Not with this depth, specially when he was not shooting well. Need to spread the wealth, specially in the first have.
Boum should not play 40 minutes..
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Terry is only comfortable with 6 guys in crunch time right now. Hopefully Archie can jump in soon and play some good minutes. Hawkins hasn't really shown up yet. The other guys are providing depth, but are projects.
Terry wants Boum to be the team's PG. He and Lathon are the ball handlers. Depending on how good Archie is and how much he plays, we may see Boum go on to be our 6th man until next year.
Terry wants Boum to be the team's PG. He and Lathon are the ball handlers. Depending on how good Archie is and how much he plays, we may see Boum go on to be our 6th man until next year.
I dont have a problem if he is playing during crunch time, but PG's gets tired, and I wouldn't want the ball with him if he has handled the rock for 36-37 minutes. At least he should take breaks before halftime and after halftime. But what do I know
Boum is still young. He started as a true freshman at San Francisco, then transferred to UTEP, sat a year and now playing again this year.
Gotta look past shooting percentages, Boum does the dirty work on defense and is an important part to our defense with our guards, Terry puts him on the other teams top or top two studs. This UTEP team is not about offensive fire power, its about wearing you down on defense and I like that style.
So you want to sub Archie, a player none of us have seen under fire, didn't get much time at TCU for Boum who plays great defense is an emerging leader and who has lead us to be undefeated so far? Despite his shooting he does so much for this team and there is a reason he played 40 min last night and although not ideal the bottom line here is we haven't lost with him in the line up.
The only minutes I question last night were Hawkins’.
I actually like Boum. He looks uncomfortable at times but if you listened to the postgame show with Coach, its because he's been forced to learn to play PG and he has never played the position. The kid hustles every second he is in the game and actually has good ball skills. I like the PG combo of Lathon and Boum.
Hawkins just doesn't look confident out there. Perhaps it is his needing to adjust to a higher level of talent on the team. With the addition of Edwards, and soon Archie, his minutes could take even more of a hit.
I’ve heard from someone who has seen several practices that he might be the best player on the team. We’ll see how that transfers to game action soon.
Boum was able to handle the UNM pressure when Lathon was out with foul trouble in the first half. He did fine as far as I'm concerned. He needs to find his shot but that's about it.
Boum is a better ball handler than Lathon. He can get through the press at times that Lathon would get his pocket picked.
I can't believe the last few posts talking about Boum being a good ball handler. He is HORRIBLY SLOPPY handling the ball.
Some have argued that he's a good defender. Ok, I won't argue that until I see him getting beat regularly but his ball handling is especially in need of work.
And let's not even start on his 33.3% shooting from the field, 15.8% from 3PT.
Some have argued that he's a good defender. Ok, I won't argue that until I see him getting beat regularly but his ball handling is especially in need of work.
And let's not even start on his 33.3% shooting from the field, 15.8% from 3PT.
You make a really good point. It's all speculation regarding Archie, but I really think this team is missing a good SF that could takethem to another level. If Archie can handle the ball and can defend 4 positions like Terry says, then he will likely take somebody's spot in the starting 5. It's a good problem to have starters coming off the bench.
As bigwood pointed out, Boum is a helluva defensive player. He’ll come around offensively. Mark it down.
Good teams are always greater than the sum of their parts, and IMO a lot more fun to watch.
Woooohooo if this is true can’t wait to see it... you imagine adding another at that level to this team ?
Yes please!!
but I will wait and see because I remember there was a ton of hype regarding tarke and as of now he has not shown much ....
Develman is 100% correct. The reason Boum played so much was the foul trouble. Boum is playing well but he is not a natural point guard yet. Archie can handle that role. It will be important for guys minutes to diminish a little bit so that they don't lose their legs come the end of the season. I am totally comfortable with Boum, Lathan, Archie and Edwards at our guard spots.
I don’t think Archie is going to be handling pg duties.
He may be taking some minutes away from Boum, but he is not a natural ball handler either.
I think Lathon and Boum are going to be bringing the ball up he court.
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Also, the thing people are over looking with Boum is his defensive prowess. We tend to focus on what a guy can do offensively, but he was guarding guys with inches on him, who have produced, and was doing a pretty good job of shutting them down.
I really like Boum and he brings a lot to the table. With Archie we will have yet another long guard that can defend and score. We will need all of these players as we move into the grind of the conference schedule.
Agreed. I thought you were saying Archie could take over some of Boum’s pg duties, which I think he handles the ball just fine, just not point guard good.
Agreed. Boum is quick and sometimes a little too fast for his own good on offense.
After Lathon got the ball stolen several times during the press against NMSU, Coach started having Boum take the ball past the 10 second line during times of a hard press. When Boum settles down a little he'll start making more shots.
I think ultimately Archie will start and boum will come off the bench along with Hawkins, Odigie and sometimes maybe one more player in an 8-9 man rotation.
Possibly. Wouldn’t be surprised if Vila comes off the bench at times and we go more of a 4 guard lineup.
One thing is certain and that’s that we can really mix our looks up giving other teams a helluva time making adjustments.
I like having villa in there and having a big lineup.. I think that’s really frustrated teams
Watching replay of game and you're blind. Boum is nothing but energy. He is a play maker.
Boum is mostly out of control offensively. If he's a "play maker" it's because he's sloppy with the ball and causing havoc around him when he has the ball.
Not true. Every team needs a player like him.
He reminds me of dwade. He not as good as dwade but plays like him. He will cause problems when he is a senior.
