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Ben Middlebrooks
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Jan 18, 2023, 12:57 PM
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I really like the player he is becoming. He's worked really hard and it shows.
He chose us over scholarship offers from Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Auburn, Florida, and LSU, so we know he has the talent. He has good size at 6'10," and he has added noticeable size to his frame since he arrived.
His rebounding is excellent. He has good hands and gets rebounds he isn't expected to, especially on the offensive end. He is still working on finishing around the basket, but you can tell that he has the athleticism to develop a nice post game around the basket.
His defensive rotations have gotten much better, and he provides good length to disrupt shots.
He is a better shooter than people think. Once he can consistently start hitting outside shots, he will create matchup problems for the other team.
He's an example of what hard work and good player development can do. Plus, he's a great teammate and fun to be around.
I just wanted to acknowledge his effort. Thanks, Ben, so glad you're a Tiger!
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:02 PM
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Thank you for that positive poast.
Ben's game is developing right before our eyes.
Go Tigers!!!
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That is all good and well, but
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:04 PM
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The name Ben Middlebrooks does knot strike much fear into the hearts of opposing players. It is more like, meh, the dude is probably going to have an average night a lot of the time, then disappear others.
If his name were Trenton Ripper, he would likely be a more confident player and much more effective.
But here we are..
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I guess Wake's Monsanto makes you want to
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:11 PM
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call a Class Action Suite Lawyer
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I changed my name to Napalm Doomseeker
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Jan 18, 2023, 6:49 PM
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In high school while playing basketball. Ironically, a local arsonist had adopted that name. I spent 3 years in a federal prison until we got that all sorted out.
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Re: I changed my name to Napalm Doomseeker
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Jan 18, 2023, 7:56 PM
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~JKB
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How can someone be “a better shooter than people think” ???
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:06 PM
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The ball either goes through the hoop or it doesn’t.
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Re: How can someone be “a better shooter than people think” ???
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Jan 18, 2023, 2:35 PM
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Because he has taken very few 3's in game. It takes a while to get comfortable enough to make them in a game against an ACC opponent.
He's got a silky smooth free throw motion, and I've seen him hit plenty of 3's in warm ups.
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How many points has he scored in warmups?***
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Jan 18, 2023, 3:01 PM
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Shieffelin is the next good big imo
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:07 PM
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he's got deceptively good moves around the basket.
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I like Schieffelin a lot too.
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Jan 18, 2023, 2:47 PM
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Very active, good rebounder, and a nice touch around the basket.
He’s a little undersized but plays bigger than that.
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Re: I like Schieffelin a lot too.
Jan 19, 2023, 9:05 AM
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I understand that, I'm 5'11" and there are days that I look like I'm 6'4". I believe that it's bc of the high gloss beaming off the top of my head, or maybe it depends on how much time I put into buffing!!!
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His biggest blemish thus far...
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:17 PM
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has been finishing around the basket as you mentioned. He actually missed on the point blank layups last night. He's 6'10" so he should be dunking the ball as opposed to trying to be so delicate with it. It's not an egg. Flush that thing !!!!
If he's a better shooter than people think, it will be nice if we could start seeing that, preferably sooner rather than later.
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Re: His biggest blemish thus far...
Jan 19, 2023, 9:10 AM
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He's only taken a couple 3's this year. He is shooting 77% from the line, which is very good for a big man. If you watched the games, you would have known that.
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Re: His biggest blemish thus far...
Jan 19, 2023, 9:38 AM
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Absolutely, bring down the rim when he gets close enough!!!
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:42 PM
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He has really improved since last year and has given us some great minutes this year. Thanks for giving him props JK.
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He struggled with layups last night.***
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:43 PM
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Hence my comment about him still working on finishing around the basket.***
Jan 18, 2023, 2:50 PM
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Our bigs need to be going up strong and dunking it.***
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Jan 18, 2023, 4:04 PM
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
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Jan 18, 2023, 1:48 PM
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In the Duke game, he caught a no-look from Beadle and immediately went up with it. That was nice a nice play, on both their parts. I went through a list of former Clemson bigs who would not have caught that pass (starting with Tom Wideman, I always enjoyed his play, but he had hands of stone).
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Or Noko? Landry...he would have been excellent if he had
Jan 18, 2023, 8:05 PM
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better hands.
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Loose ball vs Duke
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Jan 18, 2023, 2:01 PM
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Was my favorite middlebrooks moment so far. Filipowski’s whiny expression was priceless. I think Ben still has a lot of upside. Last night was a tough one for him.
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
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Jan 18, 2023, 2:11 PM
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He is a hard working big guy and that will produce a lot of good things. He just couldn’t get the ball to go down last night. Those are high percentage shots and he’ll make more most nights than he did last night. At his size he just has to take it strong to the rim.
Schieffelin is finding his touch and doing a great job lately as well. He is always looking to get the ball inside to the low post. He’s learning not to force that pass but still does sometimes. That just comes with playing time.
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
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Jan 18, 2023, 2:27 PM
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Didn’t Middlebrooks reclassify and arrive a year earlier out of HS? I thought he did a great job in the weight room last fall. He’s definitely beginning to show signs of adapting to the speed and physicality of the game. The offensive skills under the basket will come next. Just like the improvement we’ve seen from Schieffelin.
BTW, which coach works with the bigs? They have done tremendous work with Hall all the way to the freshman Godfrey.
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
Jan 19, 2023, 9:36 AM
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Godfrey, isn't he that guy with the voice that will go straight through you!!! Oh I'm sorry, that voice belonged to Gilbert Gottfried, I hope that God will never allow that sound to come from another human...
PS, when I read Godfrey's name, it caused the muscles in the back of my neck to spasm bc it brought the memory of the late Gilbert Gottfried and the voice that would kill off a field of kudzu. God bless his soul!!!
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
Jan 19, 2023, 9:07 AM
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Another positive post, let’s keep it up!
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
Jan 19, 2023, 10:31 AM
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Another positive post, let’s keep it up!
And yours is, how would you describe it, positive? Seems to me like the pot calling the kettle black! Never mind, you have the right to your opinion, just like the ones you feel a need to re-act to in a positive way. I got cha!
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Re: Ben Middlebrooks
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I'm pleased that all of our big men have good touch around the basket. For many years we have had very few big men that had a soft touch around the basket. Trevor Booker, Nance and a few others, but too many of our big men put up bricks from five feet. I like what our big guys are doing. I do not like conceding every rebound to defending team as we take off down court after every shot.
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