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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1597888, member: 40"] [LIST] [*]Get in Coleman's ear and tell him to concentrate on rebounding / shot blocking [a la Atlantis], and maximizing his physicality as he'll only be playing about 20 minutes per game. Use his fouls liberally, and let him start using his strength to keep guys out of the paint. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]More ball handling from the other players in our half court offensive sets to relieve Gbinije of some of the responsibility of having to initiate half court offensive sets so he can concentrate on scoring. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Start working on drills in practice that emphasize players taking it STRONG to the rack. We have a TON of run outs that we fail to convert, or where our players go up weak and get blocked. Make it a point of emphasis to finish through contact or draw fouls instead of trying to slither past in an attempt to avoid contact, thereby making the shots more difficult. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Get Roberson closer to the basket. Show him the Duke game from last year / the Uconn game from this year in the film room, and challenge him to be more of a consistent inside threat for this team, which the team needs. Let him know that scoring 16 one game and then 2 points the next game is not acceptable for a junior returning starter. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Tell Malachi Richardson to forget about three point shots for now at the beginning of the game. Tell him to instead focus on getting the ball into the lane and taking it to the rim early to get him more in the flow before he starts taking jumpers. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Make free throw shooting an emphasized pressure situation in practice. We're leaving too many points by the wayside, and it is hurting us. For the record, I think a lot of our issues are concentration based, as the players seem capable of doing much better than they've been doing at the stripe. Unacceptable. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Tell Tyler Lydon to keep doing what he's doing. I know people are clamoring for him to shoot more, I just don't think that's his game. Kid has great hoops IQ, and is passing up the "right" shots for the most part. Hard to tell him to change that without seeing his efficiency drop. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Use more high screen and roll with Coleman / Lydon off of Gbinije penetrations. Coleman has shown an ability to finish and seems to score better on the move. Lydon is a pick and pop threat. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Need to establish one of the bench guards as a regular rotation guy with consistent minutes and a consistent role. Would love to see them both contribute in some capacity, but time has run out for Joseph I believe. If that's the case, then get Howard in the rotation--stat. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]When the bench guard comes into the game, keep the ball in Gbinije's hands. Our scoring droughts often seem to coincide with when we turn lead guard responsibilities over to Howard or Joseph. Let those guys play off the ball and just play instead of trying to run the offense, which neither seems well equipped to do right now. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Teach Cooney how to jump stop. Get him to pull up for jumpers into the lane instead of overdribbling to get to the rim, where he doesn't finish well. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Pull guys when they're cold. Doesn't mean that they have to sit the entire game. For example, Richardson was god awful in the first half against St. John's, then had a big scoring burst at the beginning of the 2nd half. Use the bench as a teaching tool if players take poor shots, or aren't connecting. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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