Pick and roll has been Pikiell's only offense since he has been here. When an opposing team plays good defense we don't get our shooters open. Johnson was getting the ball more often during the early season; now we favor the long shots. When we were making those long shots no problem. Now that we are not what do we rely upon to stop our opponent's scoring streaks? The answer is one on one basketball; no set plays at all. Has anyone seen a two person screen to get a shooter open? I have not! If any of our good shooters want an open shot; they have to create it for themselves.
Pickiell or any of his coaches don't seem to know how to teach a player the technique of foul shooting. You all are upset about unfair fouls being called by the refs. What does it matter if we can't convert those fouls into points?
Johnson's repetitive foolish fouls have been present his whole career. He has 3 predictable faults: 1) swats down on the ball ( instead of just going straight up ); 2) keeps moving when setting a pick ( instead of standing stationary and allowing the dribbler to use him for the pick; 3) grabs with his hands when a smaller guard goes by him. A good coach would emphasize these errors emphatically! Johnson is certainly a smart enough individual to learn to eliminate these errors. I doubt if Pickiell ever screams at his players to get results. He certainly doesn't defend his players during games.
Lastly, after an excellent record, this past year, one would think that we could recruit an upper echelon group of players. Only one player was a 4 star. The three others are not contributing enough thus far. If he and his assistants can't do better he needs to find someone who can.
Sorry for the pessimism, but early wins have set expectations too high.
Pickiell or any of his coaches don't seem to know how to teach a player the technique of foul shooting. You all are upset about unfair fouls being called by the refs. What does it matter if we can't convert those fouls into points?
Johnson's repetitive foolish fouls have been present his whole career. He has 3 predictable faults: 1) swats down on the ball ( instead of just going straight up ); 2) keeps moving when setting a pick ( instead of standing stationary and allowing the dribbler to use him for the pick; 3) grabs with his hands when a smaller guard goes by him. A good coach would emphasize these errors emphatically! Johnson is certainly a smart enough individual to learn to eliminate these errors. I doubt if Pickiell ever screams at his players to get results. He certainly doesn't defend his players during games.
Lastly, after an excellent record, this past year, one would think that we could recruit an upper echelon group of players. Only one player was a 4 star. The three others are not contributing enough thus far. If he and his assistants can't do better he needs to find someone who can.
Sorry for the pessimism, but early wins have set expectations too high.