Sadley, I have to agree.
It’s been 10 years JB ran the same crap
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The back to back long three point attempts by Kiyan and George at the ten minute mark, down eight, coming out of a time out, with having success going inside, was either the most egregious strategy of coaching, or the most selfish plays by basketball players that I have seen. I believe both were subbed out shortly afterwards.
Syracuse point guard Naithan George is struggling: ‘I need to score more’
George did not score in Syracuse's loss to Hofstra. He's had a tough few games.www.syracuse.com
Why? George played horrible last night. Tell me a game that he’s played well against a good team with a pulse? He can’t get by his man and he can’t shoot. He can lob pass and that’s the all he does. He’s always late closing out on shooters. He’s been the biggest portal miss in the ACC. Half the time he acts like he’s not trying. All the George hype is becoming old.
Have to put most of the blame on the coaching staff for that. This is the worst he’s played since he’s been in college.
Very frustrating. I realize that these guys mindset is that they are going to make every shot they take, but shooting a three from 27 feet with 20 seconds on the shot clock is something that Steph Curry probably wouldn't take. Especially, not with ten minutes to go in the game. Nait George, definitely should have known better. And Kiyan also. I wasn't watching Melo, but I know he probably just closed his eyes for a second after Kiyan's miss. And I felt bad for Kiyan. He was much more aggressive and did a lot of good things, but when he takes a bad shot or let's his guy gets past him on defense, his bad plays are really bad.
Like most freshmen, he needs to get stronger to play through contact. But, he had the guts to try to make the play.
It’s not extreme for me. This team is way too talented. I can’t take it anymore watching results lead to the floor of the talent level. Like even last season, we were not talented enough to Syracuse standards, but we should’ve been a lot better than 14-19. Let Dan Engelstad who has been a head coach for 10 years be the interim. He may have not been a good head coach at his last stop, but he certainly hasn’t ever had this level of talent to work with. And see what you can do the rest of the season. It’s so frustrating because I really like the group they put together and they may love there leader in Red, but he is simply not getting the best out of them consistently and putting them into positions to succeed consistently.
This is stuff that most coaches drill constantly. End of game situations, time and score, who we need to have the ball, getting open vs pressure, what the plan is (almost always the plan is to get to the rim); sideline out of bounds vs under the rim vs half court, etc. It needs to be a meticulous attention to detail so that it becomes second nature for players.
I just said in another thread that I suspect Red's practices are not run with focus, urgency and energy. That last possession was evidence of that, to me.
I think everyone probably expected Kyle to give Kiyan the ball immediately after the inbound. Not really sure why Kyle froze, but once he did, then it basically turned into Kiyan and JJ both sort of going to the ball but also not wanting to get in each other's way until finally Kyle gave the ball up. All that and we still got a good look and what should have been game tying or game winning free throws thanks to a really nice move from Kiyan.
Did anyone think Jim Obrien was a better coach than Rick Pitino. Sometimes a new voice gets through.
I'm certainly not scared of a change. But people said the same thing about Red! The old man won't engage with his staff. They know how to modernize the program. Etc., etc., etc. This staff stinks. Every one of them.
