bound White. And when its not Polynice forgetting that he is awkward just long enough to dribble around some fool, there has been Chris Warren taking the ice packs out of his shorts and draining three-pointers like it's some Pavlovian response to being down by 38.
Yet, most people seem to hold fast in their belief that White has the total package and remains some wild basketball animal that just needs to be unchained.
There is no doubt that White's prettiest shots are prettier than anyone else's. And his most acrobatic drives are moves that could only otherwise be made accidentally after they tripped over an out-of-place DeAundre Cranston, who unwittingly turned around to see what happend and deflected the ball into the goal with the back of his shoulder. When White does things well, he does them better than anyone else on our team. For that, reason, in answering my own intentionally vague question, I would say that, despite his infrequency, he remains the best player on our team.
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Terrico is probably our most talented player
But your question was about our “best player”, and without delving too much into the semantics of the question, I take that to mean “Which of our players is playing the best right now?”. For me the answer is Murphy Holloway. He is averaging only four points fewer a game than Terrico, but is shooting around .500, he leads the team in rebounding and steals, and hustles his ass off. Not only that, but he does all this outside of the lime light, often not getting the credit he deserves. His contributions aren’t the big threes at the end of a tight game, its the dirty work that keeps games close.
I have to choose Murphy Holloway
“Best” doesn’t men “player with the most potential.” Murphy Holloway doesn’t just have potential. He realizes his potential. Also, 20 rebounds in a game from an undersized 4? That’s ridiculous.
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by Juco All-American on Mar 2, 2010 2:47 PM EST reply actions
Force In The Paint? -OR- Waste Of Space?
Cranston…well…he just sucks! Bottomline. Hopefully the athletic bigs Kennedy has coming in will be able to provide what we all know is missing..
by GeauxToHellLSU on Mar 2, 2010 3:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I know what is missing...
Good coaching.
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Terrance Henry
I think that a case could be made for Henry being the best player on the team. Sometimes he doesn’t get the minutes he deserves, but every time he is in the game he busts his ass which is something that can’t be said of most of our players (especially Terrico). Henry is contributing down low where we need it most. Lord knows Cranston isn’t doing a thing down there and Reggie can’t keep from limping long enough to make a difference most of the time.
If you could put Murph's "motor" in Terrico's body and skill set
you’d be looking at an All-America player. Rico is blessed with a God-given skill set that no one else on the team has. He can shoot over or drive by any guard in the league when he chooses to. The problem has been getting him to attack. This was the year he could flourish. After being the only reliable option for most of last year, he was presented with the opportunity to score without having to work so hard and he’s not capitalized. He certainly wins the “Most Mind-Bogglingly Frustrating Player To Watch Award”.
I understand the argument for Holloway. He’s our most reliable player from an effort standpoint and he’s getting the maximum out of his abilities, but that doesn’t make him our best player. Terrance Henry is possibly our “most talented” player, but hasn’t realized his full potential yet, but that’s not due to a lack of effort on his part.
Terrico was certainly our most precocious player last year. He was thrust into an uncomfortable situation (like the backseat of a Volkwagen) and thrived as “The Man” on a thoroughly depleted team with 0 expectations. He’s shied away from the ball way too much on offense this year and looked generally apathetic on that end of the court all season. He’s rebounded well all season though, so it’s not like he’s completely floating though the games, just offensively.
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When I first read this post.....
I thought, “Do we even have a ‘best player?’” I agree with those who say Terrico is our most talented player- there is no doubt about that. Our best player, up to this point, would probably be Murphy Holloway. He consistently shows up, plays hard, and almost every night contributes something positive. He also provides rebounds to a team that desperately needs it.
BBall1984 is right
One problem with this team is that we don’t really have a best player. We don’t have that go-to guy that can (or more accurately, will) step up and take a game over. Terrico should be that guy…but he isn’t.
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