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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1693449, member: 289"] Individuals: DaJuan Coleman 8-1: 18.3M 11.2P 9.0R 1.0A 1.0S 1.7B = 23.9+ 3.4MFG 2.2MFT 2.4TO 6.5PF = 14.5_ = 9.4NP 5.6OE 3.8FG 1-5: 22.0M 10.9P 11.2R 0.0A 1.8S 1.8B = 25.7+ 3.0MFG 2.1MFT 2.1TO 5.8PF = 13.0- = 12.7NP 5.8OE 6.9FG DaJuan actually played better during the slump than he did during the hot streak, mostly because of his fine game against Pittsburgh in the ACC tournament. And he played well in that game because he stayed out of foul trouble. That could mean that he’s finally figuring out where he needs to be on the court, to use JB’s term and would thus bode well for the Big Dance. Let’s see if he keeps it up. He also rebounded better and had more steals, which could also be the result of better positioning. Tyler Lydon 8-1: 25.6M 15.8P 10.4R 1.0A 0.9S 1.0B = 29.1+ 4.8MFG 2.4MFT 1.9TO 4.8PF = 13.9- = 15.2NP 8.6OE 6.6FG 1-5: 32.8M 15.0P 6.1R 1.2A 1.2S 1.0B = 24.5+ 5.1MFG 0.6MFT 2.4TO 3.0PF = 11.1- = 13.4NP 9.3OE 4.1FG People talk about Tyler Roberson’s lack of rebounding down the stretch: what about the other Tyler? He went from 10.4 to 6.1. It may be that with Coleman playing more, Lydon found himself at the forward positon more and when he’s there he basically plays like a small forward. That would also account for fewer trips to the line and possibly also for the increased turnovers- he’s being guarded by smaller, quicker guys out there. I still think he could do wonders in the high post but that ship has sailed, at least for this season. Tyler Roberson 8-1: 33.3M 12.1P 12.4R 2.0A 1.1S 0.5B = 29.1+ 4.4MFG 2.1MFT 1.9TO 2.5PF = 10.9- = 18.2NP 5.6OE 12.6FG 1-5: 24.3M 7.9P 7.7R 2.5A 1.9S 0.8B = 20.8+ 3.0MFG 0.5MFT 0.8TO 3.3PF = 7.6- = 13.2NP 4.4OE 8.8FG Tyler Roberson was a big reason for the 8-1 streak with his ferocious rebounding and a big reason for the 1-5 slump with his tepid play. We don’t rebound well when he doesn’t hit the boards and he doesn’t score when he doesn’t rebound. When he and Coleman are out there together, especially if Howard is in the game, we just don’t have enough scoring options. Ironically, his free throw percentage increased from 48.4% to 71.4% but his trips to the line decreased from 31 to 7 because he didn’t have the ball and he didn’t have it because he didn’t go and get it. When he was playing well, JB was damning him with faint praise, seemingly in an effort to motivate him. It seems to have done just the opposite. Malachi Richardson 8-1: 35.8M 16.1P 4.6R 3.0A 1.2S 0.2B = 25.1+ 7.3MFG 1.2MFT 1.7TO 2.4PF = 12.6- = 12.5NP 7.6OE 4.9FG 1-5: 36.0M 12.4P 3.3R 3.5A 1.9S 0.2B = 21.3+ 8.1MFG 1.7MFT 3.1TO 2.8PF = 15.7- = 5.6NP 2.6OE 3.0FG Malachi’s game also declined precipitously. I don’t think he was trying any less hard. He may have bene trying too hard. He scored less, missed more shots, rebounded less and had more turnovers. He did have more assists, indicating we may have transitioned to more of a three guard line-up than we had previously, (fewer rebounds, more assists). They type of shots he attempted didn’t really change: from 5.6 two point shots per game to 6.0 and from 5.4 three point shots to 4.6. He got to the line 4.3 times a game in each stretch. But his shooting percentages all went down: from .380/.429/.744 to .278/.357/.654. He’s a scorer and he’s just got to shoot the ball better for us to be successful. Speaking of which: Trevor Cooney 8-1: 37.0M 13.5P 2.6R 2.5A 1.4S 0.2B = 20.2+ 9.1MFG 0.6MFT 1.7TO 1.7PF = 