He has hunted shots and missed almost all. He did have an open one in the corner and instead drove to the basket. I agree with ykur sentiment in a sense….if he isnt taking shots and making an impact on offense he shouldnt be on the floor.
Yes that's why I said in practice lol...I'm talking about actions designed to get him shot, I see him pass out of it too much. Just want him to gain more confidence in his self. Believe in yourself because you have all the tools young man.
Let's give him some time lol.
I am not the Bill Walsh of offensive college basketball. We have a great and easy play where the 5 screens down and creates a nice shot off a screen or if guarded a pick and roll opportunity with Cliff. We have run in a handful of times. I am not sure why we dont run it at least a few times per half.
It is way too early to say that.
Lol I agree with some of this
The team had more talent last year. We were an NCAA team until the Mag injury.
Absurd comment
Just like w your Mag comments earlier, I’m now very excited for GG to really break out and show you for the umpteenth time your hoops takes are usually flawed.
'FRESHMAN' is the one word I would use to describe Gavin - he's finding his way and is consistently inconsistent - which is what Freshmen do! The unfortunate thing is we desperately need all his talents on this team (and then some) like YESTERDAY!
Most who expected instant high powered offense nightly don’t understand the transition. GG is feeling his way and his lack of some muscle mass is an important aspect for success. It is our poor guard play which has slowed his progression more than we all banked on . Please Rutgers posters give this kid some time. Next year he will be joined by several others pieces of the puzzle.
Hyatt is a much better offensive player. How could you possibly think he is most complete offensive player on the team?
I would agree on the defense point (and most of the others as well). When I first saw him I thought it was sort of scary how bad he was defensively. But the last few games he seems to have turned a corner at least to me. More aggressive and I think he has the size and can move well enough where his d contributions will actually be a positive down the road.
This. And it will be the same unrealistic expectations next season. Harper, I believe will be totally up to the challenge. I expect Bailey to be more up and down and I already sense unrealistic expectations of Sommerville next season as the supposed starting big man on a team with a potential deep run in the tournament. Big men take more time to develop and adapt. I truly hope pike can get a serviceable defensive/rebounding big man out of the portal. From what I’ve heard, Ogbole is not that guy.
Exactly - I think a lot of people's expectations are not fair for next year. These are freshman coming in (no matter what their rank is), and there is going to be a transition to next level comp. While I think Dylan and Ace will be ok - the talk of NC or Final Four is a little bit much, especially when you consider they will most likely not be coming into a winning team based on what we are all seeing this year. Lathan is a big body, but not sure how much time he needs to adjust or if his feet are quick enough for B1G play - he does have a nice touch.
I’m talking about a big man who can play defense and rebound in a starter’s role. I suspect he’s more a project than being able to fill that role.
Totally agree. He also needs to play more. Our so called “offense” isn’t doing him any favors right now either. He’s basically asked to create for himself, which isn’t doing much for his confidence right now but the skills and ability are totally there. As you said…he needs strength and confidence (and more reps)…and his defense isn’t much worse than a few others who play a lot more.
That's it exactly. The team doesn't pass the ball and so how is a freshman going to get into the flow of the game? If you're not in the flow, you're in your head and if you're head you're not going to shoot well. I've never seen a set of more selfish players at RU than this year.
