Dotson

I'm a Dotson fan and haven't ever blamed him for a loss.

However, I'm never in favor of a point guard calling out a player publicly. I don't remember who he did this to early in the game, but afterwards he threw the ball to, Nobody, committed a charge, and I believe he missed a free throw, not a very good example for his fellow player. When we've had point guards who praise or support their teammates no matter what, I believe it creates better bonding.

Any thoughts by my learned co-posters?

I must have missed this, Murph. Who did Dotson call out and when?

I don’t recall when, but I think he was “speaking to” David. I didn’t “rewind” to see what it was.

At least you identified the "culprit."

I’m not 100% sure it was David. I saw devon’s jaws going....he may have had too big of a wad of gum, he may have been saying “great play”, or not. It didn’t concern me enough to rewind, nor to listen to “its ALL about the ACC” Vitale . (I muted my replay of the game, as I watched the Chiefs game live.)

It was during the first few minutes, as I recall. Unfortunately, I was more focused on the fact that he seemed to be chastising a teammate than who was on the receiving end.

This ought to teach me to get all the facts before I start spouting an opinion.

If a player called out another player in a press conference or to a reporter, that would be bad. Getting in a teammate's grill on the court isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Coaches all like guys who take on leadership roles, as I believe Dotson has. Rather than having to rely on the coach to chew on a guy, if a guy screws up, I think it can be ok for a teammate to call a guy to task. A lot of it depends on how it's done. But if D Mack cut left when he was supposed to cut right, or didn't set a screen that he was supposed to set, I have little concern if the "floor general" takes corrective action.

But I'd have to reply the game and see the specific incident to make a specific judgement on this one.

I noticed a couple instances where Dotson got on other players. However, my recollection is that they occurred after a Dotson turnover, and it seemed to me he was frustrated and blaming others. I may be wrong, but that's what I thought at the time.

It's different than what I remember from Graham, who would really act like a leader and seemed to be bringing his guys up, even when pointing out mistakes. I'm not seeing that from Dotson - yet. Graham was a senior, so Dotson still has plenty of time to learn.

I saw where a local station was replaying the game, so I watched. It was at the beginning of the game and at the end of a shot clock. All I saw was 2 guys on Devon right before he chucked up a miss and the shot clock expired. He said something to David, and I don’t think he was pleased. After the replay, I figured that David got lost, didn’t screen, etc, etc. Not a scholar of the game, so what do I know? And mr ACC and the other talking head didn’t mention it.

To be honest, the replay didn’t look nearly as severe as my first viewing. I did notice that David sat after that.

All the replies and comments are appreciated! It's good to get varying opinions.

Hey Murphy, It was the philosopher Frank Burns (from MASH tv show fame) who said: "Individuality is great as long as we all do it together.".

RC