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Or maybe I'm looking for Chicken Little there's lots of them around here. Before I go into my personal little rant I'd like state that there is really only one reason why we lost this game. 16-48, we didn't make enough shots. It truly is that simple and surprise surprise that is exactly what the HOFer said.
Beyond that there is perhaps a little truth in some of the diatribe about our centers, Frank, the offense, the coach, the former assistant coach, the PG position and of course the zone. It is very disappointing because we have one of the better rosters we have had in a few years. And I truly believe that the problems this teams has are correctable by the coaching staff if they find the right buttons to push.
The button I think needs to be pushed is pace. The only time we push the ball is after a turnover, why? We are pretty efficient scoring after turnovers and have a few guys that can finish. I'd make a concerted effort to push it EVERY FREAKING TIME! Especially after missed shots but even after made shots, grab the ball get it in and push down court. Frank is playing at half speed, or slower. In the infrequent times he uses some pace usually good thing happen. Good things are not happening at the end of the shot clock which we frequently reach because we HAVE NO FREAKING OFFENSE! The high screen we used is useless because nobody we have setting that screen can do anything afterwards if they get the ball. We stink in the half court so why do we play a half court game?
These are all issues the coaches could address, if they wanted to. They can't help Chukwu or OB be able to make layups, they can't suddenly make everyone better shooters, they can't make our centers any bigger.
That said if SU shoots 45%+ they probably beat UB. That would take some of the sting of this one away.
Beyond that there is perhaps a little truth in some of the diatribe about our centers, Frank, the offense, the coach, the former assistant coach, the PG position and of course the zone. It is very disappointing because we have one of the better rosters we have had in a few years. And I truly believe that the problems this teams has are correctable by the coaching staff if they find the right buttons to push.
The button I think needs to be pushed is pace. The only time we push the ball is after a turnover, why? We are pretty efficient scoring after turnovers and have a few guys that can finish. I'd make a concerted effort to push it EVERY FREAKING TIME! Especially after missed shots but even after made shots, grab the ball get it in and push down court. Frank is playing at half speed, or slower. In the infrequent times he uses some pace usually good thing happen. Good things are not happening at the end of the shot clock which we frequently reach because we HAVE NO FREAKING OFFENSE! The high screen we used is useless because nobody we have setting that screen can do anything afterwards if they get the ball. We stink in the half court so why do we play a half court game?
These are all issues the coaches could address, if they wanted to. They can't help Chukwu or OB be able to make layups, they can't suddenly make everyone better shooters, they can't make our centers any bigger.
That said if SU shoots 45%+ they probably beat UB. That would take some of the sting of this one away.