sutomcat
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Buried at work but a few quick thoughts...
With Bourama out, Quincy is our only inside player. With him out most of the game, we were really vulnerable on the defensive boards.
Pitt didn't understand this in the first half but clearly made it a point of emphasis in the second.
We really need Bourama back and need Quincy to stay out of foul trouble to be successful in conference play.
I think JGIII can be a solid PG in the ACC but he needs to focus on running the offense and getting the ball to more talented players to be successful. The only way he can get shots off against good teams is to jack a really long 3, usually at the start of the shot clock. He isn't a very good outside shooter from that range and when he takes those shots so early, there is no one underneath, so in effect, almost every time he shoots, he creates a turnover.
I don't blame Marek for the turnover at the end of the game. That is on his teammates, who couldn't be bothered to try and get open. And on the elderly ref who somehow missed a blatant hold on Griffin by #1 of Pitt on the inbounds play. I understand refs like to swallow their whistle on some calls late in the game but you can't let a player get mugged in front of you and just ignore it.
Marek was exhausted late in the game and got beat down court repeatedly, giving Pitt crucial easy baskets down the stretch. That needs to be picked up on.
Quincy should have been subbed in sooner. Didn't happen until around the 5 minute mark. That was insane given how badly we were getting beaten on the boards.
Braswell did really well when his teammates were willing to get him the ball. Some great passes to get him open looks. Griff had one of them. But down the stretch, it was a lot of selfish play by players who appeared to want to get their points, regardless of whether they were open or get a good shot. Very disappointing. It was not good defense by Pitt that stopped us. It was a bunch of players using awful judgement with shot selection.
The team really needs a leader who will run the offense and make sure the players that can score get the ball in places they can score. Even Kadary played a little too selfish yesterday.
Sometimes an awful loss is the best thing that can happen to a team trying to find themselves. As they look at the film and see how much they helped give the game to Pitt (credit to the Panthers for playing really hard in the second half), I hope they learn from their mistakes and play as a team from this point forward.
We aren't going anywhere playing like we did yesterday.
With Bourama out, Quincy is our only inside player. With him out most of the game, we were really vulnerable on the defensive boards.
Pitt didn't understand this in the first half but clearly made it a point of emphasis in the second.
We really need Bourama back and need Quincy to stay out of foul trouble to be successful in conference play.
I think JGIII can be a solid PG in the ACC but he needs to focus on running the offense and getting the ball to more talented players to be successful. The only way he can get shots off against good teams is to jack a really long 3, usually at the start of the shot clock. He isn't a very good outside shooter from that range and when he takes those shots so early, there is no one underneath, so in effect, almost every time he shoots, he creates a turnover.
I don't blame Marek for the turnover at the end of the game. That is on his teammates, who couldn't be bothered to try and get open. And on the elderly ref who somehow missed a blatant hold on Griffin by #1 of Pitt on the inbounds play. I understand refs like to swallow their whistle on some calls late in the game but you can't let a player get mugged in front of you and just ignore it.
Marek was exhausted late in the game and got beat down court repeatedly, giving Pitt crucial easy baskets down the stretch. That needs to be picked up on.
Quincy should have been subbed in sooner. Didn't happen until around the 5 minute mark. That was insane given how badly we were getting beaten on the boards.
Braswell did really well when his teammates were willing to get him the ball. Some great passes to get him open looks. Griff had one of them. But down the stretch, it was a lot of selfish play by players who appeared to want to get their points, regardless of whether they were open or get a good shot. Very disappointing. It was not good defense by Pitt that stopped us. It was a bunch of players using awful judgement with shot selection.
The team really needs a leader who will run the offense and make sure the players that can score get the ball in places they can score. Even Kadary played a little too selfish yesterday.
Sometimes an awful loss is the best thing that can happen to a team trying to find themselves. As they look at the film and see how much they helped give the game to Pitt (credit to the Panthers for playing really hard in the second half), I hope they learn from their mistakes and play as a team from this point forward.
We aren't going anywhere playing like we did yesterday.