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[DownGoesKansas]

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ali was one of those players on any level that i would "pay to watch"

his stats didnt show how awesome he was. if there was an adjustor for degree-of-difficulty his stats would have looked a lot better

Exactly, we have a lot of good set shooters on this team. But Ali could make a shot from anywhere even if a guy was in his face,

[DrewDog]

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AJ reminds me of Crawford but with more offensive skills.

[orangetennis]

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What made Ali Ali was clutch shooting. AJ hasn't had that opportunity yet. I didn't like the 2 missed FTs last night tho. I will say that AJ can get his own shot better than Ali could. It will be a closer look too.

[orangetennis]

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AJ reminds me of Crawford but with more offensive skills.

AJ & Crawford's game have zero in common. Both tough defenders but AJ guards the point & EC guarded the 2/3. Offensively there is no comparison.

[jnutt]

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reminds me more of John Little. Johnny has become the new Ali as far as the shooting goes...at least for this week. Though AJ has really cut down on the fouls. That's a part of Ali's game that was often overlooked.

[SteinPizza]

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reminds me more of John Little. Johnny has become the new Ali as far as the shooting goes...at least for this week. Though AJ has really cut down on the fouls. That's a part of Ali's game that was often overlooked.

Yeah, kind of. Definitely not Crawford, although he was the only guy on those teams who had the freedom to drive to the basket.

Another way to put it is...AJ is John Little with an offensive game. I remember Little being the defensive stopper of those teams. AJ may not be there yet, but he's tough on D and only a sophomore.

[r54uni]

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I don't know why and have no specific example but I get the feeling that Coach J is not yet comfortable with AJ in certain situations? I may be way off base here?

[Marc Wigim]

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Maybe, but also remember that he didn't see a lot of time until late last year. Now I think you'll see much more of him. Coach Jake knows what he has in AJ.

[Waverly_Panther]

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I think the fact AJ was in at the end of the New Mexico game indicates that he has moved up in Jake's eyes. I think we'll be seeing more of him on the court in the critical situations going forward. But, as we've seen with Jake, he will go with the group he thinks has the best chance to win at the end of the game. I think he has been doing a very good job of having the right players in the game at the end based on the number of close games we've won the last few years.

[jnutt]

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i don't think AJ played much last year because he was the odd man out. We were loaded last year and why wear the kid out when you will need him for the next 3 years especially after KA leaves

[achrist70]

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i don't think AJ played much last year because he was the odd man out. We were loaded last year and why wear the kid out when you will need him for the next 3 years especially after KA leaves

I really don't think you would wear him out, I think just as you said he was the odd man out on a very good team, but he was always ready to go when called upon.

[run&blade]

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James will have to be the man next year unless they have a dribble driver coming in.

I think James can do it.

[jnutt]

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I really don't think you would wear him out, I think just as you said he was the odd man out on a very good team, but he was always ready to go when called upon.

he also picked up fouls quickly on the defensive end. He's really cut down on that. Maybe Coach J is lookin at that.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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Jake will play the guys that are playing well together at the end of the game...whether that's AJ or Matt Morrison. I don't think Jake really cares who is on the floor at the end as long as they value the basketball.

AJ is playing very well this year, and I think with he and Sonnen and Moran coming back, that's a good nucleus in the guard court. Deon Mitchell will provide some good ballhandling and athleticism. As I've said before, with Sonnen, Moran, and AJ, as well as Morrison and Mitchell, I fully expect to see either Marvin or Bohannon (or both) get minutes next year as well.