randymc wrote:
similar talent? Cornish vs. Shizz Alston.
I'm speaking at team level. Paul's recent eruption has totally changed dynamic in the front court. I assume you went to the game last night. So you have to report what you saw as I am doing from the stands.
I know this is a straw but considering all players last night, Tulane hung in there with Temple despite individual mismatches. (Obviously some went Tulane's way too.) That candidly was the biggest surprise to me. Tulane used to not outrebound the AAC Temple's. It's now doing it regularly. This team can win some this year if it simply puts itself (including the coaching) in the position to do so. "Slow starts" directly attributed to the most experienced players (Cornish and Sehic last night) on the team don't do that.
As concerns Cornish, I now think he is MBB's version of Banks. He's the floor leader. He's the hardest working man on the team. He has enormous grit. He wants to win desperately. He never quits. He comes from a great family. In short, he has enormous character. I admire all these things but for whatever reasons, just like Banks, he does not make enough good in-game, real time decisions that you would expect from a fifth-year senior. Unfortunately unlike Banks, Tulane does not have a McMillan waiting on the basketball bench. So we simply have to hope for this season that like Blake, Cornish has a "Pauline" transformation. Yes, it may require the grace of God too just like the fellow from Tarsus.