Up Next: Milwaukee

[SpanishMoon]

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I think Buss should be starting. He is the biggest man they got and he has the muscle underneath to do the job and the dirty work. I miss the days when the Panthers had a 7 footer and then there is no question who gets the rebound.

[orangetennis]

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I think Buss should be starting. He is the biggest man they got and he has the muscle underneath to do the job and the dirty work. I miss the days when the Panthers had a 7 footer and then there is no question who gets the rebound.

I like how we've started out the past few games with Chip starting. I'd leave it that way. Buss needs to show more consistency, plus it's nice to have someone who can score coming in the second unit.

[UNIGrainer]

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Our DI non-conference opponents are a combined 45-25. That includes Savannah State at 2-7. Take them out and our remaining ten opponents are 43-18.

[GoPanthers85]

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I like how we've started out the past few games with Chip starting. I'd leave it that way. Buss needs to show more consistency, plus it's nice to have someone who can score coming in the second unit.

I agree, if Buss can prove he can play solid d and rebound with more consistency than he would earn his shot at a starting spot if Chip starts to falter. I'm not saying Chip is playing bad, but he starts to slip it would be nice to have Buss there to push for the spot.

[williebat]

Buss has never shown he can be a consistent presence on offence or defense. Let's hope this is the year he arrives. Way to early for me to get my hopes up. Couple more decent games and I will officially get excited.

[ProwlingPanther]

Buss proved that he can score a lot of points when the guy defending him is 6'3" or shorter. I hope the confidence from his last game carries over into games when defenders are closer to his own height.

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[Kyle]

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Buss has never shown he can be a consistent presence on offence or defense. Let's hope this is the year he arrives. Way to early for me to get my hopes up. Couple more decent games and I will officially get excited.

Truth.

Buss did the same thing last year. He put up some impressive numbers in a couple non-conference games and everyone got fired up. Then he started getting exposed by bigger, more physical forwards and by the beginning of MVC play, he was getting nothing more than mop up minutes.

I honestly hope this year turns out different and Buss can help this team win a bunch of games, but my excitement and expectations are tempered for the moment.

[williebat]

If we can get some production off the bench I like our chances. Buss ted or Morgan marvin anyone needs to provide some meaningful minutes or DEC could be long month.

[Khan4Cats]

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Truth.

Buss did the same thing last year. He put up some impressive numbers in a couple non-conference games and everyone got fired up. Then he started getting exposed by bigger, more physical forwards and by the beginning of MVC play, he was getting nothing more than mop up minutes.

I honestly hope this year turns out different and Buss can help this team win a bunch of games, but my excitement and expectations are tempered for the moment.

Yep, that game against the patsies from Louisville sure wasn't indicative of what he was going to be able to do.

Buss has always been a scorer and has a scorer's mentality. His biggest issues are Defense and Rebounding. He may not ever be a great defensive player but if can at least contribute boards, he can be a positive factor for us.

[Two Cats]

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Buss has had a difficult time getting playing minutes, but I hope after the last game, things will change. Nothing against Chip, but he doesn't provide the offense or size that Nate does. I mean all Buss is doing is shooting 60% from the the 3 and I think his defense and rebounding have improved greatly from last year. Lets get the kid some serious minutes and see what he can do; tough to tell when he sees the court 11 - 12 minutes a game.

[panther-state]

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Buss has had a difficult time getting playing minutes, but I hope after the last game, things will change. Nothing against Chip, but he doesn't provide the offense or size that Nate does. I mean all Buss is doing is shooting 60% from the the 3 and I think his defense and rebounding have improved greatly from last year. Lets get the kid some serious minutes and see what he can do; tough to tell when he sees the court 11 - 12 minutes a game.

Nice try Nate Buss.

The rotation I saw against La Salle was pretty solid IMO (although I'm doubting that Morrison will continue to get the same mins as Morgan). Buss and Chip both saw lots of action and meaningful minutes (more so Buss by the end of things) but both of them are capable of getting hot and giving us a nice boost. If they can split time and give us ~25+ meaningful minutes then I'll be happy. Until Buss proves that this wasn't just another large but rare blip on his radar then I think you continue with starting Chip and letting Nate come off the bench.

[Dexter58]

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Not sure why everyone is trying to pick a starting line up. Each game is different and Coach Jake finds the right combination of players that are working together at that time. Chip was hot the first 3 games. Nate got hot the next three. Who knows who will get hot the next few games. It's about the right combinations in each situation. All the kids are working hard right now, IMO.

[Zakelsta]

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It would be very interesting to me against a team like Iowa State, to try what Jacobson tried for a couple games last year of having 3 big men in. If memory serves, we had a 2 or 3 game stretch where Pehl, Tuttle and JKoch all started.

Given that ISU doesn't have anyone over 6'7" who plays significant minutes, I'd be curious to see how Tuttle, Rank, and Buss would do all on the floor at the same time. I feel we'd have a huge advantage in rebounding.

The big knock on that would almost certainly be our lack of depth at those positions, and if they all played together at any point, you'd almost certainly have to rely on Friedman and/or Singleton to come in to spell those guys.

[unipanthers8907]

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Anyone else just see Tuttle's tweet to Sonnen: "I now know how bad a deep leg bruise feels #cantwalk"

[achrist70]

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Yes, yes I did