If he doesnt shoot open shots, he can‘t play. Simple as that Imo.
Ok, so we're having all these conversations that I think basically amount to the same thing.
I think starting is putting pressure on him at this point.
100%. After the Cornell game Judah was 14/30 (47%) from 3. I didn’t expect that high of a percentage to continue as his form isn’t great, but I said to myself WOW! He really has worked on his shot as scouts I’m assuming told him. However, in the 17 games since, he is just 7/39 (18%) from 3. That is just brutal. On the other hand, we have all witnessed JJ’s very solid turnaround on not only his 3’s, but that sweet midrange jumper. Kudos to him.
Agree, should have been done like 6 games ago
Outside of Taylor and Benny when he was still here Judah is our least efficient offensive player in the 5 main guys that usually close during ACC play. His net rating per 100 possessions is also the worst of that group.
I don’t know what to think, we are 4 on 5 when he is out there, maybe he has to take them to shoot himself out of it or hope by some miracle he gets going. He showed some potential last year. He has regressed so much, I have my doubts he belongs on a high major/P5.
Correct. Luckily for him (and us) he averages 7 made FT’s a game so his PPG look great, but there is a lot to be desired in his overall game this year. You look at a guy who was also in the pre workout draft process in Beekman, and he just seems so smooth and relaxed out there. Nothing herky jerky in his game, totally under control at all times.
This is great but it’s also not good, it means he’s passing up a ton of freaking shots he should be taking. I’d take a good chuck from his percentage if he got more shots, much better than the mid range jumpers our guards love.
That’s a difficult question to answer, would be dependent on his relationship with Red.
Disagree. He doesn’t get the ball in position to shoot. He gets Judahs “I can’t get past my man so I’ll drop it back to you at the top of the key with 10 seconds left in the shot clock” passes which he usually passes back to JJ.
I have no problem throwing Judah under the bus for not passing because he’s awful at it, but as little as he passes, it matches the effort of our guys off the ball. Maliq needs to do something, by accident you could have two shot attempts in 40 minutes.
Maliq rolls on the screen nonstop. Only Q passes to him. There not much more he can do
2 shots in 40 minutes, that’s crazy, I can’t imagine this has happened often in history.
We lack top end talent, depth, and scoring, so we need him to score to have a chance to win games. When we have Judah, JJ, Cope, Bell, and Maliq on the floor together, Judah does not create opportunities for others often enough to make them better. When we have other lineups on the floor, we basically need him to create for himself and score or we won't be able to.
He's 4th in the ACC in assists per game, but only 16th in asst/to ratio. In order to be making his teammates better he needs to be using his skillset to create open looks for them, then giving them the ball in position to take advantage. He doesn't do that often enough, and it tends to be his backup plan. He prefers his own tough shot to a better look for a teammate, and often only passes once he's cut off and has no other option.
Anywhere really.
the stat is also impacted significantly by terrible shooting, if anyone could make a shots Judah’s probably getting 1-2 more assists per-game. At times I don’t blame him for being selfish, no one else does anything, whether it be creating or moving off the ball, and it makes the offense stagnant and forces him to go iso
There are guards that have learned post moves. And having 1 or 2 basic ones in the toolbox wouldn't require much devotion. I'm not suggesting the guy try to be Kevin McHale. But I agree with you. His best bet would be to work on driving past his man. He probably also needs to have a threat of a midrange shot to make driving available. Right now he doesn't even face up and threaten either when he gets the ball. He can't draw his man away from the basket yet because he's demonstrated no offensive threat outside of 5 ft.
I really do feel he needs to find a way and take more. Kid has perfect technique will set him up for the future. I still am trying to see how his back to basket game is.
I really hope that by the time Brown’s career with us is over we don’t have to look back at him similar to Marek. Fan favorite and awesome player that never reached his full potential because poor roster construction forced him to play out of position.
