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Men’s
Mid-season report card
Guards:
C+
Other than the play from freshman Corey Santee (16.0 points, 6.7
assists a game) and junior Junior Blount (16.7 points, 3.7 assists
a game), the team has not got any productivity at the guard positions.
Injuries to sophomore Nucleus Smith was a key blow in the backcourt.
Forwards:
B-
Inconsistency has been the key for the Frogs frontcourt players.
One night TCU’s forwards are notching double-double numbers
in scoring and rebounding, and then another night they are just
watching. The Frogs have gotten strong performances from junior
Jamal Brown (12.1 points, 9.9 rebound a game). Overcoming some injuries,
junior Bingo Merriex is playing better as of late.
Centers:
D
The Frogs have not gotten anything from this position at all this
season. Being out-muscled in the paint and intimidated by their
opponents has been the story for the post players so far in the
season. Simply junior Rebel Paulk can’t cut it against the
bigger and faster bigmen in C-USA.
Bench:
C-
Injuries have given Tubbs a chance to play some of his bench players.
Against Baylor, the bench scored a season-high 72 points.
Coaches:
C+
Despite opening Conference USA play with four consecutive losses,
Tubbs is hard at work on getting the team back on track. With only
a few seconds in a game that is out of reach, Tubbs calls a timeout
after his team made a free throw. He called the timeout to set his
full-court defense against Louisville. Tubbs is still teaching and
having fun with the refs.
Attendance:
C-
A new conference has not made much
difference in the stands. The fans came out for the Memphis and
SMU games at DMC, but other than that it is the same old story:
Empty seats.
Overall:
C-
Wins versus no-name schools like Arkansas-Monticello and Lenoir-Ryhne
fattens up the win column, but it doesn’t help with RPI ratings
and earning national respect. At best if the Frogs get on a roll,
the NIT is the best choice. But the equipment managers better look
forward to cleaning and emptying the locker rooms come March.
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