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Message: [QUOTE="SoBeCuse, post: 1993142, member: 796"] Great post RF. I would be completely on board with Gillon trying to get more minutes as the lead PG. I still think he was playing more 'downhill' than Frank during the cupcake run. However, I'm sort of in the camp with hoopsupstate. I think it is a personnel and scheme issue. We don't have enough creators and ballhandlers (a constant problem here since 2012) to run Boeheim's freewheeling/ISO offense, imo. Nor do we have enough ballhandlers to try to spread everyone out and play dribble-drive offense like Nova and UK sometimes. If we had a beast down low like Rak a few years ago who would often command a double-team then I think the rest of these current pieces would thrive. We have shooters this year. I truly don't mean to be a debbie-downer but I just do not have faith in JB and the staff to draw up offense to outscheme good opponents which is something I think needs to happen with this roster. We haven't had lottery type talent or All-Conference players here (guards especially) who can collapse a defense and make plays for themselves or others in awhile. Those are players who thrive in JB's system. Minimal scheme and just make a play or two. I think many of the current problems of the anemic offense are directly a result of players having very little offensive structure/limited fundamentals/no plan B or C when good teams take away our basic simplistic tendencies. I've been watching Baylor a few times lately. They are getting their guys great looks constantly and scoring a bunch. Guess what? They play 2-3 zone. Xavier is a VERY good defensive team. The type who would easily hold us to 50-55 points and they throttled them. I know we are integrating some new pieces but the offense has been anemic for years now. Boston U looks to be decent. If we struggle to get to 60 or so with them then I think it is fair to ponder whether or not the system is broken. [/QUOTE]

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