Waddell is too damn weak and soft

[MrWyoming]

Senior... Damn near 7' Tall... Plays 33 minutes.... Opponents best Low Post Defender is in Foul Trouble all game.... And this weakling makes 2 baskets and scores 4 points against a Sun Belt team.

[kdwrightuwyo]

Try to do better asshole...while we scored down low tonight, they were also double and trie teaming them down there too. What we got In the paint wasn't easy. DU played some pretty stifling D tonight and it showed. Not very many open looks at all.

[seattlecowboy]

Waddell was getting double and triple teamed. Waddell is fine down low. The problem is no one can knock down a 3 ball to keep them from doubling down to give our big guys space to work.

[bladerunnr]

Waddell was getting double and triple teamed. Waddell is fine down low. The problem is no one can knock down a 3 ball to keep them from doubling down to give our big guys space to work.

He was getting double teamed. However, he is terrible at recognizing it and then passing out of it to an open shooter. I'm sure their working with him on this but he really hurt us last night with his poor passing.

[Adv8RU12]

He was getting double teamed. However, he is terrible at recognizing it and then passing out of it to an open shooter.

That was all too obvious. Scott figured that out from watching the tapes. The solution, of course, is to play Washington, Nance, or even Afam in the middle when that kind of defense occurs.

[Cowduck]

The real issue with Waddell is that he is averaging 25 minutes a game and fewer than three rebounds per game. He is a starting center who measures 6'10" and who has been matched against smaller frontcourts in just about every game. Both of our starting wing players have more rebounds per game than him. This is a problem.

[kdwrightuwyo]

The real issue with Waddell is that he is averaging 25 minutes a game and fewer than three rebounds per game. He is a starting center who measures 6'10" and who has been matched against smaller frontcourts in just about every game. Both of our starting wing players have more rebounds per game than him. This is a problem.

One thing to think about, though, is that a lot of teams are/were shooting 3s against us. When someone shoots a 3, most of the deflections will be wide...closer to where the wings are located, not the center. It's the shorter, inside misses that Waddell and Washington should be getting...

[Carl Spackler]

Waddell is listed at 6-10 and we all know how basketball heights are listed (normally taller than they actually are). TV announcers can say that Waddell is 6-10, but damn near 7 foot with his afro.

That means being 6-2, I can tell people that I am damn near 6-5 or 6-6. I wish I would have thought of this earlier.

[whyoh]

Waddell is listed at 6-10 and we all know how basketball heights are listed (normally taller than they actually are). TV announcers can say that Waddell is 6-10, but damn near 7 foot with his afro.

That means being 6-2, I can tell people that I am damn near 6-5 or 6-6. I wish I would have thought of this earlier.

even with a large poofy hair-do on adam waddell.....i would still have a hard time calling his hair an "afro"

[Adv8RU12]

Look at the team picture and decide how tall Waddell is.

http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/ ... l-mtt.html

[kansasCowboy]

Look at the team picture and decide how tall Waddell is.

http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/ ... l-mtt.html

He's a legit 6-10. I've stood next to him and I'm 6-2. The guy across from him was Ajayee (Or how ever you spell it) and he was also listed at 6-10. But if you look and Moujeke to the right of him, you'll see a two inch difference.

[CowboyFan]

Waddle is a tough kid who gives his all for UW while suffering with severe foot problems. Weakling? Unreal! A new 'low' for keyboard jerks? Definitely. Coaches, who are paid well, are fair game. Criticizing athletes, or even worse making derogatory comments about them, is ugly and not welcome.

[MrWyoming]

Waddle is a tough kid who gives his all for UW while suffering with severe foot problems. Weakling? Unreal! A new 'low' for keyboard jerks? Definitely. Coaches, who are paid well, are fair game. Criticizing athletes, or even worse making derogatory comments about them, is ugly and not welcome.

Listen I was the first to praise Waddell after the 2nd half he had at Colorado. He needs to play like that all the time. He needs to play with an attitude and quit being soft like a pillow.

[bladerunnr]

Waddle is a tough kid who gives his all for UW while suffering with severe foot problems. Weakling? Unreal! A new 'low' for keyboard jerks? Definitely. Coaches, who are paid well, are fair game. Criticizing athletes, or even worse making derogatory comments about them, is ugly and not welcome.

You make a good point. I have struggled with this in the past and finally decided that calling out an individual player is not right. The coach makes the money. The coach selects the players. If the players can't perform or play like they haven't been coached, then that's on the coach.
The original poster got on Waddell for being "weak". I think I knew what he was referring to. Waddell does not make himself big in the post. He doesn't spread his legs and get other teams post player on his back. He stands there, upright, and waves his arm. Well, it's so easy for the other team to jump in front of Waddell and poke the pass away. I don't know how many times that happened. He is a senior. He has some physical skills and seems to be a hard worker. But he defineately needs to improve if we are to have any sucess this year.
Anyways, I don't have a problem with posting that a player needs to improve in a certain area. It doesn't have to be destructive criticism. But to call a player weak or soft is out of bounds. When I read remarks like that, I think the poster lost money on the game or he is the kind of fan we dont need.

[whyoh]

f-word you guys...calling out a kid


Weddell I'd the man...go pokes

[whyoh]

I'm drunk...happy new year!

[fromolwyoming]

I'm drunk...happy new year!

Somehow, you may regret these posts, and that hangover when you sober up.

[Fullback41]

Correction...the original post was made by a csu troll. UW fans love Waddell and all the players. csu sucks!

[whyoh]

I'm drunk...happy new year!

Somehow, you may regret these posts, and that hangover when you sober up.

lol.....i've never gotten too hung over

[fromolwyoming]

I'm drunk...happy new year!

Somehow, you may regret these posts, and that hangover when you sober up.

lol.....i've never gotten too hung over

First time for everything though.