Other than it wasn’t directed at Red…
We do pretty well for having to play 4 guards and 1 forward.
We are an outlier because other teams don’t have 7 15+ pt losses and don’t offset it by beating teams by 20-30 points. Our strong strength of schedule and win total is what is keeping us in the bubble conversation.
I think it’s Bell vs. Joe. Here’s the game plan. Every time Joe makes a 3 pointer, Bell makes a 3 pointer. Then Bell makes 2 more 3 pointers and we win the game! The rest of the team is superfluous.Key IMO:
Judah needs to avoid getting derailed in "Me vs Joe" mindset.
Much improved of late-
Needs to play the game that resurrected SU's season, not the one for the cameras/scouts.
The Clemson game can be an exclamation point for Judah's season, if he lets it come to him.
Right but multiple blowout losses where you know its a blowout loss with like 7ish min to play would generally mean a team is not good. I know we are playing better now but you can’t sweep these losses under the rug.Margin of victory is more important in football than it basketball. Let's just start with that.
In hoops, you play to manage a lead on the road if you are ahead. Running out the clock may lead to more opponent scores. Then there is the idea of fouling to stop the clock. Sometimes that does reduce the lead, but sometimes balloons it even bigger.
These last 2 dynamics - milk the lead and foul if you're behind - are part of every game, but are not part of the proper "game flow" between 2 teams when the game is still competitive.
I think margin should be a minor stat - if the win is by one possession (3 points or less), or more than that.
What we have seen the last month is how Red wants to play. The offense looks so much better than it has the past 10 years and that’s with a ball dominant pg.Villanova won a couple titles that way.
I want to see if Copeland can take the ball away from Girard. If Girard turns it over too easily, they'll have to take out their best shooter.I think it’s Bell vs. Joe. Here’s the game plan. Every time Joe makes a 3 pointer, Bell makes a 3 pointer. Then Bell makes 2 more 3 pointers and we win the game! The rest of the team is superfluous.
Ha ha ha ha!
I still hold out hope he can fix his shooting issues in the offseason. I'm glad they've been having him work on his inside game. He's the type of kid who is so so easy to root for. Works hard, puts in the effort and wants to get better. The shooting this year is like Chuck Knoblach levels of head issues.I hope Taylor comes back next year. He really could be an excellent 7th man off the bench if he continues to play like he is now. I can’t remember a season where just about every player has improved over the course of the season like this year. Everyone is better than they were in December.
We’d be rooting for Clemson on the road Saturday playing desperate to hopefully avoid a 3 game losing streak.Wake Forest has 2 home games left and they would have tiebreaker if they win them both.They haven’t lost at home all year
They won't take him out, Chase Hunter is the main ball handler so they will just not have Joe dribble as much - they'll run plays to get him open looks. PJ Hall gets lots of touches too so if Maliq can poke a few loose that might change Clemson's offense a bit.I want to see if Copeland can take the ball away from Girard. If Girard turns it over too easily, they'll have to take out their best shooter.
They clearly changed his release and he’s not comfortable with it. It’s something that needs to be done in the offseason. Not sure what happened because he made shots last year and early this season.I still hold out hope he can fix his shooting issues in the offseason. I'm glad they've been having him work on his inside game. He's the type of kid who is so so easy to root for. Works hard, puts in the effort and wants to get better. The shooting this year is like Chuck Knoblach levels of head issues.
Taylor is a very good shooter. My guess is he has been playing with some kind of injury. He definitely has not played his normal offensive game. Hard to believe it’s a confidence issueI still hold out hope he can fix his shooting issues in the offseason. I'm glad they've been having him work on his inside game. He's the type of kid who is so so easy to root for. Works hard, puts in the effort and wants to get better. The shooting this year is like Chuck Knoblach levels of head issues.
All I have to say, is those fans that dont want Judah or Bell back are freakin nuts.
If somehow we can get both of them back along w Cope, Maliq, JJ and the incoming frosh, that has the makings of a really good squad next season.
Red has really done a nice job bringing this group along.
shouldnt have taken this long - those are basic basketball conceptsBell moving off ball.
Maliq-as-Draymond
JT being a guy that cuts and gets points at the rim.
All items that are recent. That’s coaching.
i dont.I hope Taylor comes back next year. He really could be an excellent 7th man off the bench if he continues to play like he is now. I can’t remember a season where just about every player has improved over the course of the season like this year. Everyone is better than they were in December.
You aren’t getting a better forward who’s going to want to be fourth on the depth chart and willing to play Reds system when Bell and Freeman will play 60 minutes.i dont.
i want the forwards next year to be: bell, Q, freeman and portal forward (who can shoot and rebound)
I would be okay with taylor as the 5th forward - but why would he even want that? - which is like 10th or 11th in the rotation.
he's not good enough to be the 7th best player on a top 10 team (and that should be the goal)
i'll take my chances.You aren’t getting a better forward who’s going to want to be fourth on the depth chart and willing to play Reds system when Bell and Freeman will play 60 minutes.
When the seedlings come out for the ACCT, I think everyone wants toClemson lost to Notre Dame tonight. Chill out