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Message: [QUOTE="SoBeCuse, post: 2445419, member: 796"] Really unfortunate. I’m not saying this loss is on Frank but he did us no favors yesterday. 4 more turnovers in a low possession game. That lob attempt to Chukwu had no chance. It was defended. Even as offensively challeneged as we are all you really need is a PG who can get by the defense and cause them problems. Then you get the easy dump offs, lobs, etc. I rewatched the game just now. In the M2M he couldn’t get by Flueger then in the zone (they kept on getting by us at will but missing easy shots) I counted only FOUR POSSESSIONS the whole game where he actually got past a defender via screen or split the zone up top. One ended up as a charge, one was the TO to Chukwu, and the others were passes to Tyus and Brissett for threes. IMO, it’s a combination of him being too hesitant and too slow. He just can’t get by these guys consistently. I don’t see how one can argue this. I mean how many damn times a game is he going to have to say or point that it is his fault. That stuff can’t keep happening. 6 more TOs against Wake Forest. The kid has become a pretty good scorer and a pretty good shooter from deep. He has pretty good vision. He’s becoming a solid 2G which is what he truly is. I’ve just never been more nervous watching any kid handle the ball as a lead guard on any team anywhere as I am with him. Very lucky they aren’t hitting him with carries as well. Now, there were plenty of good passes any dummy can make from him to Dolezaj or him to Oshae in the high post. Or Dolezaj to Oshae there. They GOTTA knock those short jumpers down. Still, as in last year we are living with the jump shots since there is very little dribble penetration going on this year. Gillon had moments but he was so hesitant. He certainly had the speed but he played like a 2G. Tyus continues to make a lot of bad plays. He gave up a couple of token threes again where he just forgets about a shooter and/or doesn’t slide over in time. They weren’t distorting the zone much either. I can live with Oshae struggling at times with those corner threes but Tyus has to be better than this. Hopefully Bourama’s issue isn’t going to be a continuing problem going into next year. We need another big in here next year. Someone strong and physical. I think it was CuseinCincy who posted about Bazely’s most recent game commenting on how he is more like a 2G than a forward. He sort of reminds me of DerMarr Johnson. If Bourama is going to to continue to have problems and if Pascal still can’t put on weight and/or improve his offense then we will be another jumpshooting team with very little paint production. Marek ain’t going to be Ivan Drago next year. I hope we can bring a gritty and strong big man in. [/QUOTE]

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