Mulcahey is a great facilitator, but he needs to learn that he can take the shot.
Mulcahey needs to shoot
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He tried. When he was open for three on the wing, they didn't get it to him. When he took it inside, he scored once and got lost in the trees a couple of times. This loss was not on him.
A little Over his head today. He’ll be fine though.
If he isnt a good shooter why do we want him to shoot it
I think he is a good shooter. So far he seems to be a better permitter shooter than some of our more senior players
Been saying this for awhile.
If he's not going to shoot, why not clog the passing lanes...
He needs to hit some outside shots, to open up his own passing lanes.
Noticed the last couple of games he's had trouble dribbling / passing...think he'll be fine, but he needs to include scoring as part of his game,
MO
I watched him in early warmups and honestly he was not knocking down a lot of three pointers. He will need to get better at that this summer. Only got 8 minutes yesterday which may be a sign that additional minutes for Geo will come out of his allocation.
While a small sample size his shooting percentage is better then everyone but the centers. He needs to shoot more to score and open the floor. He seems to know how to take advantage when covered by a small guard, as does McConnel, not sure why we don't try some isolations down low when the other team a has a short pg like today.
Mulcahy needs to play less. Right now a liability on both offense and defense.
My concern is the entire bench production is waning except for Young.Too many minutes on the court and too few points on the scoreboard.Baker is the wildcard along with Harper as to what happens in February.
He's shooting .579 from 2P range in conference play (3rd highest on the team), but only taking 1.7 of those attempts per game. He may be playing really tight - like only playing AJ or better in poker. Not saying he should start bombing away from three, but he needs to start converting some of those deep paint touches into points instead of getting in there only with an intent to pass.
Sports-reference site has an interesting split stats for individual players. The three guys that show the most impact on the game when they win 16 and lose 6 are Jacob Young, Caleb McConnell and Paul Mulcahy. When they win, their stats are good and when they lose, stats are bad. Big stat difference.
Young shoots FG 44% in wins, 32% in losses
McConnell shoots FG 49.5% in wins, 31.7% in losses
Mulcahy shoots FG 62.8% in wins, 30.8% in losses
The rest of the players have similar stats wins and losses. Mathis, RHJ and Myles a little better in wins, Yeboah stats are worse in wins and stats better off the bench which is weird.
Baker shoots 41% in 14 wins, and 22.7% in 5 losses. Not that he has been having a good year but has been really off since his injury despite clutch shots.
Young shoots FG 44% in wins, 32% in losses
McConnell shoots FG 49.5% in wins, 31.7% in losses
Mulcahy shoots FG 62.8% in wins, 30.8% in losses
The rest of the players have similar stats wins and losses. Mathis, RHJ and Myles a little better in wins, Yeboah stats are worse in wins and stats better off the bench which is weird.
Baker shoots 41% in 14 wins, and 22.7% in 5 losses. Not that he has been having a good year but has been really off since his injury despite clutch shots.
That's kinda part of the point - he's not shooting enough to give us much of a sample size. He drives into the paint, and then picks up his dribble looking to pass - his intent in penetration is not to get to the rim most times, but to draw a big and pass off to a teammate. Better defenses have been catching on to that, and he needs to put up more shots at the rim while he's 3-5 feet away from it. When he's gone to the rim, they've largely been good looks - but he's turned down a lot of good looks, too.
His assists have gone way down against better, more athletic teams, which has limited his effectiveness. When the opponents are not from the B1G/ACC/BE, he's provided 3.2 ast to 0.8 tov in 19.6 min... but against major conference teams, he's provided 1.5 ast to 1.2 tov in 16.6 min. He needs to find another way to contribute in those games.
The answer isn't he needs to shoot more.....the real answer is what we don't want to hear. He needs to improve if he is going to be more than a backup PG that gives us 10 MPG where we hope not to lose too much ground.
I really don't think it is a confidence issue where he doesn't want to shoot.
I really don't think it is a confidence issue where he doesn't want to shoot.
dont agree. again, this is a simpleton view on things. if you're saying that his 1v1 defense on smaller quicker PG/SG is subpar...fine. but his size and smarts allows us to play a help defense scheme where he ends up doubling the opposing teams big men, and he can then seamlessly transition to a PG on offense. How many kids can do that for a team? Very few.
Stop focusing on the simple things and ask yourself why he's getting as many minutes as he's getting.
And btw, I do agree he's struggled the last few games. But so have RHJ and Geo. You want to drop all their minutes?
this has happened with Pike's teams the past few years...they'll rebound and bounce back
count on it.
He has a high basketball IQ,but is little threat to shoot & score,& is slow afoot.RHJ & Geo can potentially score and always defend.They succeed & we do.They have to play, even if limiting minutes somewhat.
I am fine with essentially an 8 man rotation, with PM on the bench unless foul trouble.
The recipe for success is our defense and winning 50/50s. The best way to do this is by keeping everyone in the 20s.
Based on what I see....
1. Baker 28 Paul 12
2. Young/Mathis 40 (20 each?)
3/4 RHJ, Yeboah Caleb 27 27 26
5 Johnson Shaq 40
Based on what I see....
1. Baker 28 Paul 12
2. Young/Mathis 40 (20 each?)
3/4 RHJ, Yeboah Caleb 27 27 26
5 Johnson Shaq 40
The way he's been playing, I might drop Baker to 20 and put Young/Mathis up to 24-25 each.
I'll make sure your suggestion is passed along...
busting ballz aside, I dont agree...I think he brings a lot more to the team than you do...but I agree he needs to make better decisions than he has made the past 3 games.
Is Baker hurt?
If not, play him 25+.
Regarding Young and Mathis......
1. Not a fan of both of them on the court together offensively
2. They need to be SUPER fresh defensively. I want them playing in 4 minute bursts.
I'm more of a fan of Young/Mathis together the way they've been playing the last several games than I was earlier in the season. Mathis has quietly become one of our better 3P shooters. He and McConnell are now an identical 14-43 (.326) from behind the arc.
Since Geo went out with injury:
Mathis: 24.0 min, 8.0 pts (28-76 FG .368, 9-21 3P .429, 7-13 FT .538), 4.1 rb, 1.8 ast, 0.8 tov, 0.9 stl, 2.2 pf
Young: 21.2 min, 9.9 pts (35-79 FG .443, 7-19 3P .368, 12-19 FT .632), 2.7 rb, 1.0 ast, 2.1 tov, 1.1 stl, 1.0 pf