Taylor 9-41 in last two Round 2 games in tournament. Why do we retire someone's number when they are still playing?
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Trillary Clinton said:
Taylor 9-41 in last two Round 2 games in tournament. Why do we retire someone's number when they are still playing?
Would you not retire it now? What difference does it make?
Im sure we'll get banned
Can't wait for buzz to retire
LouisvilleAg said:Trillary Clinton said:
Taylor 9-41 in last two Round 2 games in tournament. Why do we retire someone's number when they are still playing?
Would you not retire it now? What difference does it make?
I wouldn't retire a jersey of someone w two tourney wins to begin with
Wade was not playing his best ball toward the end of the season. We can all admit that. Still had an incredible career.
Leading scorer at A&M deserves to have their number retired. That is all he will be remembered for though.
He had his moments. But I'm looking forward to not having to watch him play 1 vs 5 hero ball anymore.
I guess if you're allowed to take 45,000 shots you can be the all-time scorer.
I resolve in 2026 to be more tolerant and respectful of trolls and emotionally fragile, overly pessimistic posters so they don’t run crying to the mods and have me banned for three days.
Ok then why didn't king have his up in the raptors all these years?
Agreed. Leading scorer likely should have his number retired.
Retiring it while the player is still in school is ridiculous and just further amplifies subsequent post-season short comings
A&M brass beyond incompetent.
Retiring it while the player is still in school is ridiculous and just further amplifies subsequent post-season short comings
A&M brass beyond incompetent.
I said in the game thread he's James Harden. Puts up all kinds of numbers, but disappears in clutch time including postseason .
Aston04 said:
Ok then why didn't king have his up in the raptors all these years?
Because those things are dangerous, and they'd probably just shred it anyway
Honolulu Blue said:
Agreed. Leading scorer likely should have his number retired.
Retiring it while the player is still in school is ridiculous and just further amplifies subsequent post-season short comings
A&M brass beyond incompetent.
This was probably Sharp's idea. Just like the fake trophy for Jimbo and trying to make 12 empty seats a Kyle Field. We have terrible leadership.
I'm not gonna pretend to have inside information on whose idea it was. My opinion is that this doesn't happen without buzz's blessing, maybe even his insistence.
Regardless, someone has to be smart enough to say no. Focus on the team and this season. But we aren't know for being wise. Buzz. Alberts. Sharp. I don't care who. They are all to blame
Regardless, someone has to be smart enough to say no. Focus on the team and this season. But we aren't know for being wise. Buzz. Alberts. Sharp. I don't care who. They are all to blame
It was pretty clearly all Buzz' doing
Straight up embarrassing to retire his number within 5 years of graduating, let alone during the freaking season.
Capped that off with doing absolutely nothing tournament-wise, and you have Texas A&M.
Capped that off with doing absolutely nothing tournament-wise, and you have Texas A&M.
Wade was one of the most frustrating players ive ever watched. Great at times. Terrible at others. Did not deserve to have his jersey retired.
Wade absolutely has a right to have his jersey retired. How many 6' players can impact the game as much as he did? He wasn't perfect sure he had his flaws but to say that he didn't deserve it is asinine and haven't the faintest clue of Texas A&M basketball history.
Part of your argument is that he overcame a height disadvantage. How is that relevant?
King and Caruso do not have their numbers retired. King was the all time scoring leader. Caruso was the unequivocal leader of worst to first team that made the sweet 16, AND he has gone on to have an admirable NBA career.
All that aside, they retired wades jersey DURING THE SEASON
King and Caruso do not have their numbers retired. King was the all time scoring leader. Caruso was the unequivocal leader of worst to first team that made the sweet 16, AND he has gone on to have an admirable NBA career.
All that aside, they retired wades jersey DURING THE SEASON
Joseph Jones was a historic scorer and rebounder during the momentous turn around years. He also is among our all time elite.
The Pride of Normangee!
Get that man's number in the rafters too.
The Pride of Normangee!
Get that man's number in the rafters too.
Taylor was an anomolay. im going to leave it at that.
Taylor made you hold yiur breath.
King took your breath away.
King took your breath away.
Probably recruiting tool if you are good enough are a 4 year contributor your jersey will be retired and you won't have to wait 10 years to be honored
This! Times 1000
Wade Taylor as a Sophomore: 16.3pts/game on 39.6% shooting
Wade Taylor as a Senior: 15.7pts/game on 35.4% shooting.
Wade Taylor as a Senior: 15.7pts/game on 35.4% shooting.
Researching this led me down a rabbit hole...
Pretty wild
- Florida won BACK TO BACK championships and nobody from that team has their jersey retired yet.
- UCONN has won 5 titles in the last 25 years and hasn't retired a jersey since Ray Allen in 1999
- Kansas has never retired a jersey number
- North Carolina has not retired a jersey since 2009 (Tyler Hansbrough)
Pretty wild
Proposition Joe said:
Wade Taylor as a Sophomore: 16.3pts/game on 39.6% shooting
Wade Taylor as a Senior: 15.7pts/game on 35.4% shooting.
Shot selection. Buzz didn't do him any favors.
Allowing your entire roster have free rein to shoot any shot they want regardless of difficulty was a complete detriment to Taylor's growth. Having a coach who could find ways to run the ball through the post, run actual half court sets and at least have Taylor cut down on the constant heat check 3s could have transformed that kids game into one of the best guards in the nation
Someone that fast and electric with a competent offensive coach would have that kid doing nothing but driving to the rack and either going to the line or facilitating others with 12+ assists a game…and taking very few deep shots. Conversely a large portion of his game was spent bombing away like he was some perimeter assassin
AgWhoop2015 said:
Researching this led me down a rabbit hole...
- Florida won BACK TO BACK championships and nobody from that team has their jersey retired yet.
- UCONN has won 5 titles in the last 25 years and hasn't retired a jersey since Ray Allen in 1999
- Kansas has never retired a jersey number
- North Carolina has not retired a jersey since 2009 (Tyler Hansbrough)
Pretty wild
It really depends on what expectations are at different schools. Wade wildly exceeded all A&M expectations.
Yeah it wasn't really meant as a knock on Wade, more a knock on Buzz' inability to develop offensive players.
Garcia developing his outside game is a feather in his cap, but there's a lot of player where the "get predictable shots up on the rim and crash the boards" offensive scheme really did them a disservice in development.
Garcia developing his outside game is a feather in his cap, but there's a lot of player where the "get predictable shots up on the rim and crash the boards" offensive scheme really did them a disservice in development.
Proposition Joe said:
Yeah it wasn't really meant as a knock on Wade, more a knock on Buzz' inability to develop offensive players.
Garcia developing his outside game is a feather in his cap, but there's a lot of player where the "get predictable shots up on the rim and crash the boards" offensive scheme really did them a disservice in development.
No I know what you meant and I agree. Buzz can't coach a lick of offensive basketball. And refuses to hire assistants who can either
but hey we beat Nebraska and Yale… in all seriousness if anyone has social media, the college basketball world couldn't stop laughing or couldn't believe we actually did thisAgWhoop2015 said:
Researching this led me down a rabbit hole...
- Florida won BACK TO BACK championships and nobody from that team has their jersey retired yet.
- UCONN has won 5 titles in the last 25 years and hasn't retired a jersey since Ray Allen in 1999
- Kansas has never retired a jersey number
- North Carolina has not retired a jersey since 2009 (Tyler Hansbrough)
Pretty wild
#4 is not "retired" in the sense of no one will wear that number again, is it?
I thought the idea was that his jersey is on display to honor him.
I thought the idea was that his jersey is on display to honor him.
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