Viet Haters?

[jman2004]

Where you guys at now?

(I hate to say "I told you so" but . . .)

Has he FINALLY proven to some of you that he deserves minutes? He makes us a totally different team when he's allowed to play and shoot.

[NorthernIowaBacker]

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Have there been ANY Viet "haters"???

Simply stated: Yes.

[06panther10]

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Yeah you're right, one good game makes up for the other 20 mediocre games

[BCPanther]

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It's not 'hate', that would be attacking Adam as a person and that is absolutely not fair. Nice, intelligent guy...

Basketball-wise...

I don't get how he is now somehow 'vindicated' for doing the thing that this team relies on him to do and that up until now, he has not done...

If this continues for the rest of the year, I will gladly eat a nice sized helping of fine Iowa Crow, but until then, I am not holding my breath...

[Khan4Cats]

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NIce to see Viet doing what he does best, shoot. He may not match up defensively against some quicker wings, but we have adjusted the D to deal with that, and he definitely helps open the inside for our bigs. Hopefully the funk he had at the start of the year is past and he will be on for the rest of the year and that will start to rub off on everyone else.

I was thinking however, giving his streak of luck since he's been at UNI, that maybe we should form some kind of escort/security group to make sure he safely walks across campus avoiding any ice patches, doesn't get a door shut on his hand or a chair rolled back into a knee or a paper cut or throw his back out carrying text books.......

[jman2004]

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Have there been ANY Viet "haters"??? We all want UNI to win jman. And I think none of us really care what player combination gets us to those wins. I'm glad that Adam's had two great games and I feel that this will continue.

But, what are you going to say if he has an "off" night? Are you going to make a post that says you were wrong?

Our guys are starting to shoot the ball well, play together and hit their stride. Let's not make this a time in the season to supoprt one player over another. Just support the Panthers.

To answer your questions, "Yes" Viet was "hated" on by many posters on here early in the season. I'll go find the quotes and start a new thread. Posters that usually bash other posters for getting down on other players. It was annoying. That's why I made this thread.

No, I won't make a post that claims I was wrong, because I'm not. Viet should've seen more playing time from the get-go, whether he hits his threes or not. He's just as effective as Montgomery or Dunham out there yet they dominated HIS minutes early in the season.

I'm supporting all the Panthers. Don't put words in my mouth. I'm just supporting Viet a little more than others on here choose to. All I did was ask a simple question: "Has Viet finally proven to some of you that he deserves more minutes?" That's it.

I find it funny that people can't just say "Yep, he's playing well . . ." A few of you are proving my point with your "Yeah BUT . . ."

I'm going to go on a limb and say that Viet's outside shooting the last two games has REVITALIZED this offense and that HE has made his teammates better. Leading scorer last night . . .

Simply put, if Adam's minutes would've been limited last night to make more playing time for Montgomery and Dunham and maybe even Reed, we wouldn't have won.

Thank you Adam!

[bendbutdontbreak]

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i am wondering what made adam's game so good last night? I didnt get to see any of the game just got to look at the stats and keep track on the message boards. from JUST the stats jordan played half the minutes and put up the same numbers. I see jordan was in a little foul trouble.

[strike00]

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There was a panther fan even calling him the worst player in the Valley earlier.

Even without the three point shot, he has improved his defense tremendously and now holds his own just as well as Reed and Brown. He doesn't make many mistakes, He plays hard and comes up with loose balls, and has been getting alot of rebounds for a guard lately. He has earned the starts and the minutes he is getting.

[jman2004]

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There was a panther fan even calling him the worst player in the Valley earlier.

Someone referred to him as a "DIII player at best" as well.

Again, the reason for starting the thread.

[MediaPanther]

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I don't think it's as much of "hating Adam" as people wanting to see some consistency. It's frustrating to watch him hit a bunch of 3's in one game and then go 4-25 over the next 7 games. Such is the life of a pure shooter, I know, but at this level, there needs to be some consistent contribution night in and night out.

I sure hope he's found his groove this year and will knock down some 3's on a regular basis because God knows we need it, but history isn't exactly on his side.

[Khan4Cats]

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I think that comment was pretty well shot down at the time it was made. Same with the D-III comment.

I have always maintained that he was a great signee for UNI when we got him, but that our team (and the Valley) has elevated beyond the skill set that he brought with him since then. He has done a nice job on defense in the last few games, mainly because we are switching from straight man to man to different looks. He is a heady player, he has to be. He is not as quick as other players so he has to be able to anticipate and get into position earlier. He does a nice job on help defense and getting to weakside rebounds.

But don't expect to see him going one on one guarding Josh Young or Osiris Eldridge or P'Allen Stinnett, etc. That's the change that has occurred. The coaching staff realizes we need his offensive threat on the floor so we have to alter our defense to get him at times. I like it, it is what we have needed on both ends of the floor and as I said, I hope it continues for about 8 more weeks.

[UNI Prof]

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I expect every single one of you to apologize for wishing that he'd hit a better percentage of his 3's and wanting him to be a better defensive player. That is unacceptable. Get back to bashing Jake for his lineups or whatever.

[jman2004]

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I expect every single one of you to apologize for wishing that he'd hit a better percentage of his 3's and wanting him to be a better defensive player. That is unacceptable. Get back to bashing Jake for his lineups or whatever.

I'm done bashing Jake for his lineups, for now. He seems to have figured out that Viet needs to be on the floor while Montgomery and Dunham's minutes could be more limited. Jake is doing a much better job of keeping guys on the floor that work well together and give us a chance to win ballgames.

I know it's only one game, but look what happens for that one game when you take the leash off the guy and give him 35 MINUTES of playing time . . . he leads the team in scoring.

Every single player on this team has PLENTY of downfalls. Viet's probably is his athleticism and speed compared to other teammates. But that should have never held him back. We've needed his scoring all along and he hasn't been put in a position to contribute until recently.

And look what he's done with it.

[clenz]

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Jake finally seems to "trust" Adam on the court, thus giving him a lot of confidence. A confident shooter with a good stroke = a lot better shooting %

[NEIOWABB]

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I still say that if Viet didn't get hurt last year and would have continued to knock down threes, we would have been in the NCAA's again. I know it is an "IF" but if you look back at when the skid started last year, it was when he got hurt.

He is what he is. Everyone is going to have their own opinion. It is easy to look at what people can't do, lets start looking at what people can do.

Also, you won't find a better person or teammate in D-1 basketball.