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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2432419, member: 40"] I'm not trying to step into the middle of this disagreement, but some of this may be related to what players are comfortable doing when they're on the court. For example, I think that we have four players who could and should look to push the ball -- our backcourt, Brissett [who has an unexpectedly good handle], and Marek. But each of those four guys has some issues / limitations that might be preventing them from pushing the ball: [LIST] [*]Frank doesn't seem to play at a fast pace -- he likes to set things up and keep the defender in front of him, where he can use his physique to "clear" space and put a body on guys when he drives [*]Battle doesn't seem to have a great handle. He is adequate, but not a smooth guy [like what Bazley will be like next year]. He's much more comfortable taking a quick dribble or two and then using his size to get shots over smaller defenders in the lane, but not a guy who seems to have a ton of success shaking guys at this stage of his developmental curve and blowing past them [*]Brissett can create off the bounce, but he doesn't look to do that much in the open floor. Inexperience? [*]Marek reminds me a lot of CJ Fair freshman year. I'm not saying that they are exactly alike, just similar in the sense that they are high IQ guys that don't force and actively avoid "risky" plays that might lead to mistakes. Accordingly, they both seek to make the conservative play, but one that is mistake avoidant rather than try to do too much [/LIST] I'm not sure it is as much of a "coached" to play a certain way thing as it is the attributes of the players. At least, that's what I see when I watch this team play. We rebound well enough to run, but the personnel aren't suited to playing an up-and-down game. This is something that could improve over the course of the year if a few things fall into place. [/QUOTE]

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