Half time: CU 18, WSU 39
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I don't think shooting 38% for a season is luck but you have to wonder if he put in as much work in the offseason. No idea whether it's true but I remember someone posting on the other board that Noah worked with CJ Elleby when Elleby was preparing for the NBA draft. It wouldn't surprise me if it's also in his head a bit.
There was also little else to do during the 1st year of the pandemic and was probably easier to say focused.
Noah may actually want to get an eye exam.
Not joking. From personal experience, eyes can get pretty messed up in a short period of time. If he has a stigmatism, he's not seeing the basket correctly. In an "open air" arena, depth perception goes to sh*t. He may be drilling it in the practice facility where that isn't an issue.
Not joking. From personal experience, eyes can get pretty messed up in a short period of time. If he has a stigmatism, he's not seeing the basket correctly. In an "open air" arena, depth perception goes to sh*t. He may be drilling it in the practice facility where that isn't an issue.
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My limited observation of Noah is that his mechanics seem off. Too many shots, even 3-pointers, he doesn't appear to be squared up to the basket and perhaps rushing the shot. I keep thinking about the two post ups he made vs. Colorado. In both cases, not only was he much closer to the basket, but he seemed squared up. Who knows? Maybe he shot the same way last year and I didn't pay attention to his mechanics because he was scoring more often. IMO, he remains the key to whether the Cougars have a real good run the rest of the way.
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Purely speculation here…I was at the Spokane game against the Jack Rabbits and he was obviously sick…wearing a long sleeve under his jersey bundling up on the bench. To his credit he tried to play but probably shouldn’t have. There’s a lot of things you can get that can take your legs away from you for a while. I’ve had the flu and lost 12 lbs. for a guy like Noah who’s pretty lean if it was something like that he probably lost his legs and just hasn’t gotten his shot back.
I was at that game too and you are right, he looked like hell. So did Roberts. He hadn’t been shooting lights out before that at all but he’s probably down even more since then.
I didn't even know in this new environment a player could play while sick. Interesting.
