Griffiths freshmen season has been a disappointment based on his ranking out of high school.His profile mentioned that he was one of the best shooters and that he was a go to scorer.What we have seen is glimpses of talent but mostly stationary position in corners waiting for a pass that rarely comes from Rutgers guards.Player development obviously is lacking .Bailey and Harper will be taking most of the shots next season but Griffiths can be effective if he gains confidence from the coaching staff .
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So were Baker and McConnel clearly not hard workers because they were skinny freshmen?
That's not what I'm seeing. He certainly takes some 3s when he gets a look. In fact I think he should shoot more of those. But what I increasingly see is Griffiths being aggressive driving successfully past the perimeter defender, drawing a crowd of defenders, and not passing the ball to all the players he just got open, and then forcing a tough shot or getting turned over. He's also using screens and curls to get open. He needs to hit those shots more consistently.
The game at this level is slowing down for him, on O and D, but still too fast for him to be good. And he needs to shoot a higher percent obviously.
Yea, I don't see the immediate pickup of his dribble at all. Not sure what he's watching
I have not seen him take on a defender when they are in defensive position in front of him. He drives to the basket when the lane is there or the defender is closing out to stop the 3 attempt. I haven't seen him make any one on one moves. Maybe I missed it, I'm no expert but from my perspective he is missing that aspect .
I also didn't see his best game where he went for 20+ so maybe he showed some things there I haven't seen.
I think you should just dial back your absolutist comments.
Maybe....we don't know how much, but gavin is partly where he is at right now because physically he is not prepared to play B1G basketball. I can't let it slide that people are giving him the "hard worker" tag. That is a kick in the face of our players that have put in the time to have their bodies ready for the b1G.
He needs to add muscle no doubt. No need to tag him as a hard worker or not a hard worker just because he's skinny.
The best read BY FAR in this entire thread. Somebody earlier said "he can't drive" or something similar and I spit my drink out laughing so hard. He might not LOOK "quick," when he's on the move, but his strides are deceivingly long, he CAN allude people and he gets places in a very good way sometimes where, in high school, he'd be able to score. Now....different game,...and ZERO coaching to help him grow this year, as a player on the court, let alone run an offense to set plays for the kid to be open.
Not a single person on the team, or coming in next year, will benefit more from a high-level offensive minded assistant coach IMHO.
I'm not implying it's coaching related. Younger players struggling to deal with the speed of the college game have a hard time doing two things at once. Some players can't see the court well ever. I recall one painful play vs PSU where Gavin drove from the wing and pulled two defenders. Now wide open, Fernandes set up at the 3 point line and held his hands out for the pass that never came as Gavin was stripped trying to force a shot. The pass was so obvious. Fernandes was expecting it and looked exasperated at Gavin. Was that coaching or just a young player too sped up to make the read?
1) I agreed with everything you said
2) I didn't say that you "implied" anything about coaching....I DID
3) Against Purdue Gavin fed Cliff - A SENIOR - in the. paint, drawing the defender on GG to double Cliff, and Cliff didn't look to get the ball right back to Gavin for the wide-open look from the right wing (which he loves). So, yeah, it's NOT just the true frosh out there, not seeing these things, it's guys who have been around and are in SERIOUS need of better offensive coaching
What I've noticed is if Gavin starts to drive and is cut off well he does look to pass. If he gets into the lane and beats the first man he is looking to shoot and not kick, but a lot of times that's when help is coming so a pass might be the better option
I would expect him to be able to be much better penetrating and scoring as well as passing next season
I also think he knows his value would be to be a scoring option off the bench and the staff is trying to build his confidence by telling him to be aggressive. He will feel less pressure to score next year and get more open looks and lanes
Sometimes on his catch and shoots he is clearly rushing it too much. He has a quick release and he's tall so if he slowed down a split second on some of these he would make more
I would expect him to be able to be much better penetrating and scoring as well as passing next season
I also think he knows his value would be to be a scoring option off the bench and the staff is trying to build his confidence by telling him to be aggressive. He will feel less pressure to score next year and get more open looks and lanes
Sometimes on his catch and shoots he is clearly rushing it too much. He has a quick release and he's tall so if he slowed down a split second on some of these he would make more
By the time he is a junior he will be a very, very good player. Right now I think he's been over aggressive and forcing up shots. I'm not sure that's going to improve his confidence.
I just don't get why people keep saying this. What have we seen that makes anyone sure that he'll be a very, very good player? I see no indication outside of his star rating.
Gavin looked good today on defense. He really is starting to get. When he is making a decision he is being decisive.
Offense will come…he is making strides on D. Today was a big day for him on D
Offense will come…he is making strides on D. Today was a big day for him on D
Gavin played well tonight except hitting his shots. Based on his career it still seems likely that he will improve there. But he should feel free to start hitting shots at his earliest convenience.
Completely agree. He even was one on one with Young a couple times and somehow didn't get beat
He's seeing the floor. Seeing his man. Making better rotations. No more deer in headlights look on defense
Next step is hitting shots. A few in and out. Next game he hits a couple 3's!
I am going to lean on the recruiting rankings and his confidence pulling the trigger.
Admittedly i am the 1st to say trust data.
Hoping for a ron harper jr who took forever to hit shots as a freshman
I thought Gavin showed noticeable improvement on the defensive end tonight. His most solid performance of the season.
Thank you for pointing this out.
Gavin is by far the worst offensive player in the B1G this year, out of the 92 B1G ballers with enough action to be included in the offense rating (ORtg) stats.
I'm sure Gavin will be better next year. A big question is how productive can Ace and Dylan be under Pike's system and his staff's leadership. This year, every Rutgers player is below average ORtg with all but Aundre rating the bottom quintile
Thrilled to see the win tonight. Rutgers grinds out another. But most 56 point efforts won't result in wins most of the time.
^^^^THIS
He stands still many times over and that inhibits him from getting the ball many times over. I see the confidence rising on the Defensive side of the ball and now I want to see him being more aggressive in WANTING the ball on offense. Move with out the ball...use picks as if he means it...and call for the ball! Once that happens the confidence will jump on that side.
Once it happens look out because we will have a 4/5th scoring option and that will make us very dangerous to play. I equate it to Hyatt when he gets on a streak--changes our game. Thing is he is so inconsistent and you don't know if you get good Hyatt or bad Hyatt. Good Hyatt hustles, gets rebounds, and shoots well. Just only happens for short periods of time or is nonexistent.
Gavin has the potential and not just because of his rating
Cliff and JWill foul trouble a big reason though. We would have easily been in the 60s otherwise (still not impressive lol)
This is not supported by the Gavin's usage rate, or usg. Usg measures the % of a team's offensive possessions used by a player when the player is on the court.
Gavin ranks 30 of 92 B1G ballers on usage rate.
He had a nice game today. He contributed without scoring playing good D.
Had some nice effort, fighting for rebounds, and passes to Cliff.
He just has to get stronger and maybe shots trey closer and not so quick to pull the trigger.
He’ll be fine. Can already see him improving defensively.
Had some nice effort, fighting for rebounds, and passes to Cliff.
He just has to get stronger and maybe shots trey closer and not so quick to pull the trigger.
He’ll be fine. Can already see him improving defensively.
Thats the point...he doesn't move well without the ball or call for it enough. Clearly they aren't using him out there and only relying on him to be a catch and shoot type. Not ideal for someone who has the athleticism to do more