Roche: You can't stop him. You can only hope to contain him!

[BCEagle74]

BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Tyler Roche, F 10-12 4-5 6-9 2 3 2 1 5 1 4 30

Reggie Jackson, G 5-7 2-3 4-4 2 6 4 0 0 4 2 16
Joe Trapani, F 5-14 0-3 1-3 0 6 2 1 0 1 3 11
Josh Southern, C 3-3 0-0 3-5 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 9
Biko Paris, G 3-3 0-0 0-2 0 3 7 2 0 6 1 6

BENCH FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

Dallas Elmore, G 2-5 0-0 6-6 3 6 1 1 3 4 3 10
Evan Ravenel, F-C 2-4 0-0 3-3 1 4 1 0 0 1 4 7
Corey Raji, F 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rakim Sanders, G-F 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nick Mosakowski, G 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
30-50 6-11 23-32 9 33 19 5 8 19 19 89
60.0% 54.5% 71.9%

[angrychicken]

This is good news, but a big part of me says

[BCEagle74]

Only Senior.

Maybe he steps up and starts draining 3 balls like no tomorrow.

He has been poor to mediocre, but maybe he gets 12 points and 6 rebounds and 4 assists a game!

Everyone has a schedule and maybe his was Senior year?

GO TYLER!!

Tyler could be the new Stephen Curry.....or not...

The White Shadow Lives!

[screagle]

i was at the game last night and have to say that he was the best guy on the floor. it was more than just being hot from behind the arc... he played d and asserted himself offensively. i realize it's just dartmouth, but he looks very improved.

can't believe i just said all of that.

[Dirtywater75]

You guys kill me. It did not happen. You are all hallucinating from the H1N1 or from some rancid canine in the India buffet.

[BCEagle74]

When they cut down the nets at the Final Four, the first to climb the ladder will be Tyler.

[BCEagle74]

Versus St. Francis of the Sissies of the GLBTQA's

BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

Tyler Roche
Field Goals 7-9
3-balls 3-3
Free throws 3-3

TOTAL POINTS ------------20

You can't stop Tyler. He is en fuego.

[merrymen]

Versus St. Francis of the Sissies of the GLBTQA's

BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

Tyler Roche
Field Goals 7-9
3-balls 3-3
Free throws 3-3

TOTAL POINTS ------------20

You can't stop Tyler. He is en fuego.

Spot on '74...Fucking A....

[BCEagle74]

Versus St. Francis of the Sissies of the GLBTQA's

BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

Tyler Roche
Field Goals 7-9--- 7-12
3-balls 3-3---- 5-6
Free throws 3-3 --- 0-1

TOTAL POINTS ------------20 --- 19

You can't stop Tyler. He is en fuego.

Spot on '74...Fucking A....

That is why I am a Nostradoofus and sinking fast. But i am getting my Karma back.

THREE BALL....THY NAME IS TYLER.

I bet some story comes out that he shot 500 3 balls a day this summer or something like that.


STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Joe Trapani, F 35 5-11 0-3 3-6 2 9 2 0 0 3 0 13
Tyler Roche, F 39 7-12 5-6 0-1 2 6 2 0 1 0 1 19
Biko Paris, G 21 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 7 1 0 4 2 0
Josh Southern, C 23 5-9 0-0 3-3 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 13
Reggie Jackson, G 34 6-11 0-3 5-5 1 8 7 1 1 4 3 17
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Nick Mosakowski, G 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Evan Ravenel, F-C 17 2-7 0-0 0-0 4 6 0 0 1 2 2 4
P Rehnquist 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dallas Elmore, G 25 3-7 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 6
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
28-61 5-16 11-15 9 40 21 3 4 16 12 72
45.9% 31.3% 73.3%

[dabs2011]

Roche is playing great. I was a huge Roche hater, but it seems like he hasn't missed a shot this year. Hopefully he keeps it up when we start playing actual basketball teams

[bcaddict]

I do recall arguing w/ quite a few over on the scout board that Roche would turn into a valuable and serviceable ACC role player on a good BC team....

While this is certainly more than anyone expected (and he's unlikely to keep up this pace, that's for sure), it certainly looks like he's going to be a valuable player in our rotation this year.

[commavegarage]

I do recall arguing w/ quite a few over on the scout board that Roche would turn into a valuable and serviceable ACC role player on a good BC team....

