Postgame Thoughts… Wake Forest

[Jake]

The inbounds plays. We’re just too slow to get separation at the positions that we want to get the ball.

 

[two3zone]

I don't want to rail on our players they have been in every game and gave us a sweet 16 run last year.

I hope we can send the Boeheims off against Miami and honor them last game of the year.

5 guys who played a lot of minutes last year aren’t even on this team. This is far from the team that got us to the S16 unfortunately.

 

[oTTo113445]

all i remember is with 10 seconds you can just catch and hold the ball, i dont know how that was off us

 

[dollarbill44]

Where to start…

Officiating was awful. That wasn’t off Buddy. BUT… just don’t inbound the ball there. What were Cole and Joe doing?

Edwards out was, unsurprisingly, huge. And Frank not coming in sooner after that is ridiculous. Awful coaching.

Hey… we won the first 5’ of the second half though.

Cole was open, but Jimmy decided to throw it to the corner(?), which is the last place you want to inbound. Joe ran a go route, which was semi open, but high risk.

 

[two3zone]

The LMFAO part of that all important inbounds play that we “threw away”?

It was off Wake AND Buddy was a victim of manslaughter. The ref part can’t be underestimated. My goodness

When I played you don’t make a pass into a double team next to the out of bounds line. Missed call, sure, but it wasn’t even an open passing lane. Wake put a giant guarding the inbounds and Jimmy panicked.

 

[Madbiker]

That sidelines inbounds set was stupid. Why not have all ten players within five feet of the ball. HOW THE HELL is anyone going to get open? I expect more from a hall of fame coach. There wasn’t even a play, but just get open. There was not one screen set. The screener is always open.

Inbounding against pressure has been a problem for JB teams forever. Watch film of some other teams that are good at it and copy their set. It's not rocket science. But no.

 

[OmahaCuse]

Its Edwards fault beacuse he fouled out buddy and Jimmy could not shoot

 

[Bayside44]

Meh .. if wake doesn’t choke horrifically at the FT line we lose by a lot . We didn’t deserve to win
Most pathetic thing was how easily they scored after the TO at the end of regulation. Imagine, a coach drawing up a play that worked

Go right at the overmatched Ivy league guy is a play that lasts a lifetime.

Just have John in there and at least hammer the guy.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that Benny Williams seems to not realize that you can do this thing called dribbling and move to a different area before you shoot the ball in your possession

 

[dollarbill44]

If it keeps going like this, will there even be a next year

Are you implying this team is so bad it will destroy life in earth as we know it?

 

[Bayside44]

The inbounds plays. We’re just too slow to get separation at the positions that we want to get the ball.

Wake isn't exactly running the UNLV amoeba defense out there...

 

[690West]

When I played you don’t make a pass into a double team next to the out of bounds line. Missed call, sure, but it wasn’t even an open passing lane. Wake put a giant guarding the inbounds and Jimmy panicked.

Yup. We def. screwed that up. But effff me, the zebras were a mess on that play too

 

[STEVEHOLT]

YEAH BUT DID YOU WIN 1,000 GAMES??!!

Ivy League small forwards playing center in the ACC and brother to brother inbounds passes to the corner is the ticket!

Dippin dots at the Carousel is the ice cream of the future!!!

I’ve won over 1k games if you count my NBA Jams and Double Dribble records.

In my opinion we don’t use the floating sideways corner 3 shot near enough

 

[Scooch]

Listen I can understand the “he’ll score more than he gives up argument” for Jimmy at the five. I don’t agree with it, but I can at least wrap my brain around it.

But how JAB, who historically plays offense / defense switches when he has the option, suddenly eschews the concept with :10 on the clock today….is absolutely maddening.

Let’s just fast forward to next year, when his judgment isn’t clouded.

Jimmy and Buddy made several brain-dead plays in the last minutes of regulation and OT. The only guy who got a taking to was Swider. It’s exhausting.

 

[bpo57]

Jimmy B on the court when the opponent is in an obvious fouling situation is just plain el loco.

 

[phil77]

Are you implying this team is so bad it will destroy life in earth as we know it?

It sure feels like that

 

[bigmike]

The inbounds plays. We’re just too slow to get separation at the positions that we want to get the ball.

Nailed it. Cannot overcome duress applied, and cannot apply it when needed (e.g. corner 3)

 

[NorSyr66]

Anytime your shooting guard who does nothing but jack is 5-20 he HAS to play 39 minutes

too bad he didn't get the entire 45...then he could have been 5-25!!!

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Put this in the conspiracy bin, but I’ve even heard JB will 100% be picking his successor and he will purposely choose someone who will do poorly so as to ensure he is not out shined

 

[phil77]

Wait I think just watched the inbounds play again in a clear fouling situation why is Joe G streaking to the other side of the court? Wouldn’t you want him or buddy catching the ball?

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Nailed it. Cannot overcome duress applied, and cannot apply it when needed (e.g. corner 3)

There are ways to scheme around your lack of athletic ability specifically with regards to inbounds plays

 

[NorSyr66]

I don't want to rail on our players they have been in every game and gave us a sweet 16 run last year.

I hope we can send the Boeheims off against Miami and honor them last game of the year.

I agree but our margin for error is so damn slim. We can not afford to lose Edwards. What did he go back in to get the third foul in the 1st half. Why was he put back in at the 10 minute mark with four fouls? I won't even talk about 0 at center! Yep...HJesse is going to catch hell in the presser!

 

[NorSyr66]

Wait I think just watched the inbounds play again in a clear fouling situation why is Joe G streaking to the other side of the court? Wouldn’t you want him or buddy catching the ball?

I agree. The person that should have been streaking was Benny.

 

[Chip]

I think JB was a better coach when he wore a suit. He should go back to that.

Also when he brought in better players. He should go back to that too.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Wait I think just watched the inbounds play again in a clear fouling situation why is Joe G streaking to the other side of the court? Wouldn’t you want him or buddy catching the ball?

Bingo. Sending someone deep is fine but it should have been Benny. Not a main option running away from the ball.