If I lose my appeal, the Court may sentence me to attend GW games.

Long Suffering Fan...The Lonergan staff's approach towards making Mikic a more well-rounded player clearly backfired.  Not only did Nemanja not become a better rebounder, passer, defense, etc., but his shooting suffered. He made 75 3's on 43.6% three point shooting as a freshman, then never made more than 51 on 35.7% shooting during any of his three remaining seasons.  I would hate to see this coaching staff "get inside Jameson's head" to the possible detriment of what he already does well.  As has been said, he has shown a willingness and an ability to rebound on the defensive end.  I agree it would be  a bonus if he could learn to effectively pump fake a 3 and drive past his opponent.  But, if ball handling is not his forte or if he can make that move but then not effectively finish, I am more than content with him being a three point specialist (just as Seymour was last year at Siena).  I believe Armel has already shown an ability to run the half court offense more smoothly than most anyone on the team.  (Shawn has too small a sample size and JNJ with the high number of turnovers is not there yet.)  He should be able to be an effective scorer and distributor throughout this season as long as he is afforded the opportunity.  Maceo is a one dimensional player who I would very much like to see do more.  Unfortunately, I am not in love with most of his game except his free throw shooting (though he doesn't get to the line nearly enough to take advantage) and when the outside shots are falling.  Against SC, he shot 0-11 from the floor, grabbed 4 rebounds and had 1 assist, in an astounding 40 minutes of play.  Anyone who plays a full 40 minutes has to show something to warrant a coach's decision to not be taken out of a game.   

We both agree that we are trying to win games.  The difference is that you feel we will have the best chance of doing so by having our players be more well-rounded.  While that would be nice, I saw what happened with Mikic and am of the mindset that the keys to our success are for the coaches to emphasize the strengths of each player while doing their best to hide weaknesses.

Mikic wasn't bulked up, but don't think he was rail thin, at least for most of his GW career. Certainly weighed more than Omar Williams, who could and did play inside the 3 point line.
Seymour, who can really shoot, looks rail thin.
Didn't realize Maceo played 40 minutes against SC. That's just bizarre, given his day. However, Maceo did hustle and scrap for the ball, so that's a plus. Just an off day for a shooter and believe and hope he will get it back.
   Jamison has the basketball IQ, body and smarts to develop his game. For one simple reason, as noted, if Jamison can become a credible threat going inside or playing inside at times (he was our de facto center at pint in the S.C. game), he will get more openings from the 3 point line.
He's probably not Yuta in ball handling and shouldn't play the point, but if he wants to contribute the most, as well as play professionally overseas, it's a good idea to develop as much of an all around game as he can, without Jamison sacrificing his shooting.
 To Jamison's credit, he really seems to be working more inside for rebounds, which we really need, especially with Arnaldo out. Hope he keeps up. Also hope Arnaldo is back.
 

GW0509 wrote:

THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE
1. T.J. Thompson (2001-05) - 229
2. Shawnta Rogers (1995-99) - 223
3. Kwame Evans (1992-96) - 220
4. Chris Monroe (1999-03) - 203
5. Nemanja Mikic (2010-14) - 189
6. Greg Collucci (2000-04) - 160

Man I watched every game of Monroe's last 3 years at GW and I can barely remember him making 3s. His bulldog drives and mid-range game are etched in my mind. Would've never guessed he was top 4 all-time.
 

Interestingly on KenPom’s similarity scores, Mikic as a freshman is one of battle’s top 10 comps. 

However I’ve already seen a lot more from battle to make me think he’ll improve and be more well rounded.  Agree with dude about his physical make up, but also his rebounding, his pump fake/step back, and his general court presence show me a guy who should continue getting better. 

I’ve previously compared him to Sean McDermott from Butler.   McDermott averages about 10 and 5 right now as a (5th year) senior.   I watched a little of McDermott last night - and while he’s a good player, Battle now as a freshman may be about as good as McDermott as a senior (or close to it). It might be selling battle short to make that comparison.

Well stated FQ.  Spot on.

Jamison is the best GW Freshman, since Yuta.

 

Jamison may not even be the best freshman on this year's team, and that's not at all an insult.

Yes, you had already expressed that opinion.  When you state an opinion and then I offer a differing opinion, there is absolutely no need for you to restate your opinion.

Sorry for misunderstanding Dude.  I thought it was your annoying way of saying, "I'm going to say what I've already said, like I often do, so that I get the last word in."  Again, no need to state your opinion a second time without providing any additional information.  Everyone here can read.