Originally Posted by 66flyer
I couldn't believe one fan said they had now lost 4 games to "lesser" teams. Who's he calling lesser?
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I would say the Rams have more raw talent on the floor, but, as always, one of our most important weapons doesn't wear a uniform. Miller would take that team to the sweet 16. They are loaded with weapons, but like most teams, we now look down our noses at their lack of cohesive team play.
Garrett vs. SS: Garrett is really good, 2:1 A/TO ratio and 8 PPG, but SS is the better player. And CLUTCH.
Iverson vs. Mikesell/XW: Stats are similar, but Iverson is a senior. And plays a little more high energy. Hard to make an objective call here. For 1 game probably Iverson.
Terrell vs. Cooke: Cooke -- solidly. But Terrell is a good player. But DD?? Definitely Terrell.
Martin at full strength vs. our entire front line (at the same time): Martin. Dude is averaging over 3.5 blocks per game! Plus 14.5 points. Sweet stroke and shoots 65% from the field. What a weapon, they didn't use him very well last night. Pollard is fantastic and plays with amazing energy, but Martin has the better total skill set.
EC Matthews vs. KD: EC is just loaded with offensive talent that KD won't ever have. Bud KD has something EC doesn't appear to have in spades and that's heart. EC is the better player, who knows what he would have been in a Flyer uniform? In this version of the universe I'll take KD. He's the heart of this team.
I think if Miller had their 5 players and our 5 had gone to RI for their careers, we would be a top 25 team right now. BUT, that makes a big assumption that the RI players would be willing to fit into Miller's system, and maybe that's why Miller didn't recruit them.
