They need to be posting up and playing inside out. Have Cliff at 12-15 feet where he can hit a jumper. Paul has great footwork. Caleb great athleticism.
One is a pass first distributor and the other thinks he is a 3 point spot up shooter. I agree with you. This game was not lost because of the last second chippies. But because many of our players do not take the open options when they are afforded and rely on 13 foot fall away jumpers late in the shot clock.
Agree there was very little off ball motion. Also Mulcahy was limited because we were trying to run the offense through him while backing in from 18 feet from the corner. That set needs to retired. You are cutting off 75% of the court initiating the offense from there
Even with Cliff in we were not able to have any success just that little run at the end of the first half; he is getting to be a real problem he has not basketball sense, court awareness ie many times he is not ready for passes has absolutely the worst hands don't even understand at his heght and wingspan he blocks so few shots!! I said in another thread many times when the ball goes inside to him it is like going into a black hole; He is getting eaten up on defense and on the boards so unfortunately he is not the answer and I even see some regression in him this year especially too the fact that he thinks he is a 3 point shooter too; I think he has only made 1 on the year
Simpson executed a perfect stop & pop in a previous game. That stood out to me because I hardly ever see any guys on the team do it. I think his potential as a scorer is high, but not in a game like yesterday for a frosh. He will develop a great repertoire as he gains experience. Right now, Paul's moves are honed on the playground. He'll take his man in and do those moves. That's just different from Simpson's groove. Caleb's defensive skills greatly exceed his offensive capabilities, and that is ok since he is the best at what he does. I do like him for those outside shoots when he is wide open. The biggest problem with the last two games is that a couple more shots didn't fall. Just that turns those games into wins.
It did seem he he was dribbling predominantly to his right most the game. @Richard Schnyderite ?
Jordan. Battle sometimes too.
Yep. More proof that his original injury definitely wasn't just a "stinger."
Was going to post something similar. Lot of basketball guys point out our shortcomings & how they can be corrected. How many coaches do we have-- Pike & 4 or 5 assistants? Can't these guys straighten things out with regard to both individual & team play?
