Put me in the Verge hate club. The reason our offense is so stagnant and nobody moves is because Verge does way too much dribbling instead of moving the ball. The offense just dies with the ball in his hands. People stand around because he's bobbing and weaving dribbling like a madman just trying to get in the paint. There is no offense when he's in the game, it's just the Verge show.
Could be the opposite of that, dictated by Hoiberg's offensive philosophy? I will have to pay more attention during the next few games. (Yes, I am a glutton for punishment and will watch no matter how good/bad they play...).
It seems most of the sets are dictated by the PG penetrating and then either hitting someone cutting to the basket or a kick out for a 3-pointer. Walker is the only one consistently able to make a cut to the basket for Verge to dish off. Don't seem to see the perimeter players getting to spots for wide open 3-pointers like our opponents do. That is either from not moving to help out the PG, opponent defense, or combination of both. We never seem to run very many motion plays, where all the players are moving at the same time. TBH, the offensive flow is no better with Webster as PG and we seem to rely much more on perimeter play (unless McGowens takes it to the hole). Webster rarely penetrates beyond the free throw line and that doesn't open things up much either.
It goes without saying, but the offensive philosophy works much better when the team can hit 40-45% of it 3-pointers as opposed to 25%. Our opponents know they can pack it in the lane to shut down the penetration because our outside shooting has been dismal again this year.
