Wisc and GT really made us pay inside. A&M had the one guy working the baseline hurting us, but we shot ourselves out of that problem. To me, Cooney has to play better period. It's obvious he's not going to sit unless he's badly injured, so his play must improve for Cuse to win against good teams. Too many bad shots. Too many trips in the lane without being able to finish. He at least usually knows when to pull up instead of getting the charge, but those 7-10 footers aren't falling either. I think we have enough guys who can score that Cooney does not need to shoot in volume. He needs to quit forcing the bad shots.
The pick and roll game is producing too much stagnation. The other three guys are not moving while the pick and roll is going on. Need to call play 2 or play 3 once in a while. (Do they exist?) Instead of picking with Coleman, pick with Lydon who can do something with the ball if he gets it back off the pick. I think the guards are reluctant to pass to Coleman on P&R anyway.