While this is certainly more than anyone expected (and he's unlikely to keep up this pace, that's for sure), it certainly looks like he's going to be a valuable player in our rotation this year.

For now, I'm going to judge Roche on what he has done the last three years in the ACC, not what he has done in two games with extensive playing time against Dartmouth and St. Francis.

[BCEagle74]

Roche was poor to very ineffective the last 3 years. No argument from anyone.

Now he has been kissed by a hot TCU Babe and this frog is an Eagle.

Roche wins the Wooden award easily and ACC Player of the Year.

Okay...the 2 teams we played were creme filled cupcakes....

WTF was Al Skinner talking about when he said our schedule was brutal?

Hello????

[auggiebc]

Roche has turned into Jimmy Chitwood. If BC ever gets into a close game this year (which I doubt b/c Roche is so nasty), Al better run the "picket fence" play for him to drain a 3 and end the game.

[BCEagle74]

Roche has turned into Jimmy Chitwood. If BC ever gets into a close game this year (which I doubt b/c Roche is so nasty), Al better run the "picket fence" play for him to drain a 3 and end the game.

Auggie you made 74 cry. The Chitwood reference was heartwarming.

Coach--I'll make it...Chitwood knew.

[GodofBeasts94]

I do recall arguing w/ quite a few over on the scout board that Roche would turn into a valuable and serviceable ACC role player on a good BC team....

While this is certainly more than anyone expected (and he's unlikely to keep up this pace, that's for sure), it certainly looks like he's going to be a valuable player in our rotation this year.

For now, I'm going to judge Roche on what he has done the last three years in the ACC, not what he has done in two games with extensive playing time against Dartmouth and St. Francis.

Fair enough -- but I think anyone who has been at the games will agree with me when I say, we're seeing a different Tyler. We played cream puffs before and he never showed any of the confidence he's showing now.

My guess? He did some extensive work with a sports psychiatrist who helped him figure out a way to eliminate the mental blocks that kept him from executing during games the way he has in practice and the way he did before arriving on the Heights. Whatever the reason, I'm EXTREMELY happy for him, even if it's an Algernon experience that doesn't last when the ACC schedule rolls around.....A lot of people in his situation would have quit or transferred. That he chose to stay and find a way to contribute says a lot about his character. Bravo Tyler Roche!

And for the record, I don't think he's going to fade as some predict......I think he's going to be the little something extra that make a very good team potentially great this year.

[apbc12]

Let me preface by saying I don't think Roche will continue to be a major contributor once conference play starts. This is just hopeful speculation.

Back in the mid-'90s there was a guy named Cameron Mills who was a very good high school player (probably the best in KY his senior year), and walked on at UK. His first couple of years he hardly ever played (like 10 minutes a season) as he was completely overmatched athletically. Then his junior year started getting a good amount of minutes and proved to be a lights-out shooter. By his senior year, he was a key bench player and hit a number of huge 3s during UK's run to the '98 title. Maybe Roche will turn out to be that kind of player for us--just needed some time to catch up to the college game and develop enough confidence to knock down shots when he's open.

[b0mberMan]

I just don't want to see him playing PF anymore. He's physically overmatched when we get to ACC play. Would love to have him be a shooter and spread the floor, but please no more PF play.

That said, early reports on Ravenel?

[Endless Mike]

Maybe this is what Coach Handsome saw in him all along? Or maybe he'll go back to being the same ol Roche once conference play starts.

[twballgame9]

I do recall arguing w/ quite a few over on the scout board that Roche would turn into a valuable and serviceable ACC role player on a good BC team....

While this is certainly more than anyone expected (and he's unlikely to keep up this pace, that's for sure), it certainly looks like he's going to be a valuable player in our rotation this year.

For now, I'm going to judge Roche on what he has done the last three years in the ACC, not what he has done in two games with extensive playing time against Dartmouth and St. Francis.

God damn, I have to agree with you again.

[BCEagle74]

Roche is a monster.

Tyler unleahed.

Stand back...he is gonna drop 30 a game like turnovers on Tyrese Rice.

He is the White Blizzard.

He is the next Larry Bird.

He will make NBA forget about Dino Gallinari and being the New Savior.

Tyler is the ICEMAN.

Tyler is money.

I say one game this year he drops 50 on some team.

You can't stop him.

