Yeah, we need to start shooting the ball better from 3. But to do that, they need to run a variety of off-ball screens and back door actions to get Joe, Buddy and Cole some open looks. They can’t just rely on 1-1 iso mismatches like they did the past few weeks. That’s not gonna cut it. I wish JB had a creative offensive mind. He’s obsessed with keeping things simple.Expecting this team to rebound is lunacy.
The bigger issue is Buddy and Cole missing shots and Joe giving away 2-3 possessions without being presssured.
Every offensive possession with this team hs to be productive.
Our offense is among the top 25 most efficient offenses in the country, per KenPom, so that’s not true. That said, because we struggle on defense, we still stagnate and need to get our offense into the top 10, particularly with all the shooters we have. The problem is that JB is obsessed with iso ball and has had this team running almost no plays or off-ball screens for several weeks now. I hate how he resists actually running plays. Buddy, Cole and Joe need some help out there to create some separation from their defenders.I simply don’t think we have the talent to be efficient offensively on a consistent basis.
it’s men against boys from an athletic perspective and I’m probably doing boys a disservice. Any team that can run a disciplined offense and make shots is going destroy this team because it’s just too easy to make shots.
Also not sure why someone thought it was a good idea to run an iso offense with a team that will generally be at an athletic disadvantage in at least 3 positions.
Love JB, but this program needs a new vision Because what we have now make no sense.
Our offense is among the top 25 most efficient offenses in the country, per KenPom, so that’s not true. That said, because we struggle on defense, we still stagnate and need to get our offense into the top 10, particularly with allthe shooters we have. The problem is that JB is obsessed with iso ball and has had this team running almost no plays or off-ball screens for several weeks now. I hate how he resists actually running plays. Buddy, Cole and Joe need some help out there to create some separation from their defenders.
I am somewhat surprised so many on here still watch the games or attend the games with the sour taste it seems this program gives y'all.
There is so much hand wringing and yet this game came down to 3 great passes by Nova and 2 tough shots along with 5 shots missed by Buddy he should absolutely have made. Yes rebounding, yes athleticism but it came down to those 10 plays in the second half.
Jahvon Quinerly is a better example. (Antoine’s lack of production can be blamed on injuries.) Nova has had 5-star recruits that don’t pan out, similar to just about every D-1 program out there. For some reason it seems to make some SU fans feel better that ‘only JB/Cuse’ has a specific flaw that actually is pretty common.I dont completely disagree with your main point, but Nova has one of their own. Bryan Antoine.
Jesse just has to get stronger.Sorry, but this was Villanova. We outrebounded FSU. Nova is not a big team nor a particularly good rebounding team.
Tonight, The Boeheims tallied 2.
Edwards, who has 6 inches on all of the Nova roster, got 6.
Rebounding was absolutely an issue tonight. They had 22 more shots than we did.
Swider had a career high 12 boards tonight.
Expecting this team to rebound is lunacy.
The bigger issue is Buddy and Cole missing shots and Joe giving away 2-3 possessions without being presssured.
Every offensive possession with this team hs to be productive.
I don’t really care what the numbers are right now. I don’t believe having guys that can’t create for each other and can’t get past their own man just isolate all game is sustainable long term. Anyone that comes into it with a game plan to stop us just needs to stay home on shooters and we’ll probably be done (barring changes to the system we’re running). The closest we have to someone that can make defenses pay for not sending help is Jimmy but even he is relying on floaters and running hooks. We desperately need someone that can get all the way to the rim and force the defense to collapse on them. All we have is trying to shoot over people. We have some good shooters but nobody that’s shown the ability to stir the drink.Our offense is among the top 25 most efficient offenses in the country, per KenPom, so that’s not true. That said, because we struggle on defense, we still stagnate and need to get our offense into the top 10, particularly with allthe shooters we have. The problem is that JB is obsessed with iso ball and has had this team running almost no plays or off-ball screens for several weeks now. I hate how he resists actually running plays. Buddy, Cole and Joe need some help out there to create some separation from their defenders.
I do vividly remember one play where he boxed a guy out so well that he didn’t have to jump to get the rebound. It’s the only time all game I really remember us getting bodies on them.Were any of them contested? It seemed the majority were backside rebounds that he was the only guy around. Felt like he lost everyone he had to box out and fight for. But good good for him I guess it was his loan bright spot in 39 minutes.
Jimmy in 38 minutes had 2 rebounds
Buddy in 38 minutes had 0 rebounds
I do vividly remember one play where he boxed a guy out so well that he didn’t have to jump to get the rebound. It’s the only time all game I really remember us getting bodies on them.
That's about all he can do - get a few rebounds. He can't score to save his life.Swider had a career high 12 boards tonight.
I do vividly remember one play where he boxed a guy out so well that he didn’t have to jump to get the rebound. It’s the only time all game I really remember us getting bodies on them.
NiceHis first board of the game was a really good box out. I remember because I nodded my head, smiled a bit, and thought, "nice box out."
Rank 279th enough times in defensive rebounding % (often with bigger teams than this one) and the bar gets to be pretty low after a while..Sorry, but this was Villanova. We outrebounded FSU. Nova is not a big team nor a particularly good rebounding team.
Tonight, The Boeheims tallied 2.
Edwards, who has 6 inches on all of the Nova roster, got 6.
Rebounding was absolutely an issue tonight. They had 22 more shots than we did.