Wrong wrong wrong.. ..
The price was too expensive and he does not fit the style of play for this roster.
I will ask fans to learn the game and ask yourself....
How did Dylan Harper, Jeremiah Williams score yesterday.....by getting out in transition and driving into the paint, by beating their defender.....
If Cliff is on the court, where is he likely to be standing on offense.....
A) 25 feet from the basket ready to shoot 3s, set screens and roll to the basket to shoot 10 footers....??
B) 5 feet from the basket on either block, looking for a pass to try and score??
If the answer is either A OR B, both are negatives for the entire roster or other 4 players....
If it's A, the defender guarding Cliff, if he is 25 feet from the basket, setting a screen to help the guard, the defensive player guarding Cliff, does NOT have to leave the paint. ....because even if Dylan or JWill get past the defender that Cliff sets the pick for, Dylan has to then shoot quickly a 3 OR drive into the paint where the player guarding Cliff is waiting for him.
if its B and if Dylan Harper beats his defender, can he score at the rim, when Cliffs defender just leaves Cliff and tries to block his shot or alter it?? It makes it significantly tougher to have Dylan score, JWill score off the dribble, if they have to drive into the paint and beat their defender AND score over a 6'9 to 6'11 defender.
You also are asking the guard to drive into traffic and score OR make a crisp pass to Cliff to catch and score....Cliff can catch lobs and dunks, but does not have crisp hands where he's fluid around the basket to score.....if he did, he would already be in the NBA.
I don't know how many times it has been explained, this is a new or more updated/modern way of basketball called "5-Out" and Lathan Sommerville is the preferred style of B1G, to play a 5-Out offense. He is simply a better offensive player as a freshman, than Cliff as a 4th or 5th year senior.
Is Cliff a better rebounder and shot blocker than Lathan Sommerville?? Yes, but with every possession on offense with Ogbole, who is a worse version of Cliff when he was a freshman, none of our guards can drive and score or drive and kick, with a traditional center in the paint clogging driving lanes.....there is no drive and kick for a 3 pointer, unless the driver can actually drive and score.....and you cannot drive and score if Cliff is on the court, with his defender in the paint.....so the players guarding the shooters, don't have to worry about the driver actually scoring.
We are trained to complain about things, but they have to make sense.....Cliff with this roster does not help others on offense, become better offensive players.
