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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 221967, member: 716"] Our offense is really hurting us. People have been resistant to the claim that our half-court offensive is poor, probably because they don't want to believe it. Truth is, we're playing 4-on-5 most of the time. Folks need to ask: after 60+ Division I basketball games, is Fab Melo really so bad that we can't run plays for him? He's got his flaws, but I find that hard to believe. We've seen Louisville give Dieng (another foreign-born sophomore with limited basketball experience) every chance to develop as a post presence. And he's been able to do it - he's got good footwork and a nice little jump hook. Fab, meanwhile, isn't allowed any touches. With the pick-and-roll better defended than it was in January, he's limited to a garbage man role in the offense. So not only are we an average (at best) shooting team, we're choosing to add a degree of difficulty by telling our athletic 7'0" center than we won't give him any touches. [/QUOTE]