13.1- = 7.1NP 3.8OE 3.3FG 1-5: 32.8M 12.6P 1.8R 0.0A 1.6s 0.0B = 16.0+ 9.7MFG 0.2MFT 1.4TO 1.6PF = 12.9- = 3.1NP 2.7OE 0.4FG Trevor contributed little to our winning stretch and almost nothing during our slump. Perhaps that’s why JB finally put him on the bench for an extended period in the Pitt game, (we’ll see if that was a true ‘benching’ or not). He does score. He gets to the line and makes his free throws: 81% during the hot streak and 93% during the cold streak. He does hit some three pointers: 23 in 9 games and then 13 in 6 games. We need a little more than that from a shooting guard, (his percentages were a barely acceptable 34.3 and an inadequate 28.3). The problem is, he doesn’t do much else. He shoots 25.6% from inside the arc during the hot streak and 25.0% afterwards. He’s a strong 6-4 but doesn’t rebound all that much. Here’s a shocking stat: He had NO assists- zero, during the 1-5 run. The guy’s a guard. He does make a good steal occasionally. But it’s just not enough. He may do things that “don’t show up in the box score”. But if you are a shooting guard, you are supposed to show up in the box score. Michael Gbinije 8-1: 38.1M 18.0P 4.0R 4.0A 2.3S 0.2B = 28.5+ 5.1MFG 0.9MFT 2.9TO 2.4PF = 11.3- = 17.2NP 12.0OE 5.2FG 1-5: 37.7M 21.1P 4.8R 5.1A 0.5S 0.5B = 32.0+ 7.4MFG 1.4MFT 4.1TO 3.4PF = 16.3- = 15.7NP 12.3OE 3.4FG Michael actually increased his output as the team was struggling to maintain a spot in the NCAA tournament, the way a team’s best player should. He scored a lot more but also missed a lot more shots. He went from taking 11 shots a game to 14. His mix of two pointers to three pointers remained the same: from 51.5% of his shots being two pointers to 51.7. His shooting percentages were excellent: 64.0/56.8% on two pointers to 44.7/46.2% on three pointers. His free throw percentage dipped a bit from 77.1% to 65.2% but was not as bad as when he was rushing things early in the season. He dramatically increased his assists, too, finding his teammates when the defense prevented him from scoring himself. . He did have more turnovers and committed more fouls. I remember several of them were offensive fouls. He was demanding the ball more. I think he just needs more help form his teammates. It’s hard to carry the team offensively from the backcourt. Franklin Howard 8-1: 10.7M 5.4P 4.2R 7.1A 0.4S 0.8B = 17.9+ 5.8MFG 1.2MFT 4.2TO 3.74PF = 14.9- = 3.0NP -1.6OE 4.6FG 1-5: 14.3M 5.1P 4.7R 7.4A 4.2S 0.5B = 21.9+ 1.9MFG 1.9MFT 4.7TO 4.2PF = 12.7- = 9.2NP 1.3OE 7.9FG [MEDIA=youtube]wNYHoI47fw0[/MEDIA] Frank Howard can’t shoot so Frank Howard stopped shooting. The problem with that is that if you don’t shoot, the other team doesn’t have to defend you and can go 5 on 4 against anyone else. It makes it hard to get the ball the ball to the people who can score. But Frank can do that anyway- he’s averaging over 7 assists per 40 minutes, easily the best on the team. He’s also averaging the most turnovers on the team and his ratio is is less than the preferred 2-1. So he’s really a work in progress. He’s quite the ball hawk, averaging 4.2 steals, (compared to Cooney’s 1.6), in this last stretch, probably because we were behind at the end of these games and had to press and Howard is really good in the press, which is why he played so long down the stretch of the Pittsburgh game. People have noticed that the offense functions better with Franklin in there. Still, if Cooney is hitting his shots, he’s the one you want in there. [/QUOTE]

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