Jessie Edwards 4 pts / 4 to’s

[Cstate]

Ouch! When we needed him most

 

[OrangeXtreme]

They doubled him all day long, and he wasn't happy.

 

[CardiacCuse]

mentality is one thing every player has control over

hes gotten a lot better in many ways

but mentally hes almost the same player he was when he came to the cuse

still way too soft imo

maybe he should see a sports psychologist

 

[hoopsupstate]

He has to learn to use the double team to get teammates open looks.

 

[CardiacCuse]

He has to learn to use the double team to get teammates open looks.

i wonder if he has ever practiced being double teamed in practice

doubt it

 

[Cuse181]

He has to learn to use the double team to get teammates open looks.

Yup, Virginia showed all game who the was going to come over and double him and Jesse never adjusted to find the open man

 

[two3zone]

He has to learn to use the double team to get teammates open looks.

Hard when nobody is moving off the ball. The only way to have them stop doubling teaming you is making them pay, nobody helped Jesse at all. Was he good? Not at all, but I sympathize.

 

[Trueblue25]

You can pass the ball when you’re doubled. Not sure he fully grasps that

 

[rrlbees]

You can pass the ball when you’re doubled. Not sure he fully grasps that

He did it late in the game dumping it to Brown I think.

 

[sufandu]

The expectations for Jesse are too high. It's been so long since we had a great big man that we want to think he's elite. He's got some nice tools, but he's not elite. He'd be a great piece on a team like the 2010 team, but we don't have those other pieces on this team.

 

[jdubs30]

The next step for Jesse is being able to pass out of the post. Almost elite college bigs can do this.

I think he has the ability but needs to work on it. Part of his development big time

 

[ar inj]

Jesse had 3 assists woudl have had more if layups were not missed and players cut to the basket. Who was the double coming off of and did they move or watch

By the way Judah and Joe only 3 and 2 assists. Symir had 5.

All that being said, I agree Jesse needs to find his inner beast.

 

[Jake]

He looked unprepared for the double teams. UVA did a good job pushing him a step further than his comfort zone in the post. Then aggressively sending the double.

He has to recognize where the double is coming from and look to find the open man or just kicking it back out to reset.

The fact that the double came so early, he should have been able to make them pay.

He’ll see film on this and hopefully adjust. I don’t think our staff expected it or prepped him for it.

 

[two3zone]

You can pass the ball when you’re doubled. Not sure he fully grasps that

You can’t when the forward who’s defender just stands in no man’s land behind him and everyone else is still covered. Jesse was in a rough spot, not a good game but wasn’t made easy for him.

 

[Brooky03]

Ouch! When we needed him most

The problem, as I understand it, is the coach didn’t shoot and dribble the ball for him.

 

[MikeSU02]

He’s a rim runner that’s posting up.

What do you want.

He’s not being utilized as best he can.

 

[orange7]

A

The expectations for Jesse are too high. It's been so long since we had a great big man that we want to think he's elite. He's got some nice tools, but he's not elite. He'd be a great piece on a team like the 2010 team, but we don't have those other pieces on this team.

Agreed. Many on this board have overrated him or expected him to be something he’s not.

 

[007]

He has to learn to use the double team to get teammates open looks.

It's almost as if it surprised him. There is no way they didn't game plan for UVA to double down, right?

You're right, at a minimum Jesse needs to let the double team get to him and then pass out of it. To be fair, UVA is almost always fundamentally perfect at doubling down and rotating over to cover the man who "should" be open.

So, it's a 2 fold issue. There's Jesse's part and then the instant recognition by the guy whose man is leaving him to double Jesse. It's not just a Jesse problem, but he doesn't handle it well at all.

 

[BlackSquirrels]

It would be coaching malpractice if Jesse was not prepared to be double teamed.

Just Google “Virginia pack line defense” and click the first result.

Virginia Cavalier’s Pack Line Defense — Hooper University

Pack line defense is a popular man-to-man defense that emphasizes help defense, taking away penetration and forcing the offense to score from the perimeter. No team runs this defense better than Tony Bennett's Virginia Cavaliers. In this breakdown, we will explore the basics of Virginia's pack line

www.hooperuniversity.com

Now scroll down to the section about defending the post.

“When the ball is entered into the post, Virginia immediately sends the opposite big (X4) to double and trap the post.”

 

[SBU72]

i wonder if he has ever practiced being double teamed in practice

doubt it

Thanks for your scout of team practices. Anything else.

 

[djcon57]

Thanks for your scout of team practices. Anything else.

Notice you didn’t reply that way to Jake’s post.

 

[DilemaCuse]

He looked unprepared for the double teams. UVA did a good job pushing him a step further than his comfort zone in the post. Then aggressively sending the double.

He has to recognize where the double is coming from and look to find the open man or just kicking it back out to reset.

The fact that the double came so early, he should have been able to make them pay.

He’ll see film on this and hopefully adjust. I don’t think our staff expected it or prepped him for it.

Yes he's very easy to move off his spot. He's improved and gotten stronger but still pretty weak in his base. He had a rough day and even fell on and fouled Mintz which drew an inadvertant whistle which the refs immediately knew the foul call was wrong.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

He did it late in the game dumping it to Brown I think.

He had a really smooth drive and dish to Brown for a dunk early in the game too.

 

[Cusefan0307]

He looked unprepared for the double teams. UVA did a good job pushing him a step further than his comfort zone in the post. Then aggressively sending the double.

He has to recognize where the double is coming from and look to find the open man or just kicking it back out to reset.

The fact that the double came so early, he should have been able to make them pay.

He’ll see film on this and hopefully adjust. I don’t think our staff expected it or prepped him for it.

UVA has doubled guys down there since Bennett has been there. The fact we weren’t ready for it is absurd.

 

[Jake]

It's almost as if it surprised him. There is no way they didn't game plan for UVA to double down, right?

You're right, at a minimum Jesse needs to let the double team get to him and then pass out of it. To be fair, UVA is almost always fundamentally perfect at doubling down and rotating over to cover the man who "should" be open.

So, it's a 2 fold issue. There's Jesse's part and then the instant recognition by the guy whose man is leaving him to double Jesse. It's not just a Jesse problem, but he doesn't handle it well at all.

Teams have been playing Jessie straight up all year long. Especially teams with size…which UVA has.

So I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect the same tonight. It’s possible Bennet made a change when he found out Benny wasn’t playing.

Brown or Ajak haven’t shown any ability to score otherwise. What’s the downside to doubling from their man?

So I think what we’ve all witnessed tonight is how Benny’s absence can affect Jessie…