Matt Glass Is A D1 PLayer

Dickie Dunn · Post by **Dickie Dunn** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:54 pm

I'd take Carmelo over anyone in a game of HORSE. I remember being at a shootaround before a game, I think at Rutgers, and he was standing at the top of the opposite key with his back to the far basket and launching one-handed 70-footers over his shoulder. Regularly hitting at least the backboard, if not the rim. Can't remember if he hit one or not.

Of course, press conference podiums seemed to be his Achilles' heel.

throwdown · Post by **throwdown** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:10 pm

Before it is all said and done, many will change their opinion of Glass. He is more athletic than he has shown and is capable of handling the ball as well. I don't know why he and GC haven't shown their skills yet, but I think it's coming for Matt. It may have something to do with 2 coaches in their first 2 years. Not sure but the number of High D1 offers he had coming out is an indication that something is there. So much of what separates the levels of play is confidence. Confidence is hard to acquire when your coach doesn't have it in you. As MG's confidence increases so will his level of play. Hopefully this will be the case with Gibbs and Correia, once DK shows some confidence in them.

uz2b-len · Post by **uz2b-len** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:12 pm

Dickie Dunn wrote:I'd take Carmelo over anyone in a game of HORSE. I remember being at a shootaround before a game, I think at Rutgers, and he was standing at the top of the opposite key with his back to the far basket and launching one-handed 70-footers over his shoulder. Regularly hitting at least the backboard, if not the rim. Can't remember if he hit one or not.

Seems to me his foul shooting wasn't great, which could be a serious drawback for horse. Or is that a different game? 21?

shovelhd · Post by **shovelhd** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:14 pm

HORSE is about taking the same shot as your opponent, and scoring points when they miss. If you were playing Carmelo, you would just shoot foul shots, hoping he'd miss. He would take a shot from center court, hoping you'd miss.

LS71 · Post by **LS71** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:25 pm

..or in my case, KNOWING I would miss.

xlgman · Post by **xlgman** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:22 pm

Chris "Condor" Kirkland was a great example of a player who can develop into a key cog but showed little signs of doing so until his junior year.

Year by year stats:
Minutes - 7 - 14 - 28 - 34
PPG - 1 - 4 - 10 - 15
RPG - 1 - 2 - 7 - 6

ren · Post by **ren** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:32 pm

I was at the game where Kirkland finally showed up. The fans were as suprised as anyone... we'd heard about his athleticism and them *boom* there it was.

uz2b-len · Post by **uz2b-len** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:41 pm

I'm thinking that was against Xavier. I remember him going end to end for dunk near the end of that one--but we lost.

TBird · Post by **TBird** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:10 am

Dickie Dunn wrote:I'd take Carmelo over anyone in a game of HORSE. I remember being at a shootaround before a game, I think at Rutgers, and he was standing at the top of the opposite key with his back to the far basket and launching one-handed 70-footers over his shoulder. Regularly hitting at least the backboard, if not the rim. Can't remember if he hit one or not.

Of course, press conference podiums seemed to be his Achilles' heel.

What does Horse have to do with anything? If it did, my 75 year old father would be king with his sick hook shot.

I'll pick Kinard in a game of Heart.