Except for last year apparently. Finished 4th in the west division of a bad conference and lost to the likes of Bradley, Marshall, UC Riverside, and Southern Utah at home. He’s the next John Wooden!
I think he will be fine as the season progresses. When he is deliberate and aggressive offensively he has shown since last year that he can be pretty good. It is still early in the year, but he has looked hesitant to shoot like you said. He is a solid defender because of his length. This team is a little too unselfish at times.
I also think Sibley struggles with confidence (hesitant to take wide open shots and subsequently air ball).
Based on what I have seen and assuming there are no injuries or defections, I think so.
I wish we played the big boys instead of d3 teams.
Boring! Then we wouldn’t have threads about how great some player is who scored 23 against that D3 team.
I don't think "Freshmen of the Week" awards carry much weight anymore. Sometimes our freshmen just need to show up to get the award because it's slim pickens as most schools don't recruit freshmen anymore
Hope he brings that intensity for the rest of the season.
Frazier is a guy that, in my opinion, always plays with heart and energy. He just doesn't always hit shots. When he does hit them he has games like he did on Thursday.
My point is that we have good freshmen who continue to improve.
Unfortunately, with the transfer portal, you can't count on being able to keep guys from getting poached by bigger schools. With the likely removal of the two time D1 transfer rule, a guy like Elijah Jones (or Frazier) could transfer without having to sit out a year. While I don't see a huge market for any of the freshmen, stranger things can happen. Plus, they can just decide to transfer for other reasons like playing time, etc. Again, it is the reason many coaches have gone away from recruiting a bunch of freshmen at this level. Every year is essentially a rebuild, and the upcoming year will be no different for Golding.
I agree with you Maniac. There are a few that play with heart and energy and he is one that does that. He truly cares.
And Golding doesn't have the recruiting chops to keep up either.
Golding has proved he's a fiery and motivated guy, but can't recruit here. Teams year and year in and year out at or even below Utep's level out recruit him. I do think he'll get another year unfortunately, but nothing has shown he'll have this team competing for an NCAA bid while he's here. That's what he was brought here for and since it's not working out, I think next year is his last unless he has a miracle season and makes the NCAA next year. This year is already a huge disappointment I'm year 3 and hom bringing back a lot of his players!
I agree Natty, except for the part of Golding needing to make the NCAA tourney in order to stick around. Senter has already shown that is not a requirement in order to get extended at UTEP.
