Gott's a Cat Whisperer

2/24/2015 11:46:23 PM

Sigh. Gotta give you that one sir

2/24/2015 11:47:59 PM

qft

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"dmspack All American 10622 Posts user info edit post The confidence and composure he showed tonight in a rowdy atmosphere, close game, against a rival was unbelievable considering where he was just a few months ago."

2/25/2015 12:16:47 AM

+1

2/25/2015 12:20:18 AM

If Cat continues/improves his current form, should we be worried about him leaving for the NBA?

2/25/2015 12:24:58 AM

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"Last year I was always nervous when he had the ball that something stupid was going to happen, but tonight I was like "thank God we have a real point guard to handle the pressure of this situation". "

This, all the way. He's still not a pure PG, but he's controlling the game and making plays when he has to. I'm not sure I ever remember a player improving as much as Cat mid-season. Just praying he keeps it up.

Also, give credit to Gott for altering the offense to help Cat and Lacey. We are running a lot more high-ball screens for those guys, which leads to more driving lanes and freedom on offense. We should have been doing this all year, but it's good to see Gott make changes instead of letting his ego get in the way.

2/25/2015 12:42:20 AM

I'm here to a gigantic slice of crow on Cat. I shouldn't have hammered him when he wasn't playing well, and ever since the light came on he has gone on a tear. We wouldn't be anywhere near the dance without him today.

I'm sorry Cat.

2/25/2015 6:51:24 AM

^let this be a lesson

2/25/2015 10:00:28 AM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/story/1518360-the-evolution-of-barber

2/25/2015 10:30:08 AM

HONEST

2/25/2015 10:53:26 AM

gg kat baba! appreciation: +1887

2/25/2015 12:08:02 PM

MEOWWWWWW!

2/25/2015 12:20:10 PM

It's been an exercise in patience but GOD DAMN we have a point guard!!! Anthony 'Cat Daddy' Barber! MVP of that UNC win.

2/25/2015 3:52:46 PM

He needed to play better, plain and simple. The way our team is currently constructed, with limited scoring from the post, we needed elite point guard play. That was clearly part of Gott's plan when he recruited Cat, and it's finally panning out.

2/27/2015 11:53:17 AM

if he is shooting a better 3ball by end of year, then he will def get serious NBA attention - and he should.

Even if he plateaus from his current level of performance thru the end of the year and we exit the ACC/NCAAT early, he will still get a bit of NBA attention given the clear potential he has and is actually starting to develop into results.

My gut says: there isnt anyone on our roster next year who will srsly challenge him for minutes, so he will stick around and play most of every game (unlike this year when he missed lots of time). He will want to pad his stats and media coverage on a team that is challenging for an ACC title all season so that he is in the NBA conversation for more than a whole year and has a higher projected draft slot. Odds are very high that he leaves after his junior year, and we have a serious hangover in trying to find another effective PG thereafter...

2/27/2015 12:59:52 PM

So we'd be much better with Tyler Lewis starting at PG, right guys?

2/27/2015 1:56:33 PM

Tyler Lewis is garbage. I like how impatient he was to blow Twitter up with himself in a Butler uniform, and thus photoshopped 2 pics from when he played here.

[Edited on February 27, 2015 at 4:33 PM. Reason : n]

2/27/2015 4:29:07 PM

Since he's got the long hair, I would totally love it if he straightened it out for a couple games, and went with the full-on pimp look.

2/28/2015 8:18:52 AM

^^Tyler Lewis played at Arizona State?

2/28/2015 9:37:45 AM

^^Katt Barber

2/28/2015 10:43:18 AM

OMG EXACTLY!

He should really pull that out for the ACC tourney.

2/28/2015 10:47:04 AM

he's in the middle of the best game of his career

3/7/2015 1:34:15 PM

+1

3/7/2015 1:37:04 PM

since his return to the starting lineup @GT he has been like a totally different player. He attacks at the right times, hes getting to the rim, hes taking his mid range jumper at the right times, hes facilitating like a real PG. I don't know what clicked for him at that moment but good googly moogly. Like night and day from the first half of the season.

3/9/2015 11:43:54 PM

Apparently Gott had a heart-to-heart with him around that time and basically said he believed in him. I've always thought he had a good-looking shot, but it finally started going in consistently in the GT and especially the WFU game.

But the big thing (I think) is that Gott switched up the offense a bit to fit his strengths. We're setting a lot of high-ball screens instead of running the high post. This gives Cat more driving lanes and chances to create off the dribble, and he's been killing it.

3/10/2015 12:07:13 AM

Ribs, this for you my mane
http://youtu.be/okooCPpc3MA?t=3m1s

[Edited on March 10, 2015 at 12:34 PM. Reason : ]

3/10/2015 12:33:53 PM

^Ribs?

3/11/2015 2:18:20 PM

Josh Powell 2.0?

3/11/2015 7:57:24 PM

If he leads us to a national championship this year, he is free to go pro

3/11/2015 7:58:12 PM

Cat= baller

He does things that I remember seeing him do on high school mixtapes. And that's when you're like "yeah but he can't do that against acc players" except he is.

3/11/2015 8:02:02 PM

I love him.

3/11/2015 8:04:30 PM

lotta LOL's ITT

3/11/2015 9:09:14 PM

he's the new Swaggy P

3/11/2015 9:12:32 PM

Hes become what I think alot of people were hoping he would become when we signed him. He's a stud right now. It's amazing his transformation from midseason to now. He's playing so confidently. I remember when I was afraid to watch him bring the ball up the court by himself. Now...I mean...damn

3/11/2015 9:22:02 PM

BALL

SO

HARD

3/11/2015 9:22:35 PM

HONEST

3/11/2015 9:33:48 PM

Much appreciated

3/11/2015 9:35:19 PM

3/11/2015 9:37:12 PM

Eh, he's ok I guess.

3/11/2015 9:41:54 PM

Cat "Stoneheart" Barber was coldblooded tonight.

3/11/2015 9:46:03 PM

+35 appreciation points

3/11/2015 9:53:12 PM

When the Dog Barber hungry, he eats

3/11/2015 9:57:05 PM

12/12 on FT's ... 4/5 from 3 ... 9/13 overall ... 34 points

Guy was amazing tonight.

3/11/2015 10:34:53 PM

we are so lucky that he gave up bitches and shoes for Lent

really helped his game

3/11/2015 11:24:29 PM

3/11/2015 11:30:31 PM

Sex stuff!

3/11/2015 11:35:47 PM

this thread should be several pages longer by now

3/11/2015 11:47:34 PM

cue hyperbole, but good lord

http://www.theacc.com/video/5500f6e7e4b08292a5fda509

3/12/2015 12:10:00 AM

Quote :

"It's amazing his transformation from midseason to now."

It is, but it isn't. Things happen, lightbulbs light up. That's what some of our faggote fucke fanbase fails to reailze sometimes with their impatient ass selves.

3/12/2015 12:17:15 AM

Can someone explain how that last score wasnt a travel?

3/12/2015 12:30:53 AM