CBB experts -What is wrong with Ron Harper Jr?
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I don’t know why he is ice cold but I think if we got him the ball moving toward the basket he be back to doing well.
This group of starters gets no dribble penetration so the defense is never out of position. Couple that with our “offense” only being mostly on ball screens he never has the chance to do that.
I have noticed he seems to have the opportunity to get closer to the line in obvious catching positions but when off ball he seems content to take longer shots but I don’t think that’s the biggest reason just an anecdotal observation
You play exactly like you practice, if practice is run properly, demanding and with pace.
If Pike is happy with open look 3s playing against his scout team that answers your question
He fell in love with the 3 pointer based on his early season success
Get back to basics and drive to the hoop and settle for the 10 foot shot. Master the 2 pointers before settling for 3s once again.
Get back to basics and drive to the hoop and settle for the 10 foot shot. Master the 2 pointers before settling for 3s once again.
Blind driving to the hoop against good teams....no good
Gotta run an offense
They might make the 3 pointers in practice.I keep hearing during the radio broad cast how well the players are shooting 3 pointers prior to the game and during shoot arounds earlier in the day.
I think it’s a mental thing now. I think the team is pressing.
When a player is struggling, you run some sets for him to possibly get a layup or a foul. We used to run an alley-opp for him. So much of this game is mental. As quick bucket or two and often you will have a different player and shots will start falling.
He’s looking so lethargic, I’m not real sure he could get up there to receive the pass and make the dunk.
slow and out of shape
before the game they showed Ron shooting an arrow after hitting a 3 the first Maryland game and his body then vs now is noticably different
before the game they showed Ron shooting an arrow after hitting a 3 the first Maryland game and his body then vs now is noticably different
He definitely needs to lose weight. He’s not working hard enough at what it takes to be good at this level.
Completely different player now. Where's the confidence, the swag? Where's the ball fakes, drives, strong finishes at the basket? I agree he looks like he's in better shape in this video. He's moving quicker instead of moping around the court.
Remarkable comparison of Harper then and now. He looks much heavier, slower and less active today.
Something must be wrong with Ron. For the first 7 games he scored 164 points for 23.4 points per game.
For his last 13 games he has scored 146 points for 11.2 points per game. That is a huge difference.
For his last 13 games he has scored 146 points for 11.2 points per game. That is a huge difference.
Need a picture of upper body now, he looks in really good shape then.
How can you get out of shape training and playing during the season? That's gotta be freaking hard to do. Does he have a medical issue. Is he depressed? Absolutely looks like he has no confidence.
Maybe he is still nursing a bad ankle and doesn’t practice full court as much or hard as much because of it . That’s my only guess how you can get out of shape during the year and lose all your explosiveness
Yeh he is definitely not playing at that speed, explosiveness and energy now. Makes me wonder if the ankle is worse than reported perhaps not fully healed and is limiting his practice and conditioning.
Absolutely they're pressing. But what's concerning is why is the ENTIRE team pressing?
Been saying for weeks Harper is somehow out of condition. We all can see by his movements he is no where near what he was back in December to mid January. If he is still injured it could explain a great deal of WTF . The mental side dealing with injury could take a toll. I still think Baker has slowed as well. And I believe the Twitter backlash has caused a lot of his up and down play.
It was the ankle injury. Even though he returned after one missed game, we have no idea how much practice time he continued to miss to rest the ankle. For some kids it can make a huge difference in conditioning. I also don’t think JY is finishing quite as well in transition as he was before the OSU injury (and he’s the kind of player who gets frustrated and wild). Those two things are the biggest factors in the decline.
If he’s been playing even with a minor injury then he’s not going all out in practice. He’s getting treatments and he’s doing whatever he can to be on the floor. Easy to gain weight and get out of shape in that scenario. Not sure why this is a discussion anyway. To me the biggest issue is we don’t have a true 4 or even a guy to spot him at the 4.He’s playing the 4 which means he’s not as much of a mismatch down low but he can be driving the ball and taking 3’s. If he was playing the 3 spot like last year then he’s a big mismatch down low.