Question about GMac

[Eric15]

The only Siena I watched the past two years was about half of their conference championship game this year, so it's not enough of a sample size for me to have a thoughtful opinion on this.

For people who have watched a decent volume of their games, did you observe any type of creative offensive innovation beyond JB's iso-ball style? Or did he just mostly just apply what the learned at Syracuse to Siena, and it happened to work out for him this year?

Genuinely curious about this.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

The only Siena I watched the past two years was about half of their conference championship game this year, so it's not enough of a sample size for me to have a thoughtful opinion on this.

For people who have watched a decent volume of their games, did you observe any type of creative offensive innovation beyond JB's iso-ball style? Or did he just mostly just apply what the learned at Syracuse to Siena, and it happened to work out for him this year?

Genuinely curious about this.

Yes, he's not perfect but a few times lit up his team at halftime and kicked butt.

 

[Eric15]

Yes, he's not perfect but a few times lit up his team at halftime and kicked butt.

I was looking for more Xs and Os detail about motion, back screens, offensive fluidity, etc. But I appreciate that.

 

[chadvader]

I was looking for more Xs and Os detail about motion, back screens, offensive fluidity, etc. But I appreciate that.

The adjustments count on the offensive side as well.

They moved the ball around a decent amount, and didn't have a ton of iso-ball. However, when they needed a bucket the put the ball in Gavin Doty's hands. A big issue with the team this year was 3 pt shooting. Coyle was supposed to be their big sharp shooter and really struggled. Their other 3 pt threat Reid Ducharme didn't play a single game. So the question of whether G-Mac will adopt the modern philosopher of stocking up on shooters is a big question mark.

And I know its MAAC basketball so the level of coaching isn't the same but G-Mac was rarely outcoached this year. I can count maybe 2/3 games max where the team came out flat (Indiana, Merrimack #1, Sacred Heart). Often times as Clifton Park said they made a few halftime adjustments and dominated the game. Also, don't sleep on winning the MAAC tournament with 5.5 functional players, and 2 big men. They played defense without fouling. Coaching masterclass.