[bcaddict]

I do recall arguing w/ quite a few over on the scout board that Roche would turn into a valuable and serviceable ACC role player on a good BC team....

While this is certainly more than anyone expected (and he's unlikely to keep up this pace, that's for sure), it certainly looks like he's going to be a valuable player in our rotation this year.

For now, I'm going to judge Roche on what he has done the last three years in the ACC, not what he has done in two games with extensive playing time against Dartmouth and St. Francis.

Agreed, I am certainly not trying to say he's anywhere close to being a 24.5 ppg scorer or much less will finish in the top 3-4 scoring for BC. What I am saying is that he will be a solid, contributor this season on a very good team in the ACC. If you go back to last year, he was actually quite a bit improved from his first two seasons and was a major reason why we won games against VT and Duke (two wins that we don't get into the NCAA w/out). Moreover, the play that he exhibited this past week wasn't just the result of playing crap competition--he hit a BUNCH of in-rhythm, transition three's--shots that he hasn't hit in years past, despite having the opportunity to quite often. Even in ACC play, he'll have that shot pretty frequently and seeing him knock it down now, certainly doesn't suggest that it won't translate then. Some of the other things he's done (mid-range pull-ups, D, etc.) may not translate as well, but he has always been an intelligent, high-effort play and I expect that to continue, regardless of the opponent.

I don't anticipate these type of performances once the ACC season starts--or anywhere close to them. But he will continue to be a solid contributor off the bench and will play a valuable role in quite a few ACC contests this year. That's a helluva lot more than 99.9% of this board (or EI at the time) predicted during his crappy performances in his first two seasons, specifically saying that he could never play in the ACC and that all the positive news out of "practice" was simply BS.

[Second Round Skinner]

Let's see how he mixes in with everyone back in the lineup. He's shown a lot of potential so far this year, although it's been against scrubs. If he continues this hot streak, Skinner should seriously consider starting him with Raji coming in as a spark off the bench. Hopefully all of his hard work will finally pay off as a senior.

[BCEagle74]

Second Round Skinner is a great name.

Tapdat was also a side splitter.

Tyler will average 30+ and lead the Nation in scoring and Al drops the fles so Tyler, well, can just be Tyler.

[Second Round Skinner]

Second Round Skinner is a great name.

Tapdat was also a side splitter.

Tyler will average 30+ and lead the Nation in scoring and Al drops the fles so Tyler, well, can just be Tyler.

Thanks 74, took me a good 15 minutes of mindlessly staring at my computer like an idiot at work to come up with it. I used to post as BCAnkleBreaker on EA (shared the account with my old roommate at BC), and just discovered this site. Some random/interesting posts over here, to say the least...

[shockdoct]

Second Round Skinner is a great name.

Tapdat was also a side splitter.

Tyler will average 30+ and lead the Nation in scoring and Al drops the fles so Tyler, well, can just be Tyler.

Thanks 74, took me a good 15 minutes of mindlessly staring at my computer like an idiot at work to come up with it. I used to post as BCAnkleBreaker on EA (shared the account with my old roommate at BC), and just discovered this site. Some random/interesting posts over here, to say the least...

Welcome! While I do expect the football board to have a majority of the discssuion, this board will become more active as we start to transition into basketball season.

[BCEagle74]

Tyler Tonight! --THE NEW BC TALK SHOW!


FG: 7-13
3Balls: 3-7
FT: 3-3
Rebounds: 5
Bunnies: 4
Steals: 1

20 POINTS...

How can you stop him?

You can't.

[Dirtywater75]

Tyler Tonight? Hey 74 - this must be some kind of record for bad LSD coming back after 35 years!! I warned you not to touch that shit and to stick to the weed!!

[BCEagle74]

Tyler Tonight? Hey 74 - this must be some kind of record for bad LSD coming back after 35 years!! I warned you not to touch that shit and to stick to the weed!!

When history is written in basketball, Tyler Roche will make people say that Michael Jordan was the black Tyler Roche.

Just wait until he teams up with Dino Gallanari of the Knicks.

The Championship Banners at the Top of MSG will flutter and the number will be like a 4th of July Parade!

Tyler--he will be a one named legend.

[auggiebc]

the Paradise Jam will be renamed the "Tyler Roche Invitational" after he torches purdue and tennessee in back-to-back games.

however, I'd rather see him QB the Virgina team this weekend. Throw for 400 yards and beat Clemson for us. Roche can do that.