Where have you gone, Travis Brown?

[dan_beeding]

5.1 PPG, .7 APG, 2 Reb PG.

2 points in 11 min. today.

Outisde of two big games (12 vs UND, 14 vs Chi St), hasn't done a whole lot. He looked great his fresh and soph years, and hasn't done a whole lot since. Is it Jake's system that has stifled him (not a whole lot different than Mac's), or he doesn't care, or anybody have a clue why his development has come to a standstill?

[jegbomb52]

Re: Where have you gone, Travis Brown?

Whatever happened to Travoforclank, err...., travoforthree, I love dude's high school buddies that come on the message boards.

[jman2004]

Re: Where have you gone, Travis Brown?

What happened? He's averaging 15 minutes a game this season, that's what happened. After averaging 25 minutes per game last season and 25 minutes per game the year before last.

Again, I don't mean to keep dropping Kerwin's name, but it's hard not to when here's yet, another talented guard, not getting the playing time, but outperforming Kerwin with the time they have been given.

Kerwin has looked slightly more confident to date, but I think Travis is kind of getting a raw deal.

[FerociousCat]

Re: Where have you gone, Travis Brown?

Whatever happened to Travoforclank, err...., travoforthree, I love dude's high school buddies that come on the message boards.

That dude left & took TBrowns game with him...

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: Where have you gone, Travis Brown?

Brown will be fine if he can keep Jake off his arse everytime he makes a mistake. Did anyone else catch him just lay into Brown when he made a reach foul today? Also noticed that everytime he missed a shot today, Jake looked down the bench and put someone in for him. I think Brown (along with a lot of the guys) need to just be more agressive and loose out there...but it is tough when you are playing to "not get pulled".

[Panthers to the Bone]

Re: Where have you gone, Travis Brown?

FWIW, P-S, Brown is a senior and should know better. Travo was in foul trouble tonight. I don't know if the time when Jake went to the bench was when he got his 2nd foul or not. Do you remember? I guess, I don't see that Kerwin is as bad of a defender as some are making him out to be. Is he not as aggressive defensively? Yes...but that's the system. Our guys don't lead the league in steals. They shoot the gaps and force contested shots. That prevents them from getting beat on drives. When you see guys getting layups, Jake's gonna be PO'd, b/c the defensive principles are there to prevent that.

With that said, Travo is shooting with more consistency recently. I would love for him to continue to be more aggressive, as this seems to be something he has been working on in the off-season. His mid-range to 3 point jumper is showing improvement. If he can continue to find his shot, that would make the bench that much more effective. Travo's minutes should increase with Montgomery gone. Still, having 10 guys averaging 10+ minutes per game provides for fresh legs as the season wears on. Travo does seem more loose coming off the bench though. He always seemed tense at the beginning of games the past 2 years when starting. I hope he has a great senior year.