SWC75
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- Did Fayetteville really happen? James Southerland hit 9 three pointers and scored 35 points against Arkansas. Since he came home, he’s 0 for 8 from the arc and has scored 6 points in 40 minutes of play. He seems to be just jacking it up. His shots are as tall as they are long, which causes them to bounce more violently. He needs to calm down and get back to his fundamentals.
- DaJuan Coleman got schooled by Dan Jennings who ahs a similar physique and probably less talent but more experience. Jennings used superior footwork and moves to score 20 points on 7 for 13 shooting while DaJuan was 0 for 4 and scored 4 points while committing four fouls trying to guard Jennings. It’s learning experience. One thing I did like is that DaJuan threw the first two of the Kevin Love-type outlet passes I saw him throwing in All-star games last year. The first one went over Brandon Triche’s head but it did so because Brandon turned and waited for the pass when it would have hit him in stride if he’d kept going. Much later in the game he threw another one that did connect but the defense had gotten down court and it didn’t lead directly to a bucket. But it’s going to be another weapon for us someday.
- Michael Carter Williams actually has a good assist-to-turnover ratio of 67-27, (2 ½-1) but he’s still averaging 4 turnovers a game, which is what he got in this one. He’ll get turnovers on plays other point guards would even try to make but things like a no-look alley-oop are a bit much, (it went down the alley but had no oop). Mike was also 5 for 16 from the field, 6 more shots than anyone else took. His teammates were 14 for 22. He needs to look at that stat. He’s a great talent but not yet a great player.
- DaJuan Coleman got schooled by Dan Jennings who ahs a similar physique and probably less talent but more experience. Jennings used superior footwork and moves to score 20 points on 7 for 13 shooting while DaJuan was 0 for 4 and scored 4 points while committing four fouls trying to guard Jennings. It’s learning experience. One thing I did like is that DaJuan threw the first two of the Kevin Love-type outlet passes I saw him throwing in All-star games last year. The first one went over Brandon Triche’s head but it did so because Brandon turned and waited for the pass when it would have hit him in stride if he’d kept going. Much later in the game he threw another one that did connect but the defense had gotten down court and it didn’t lead directly to a bucket. But it’s going to be another weapon for us someday.
- Michael Carter Williams actually has a good assist-to-turnover ratio of 67-27, (2 ½-1) but he’s still averaging 4 turnovers a game, which is what he got in this one. He’ll get turnovers on plays other point guards would even try to make but things like a no-look alley-oop are a bit much, (it went down the alley but had no oop). Mike was also 5 for 16 from the field, 6 more shots than anyone else took. His teammates were 14 for 22. He needs to look at that stat. He’s a great talent but not yet a great player.