pfister1
2023-24 Iggy Winner ACC & OOC Record
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These observations tend to the critical side, but they are not offered in the spirit of the sky is falling rather observations of small things that I think we still need to fix/resolve.
1. Too many 3 point attempts? Last night we attempted 31 shots from 3 and only 29 from inside the arc. I'm not sure I know what the right mix is, but I still feel like we are taking way too many shots from 3. Stop settling. Generally the team seemed to do a much better job of moving the ball, but too often we still settled for long shots.
Last night OB was 2 of 7 from 3. He also went to the hoop quite a bit which was fantastic, but I'm not a big fan of him taking 7 three point attempts in any game. He isn't hitting at a high enough rate and he isn't going to be on the offensive boards if he is out beyond the arc hoisting shots. Shoot the occasional three, but you should not be a high volume 3 point shooter.
2. Battle 2 points? 2 points and only 7 shot attempts. Reverses the trend of him getting his offensive game going over the last few games. His shot really looked off last night and he also didn't really look to score in other ways. He seemed almost invisible on the court last night.
3. Brissett missed dunks - C'mon big fella you've got to get more consistent in converting at the rim. He is very frustrating close in. Misses lots of contested shots at the rim. Then when he has basically uncontested shots he puts some mustard on the attempt and misses that too. Young man dumb it down, keep it simple and put the ball in the hoop.
4. Is MD the King of the Cheap Foul? For a guy with such a high basketball IQ he picks up more "dumb" fouls than anyone I can remember. If you've ever played pickup basketball at the Y he is that guy on the other team that after you secure a defensive rebound insists on swooping in and trying to knock the ball loose from you and in the process pokes you in the eye or scratches you. C'mon MD just get back on D, and stop the cheap give away fouls, you are smarter than that..... I think.
5. Sidibe - injury, poor play, other? Bourama only got 5 minutes of game time, same amount of run as Robert Braswell. I'm not suggesting he should have gotten more run, he hasn't been playing well. That said, with the amount of run that other subs got last night the 5 minutes suggests something more than just general poor play may be at foot with BS. If our center rotation is going to continue to be 1. PC; 2. BS and 3. MD than you would feed BS minutes at the end of a game like last night to try to get him on track. We didn't. Is he injured or is JB becoming resigned to a a shift in the C rotation?
1. Too many 3 point attempts? Last night we attempted 31 shots from 3 and only 29 from inside the arc. I'm not sure I know what the right mix is, but I still feel like we are taking way too many shots from 3. Stop settling. Generally the team seemed to do a much better job of moving the ball, but too often we still settled for long shots.
Last night OB was 2 of 7 from 3. He also went to the hoop quite a bit which was fantastic, but I'm not a big fan of him taking 7 three point attempts in any game. He isn't hitting at a high enough rate and he isn't going to be on the offensive boards if he is out beyond the arc hoisting shots. Shoot the occasional three, but you should not be a high volume 3 point shooter.
2. Battle 2 points? 2 points and only 7 shot attempts. Reverses the trend of him getting his offensive game going over the last few games. His shot really looked off last night and he also didn't really look to score in other ways. He seemed almost invisible on the court last night.
3. Brissett missed dunks - C'mon big fella you've got to get more consistent in converting at the rim. He is very frustrating close in. Misses lots of contested shots at the rim. Then when he has basically uncontested shots he puts some mustard on the attempt and misses that too. Young man dumb it down, keep it simple and put the ball in the hoop.
4. Is MD the King of the Cheap Foul? For a guy with such a high basketball IQ he picks up more "dumb" fouls than anyone I can remember. If you've ever played pickup basketball at the Y he is that guy on the other team that after you secure a defensive rebound insists on swooping in and trying to knock the ball loose from you and in the process pokes you in the eye or scratches you. C'mon MD just get back on D, and stop the cheap give away fouls, you are smarter than that..... I think.
5. Sidibe - injury, poor play, other? Bourama only got 5 minutes of game time, same amount of run as Robert Braswell. I'm not suggesting he should have gotten more run, he hasn't been playing well. That said, with the amount of run that other subs got last night the 5 minutes suggests something more than just general poor play may be at foot with BS. If our center rotation is going to continue to be 1. PC; 2. BS and 3. MD than you would feed BS minutes at the end of a game like last night to try to get him on track. We didn't. Is he injured or is JB becoming resigned to a a shift in the C rotation?