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I donot really see a downward trend in our play. What I see is NO PROGRESS stuck in neutral, while others have gotten better. We have the same flaws as a team we all saw early in the season but did not want to acknowledge.
1. no purpose or dishing on Gordon drives leading to to's
2. no offensive purposeful movement thus diminishing DJ and Bassett and others
3. no stopping D
4. no "come from behind" aggressive trapping D
5. weak out of bounds sets
6. limited player rotation leading to uneven intensity in effort
......and everyone has more
The flaws have been like a chant on this site the entire B10 season and NOW we have a trend ? We have new flaws ? Come on . DD is NOT the flaw, maybe not the answer either however
I think why people are so upset is that, whether it was rallying around Samson or whatever, for about 4-5 games (probably the roughest part of the schedule) the team seemed to have turned the corner culminating in the Purdue win. They went 3-1 with the only loss on a lucky three to Wisconsin, and the team was starting to look better and clean up some of those flaws.
But, It seems that once KS left, all that momentum left with him.
Now I see it as a peak and we are back to winning or losing to inferior talent in close contests. We always seem to be one EJ turnover or one EJ 3 pt shot away from several wins. We have put an unfair burden on him based on his experience and his game.
That burden is rightfully DJ's and sometimes Bassett
So how to correct some flaws ?
1. Gordon plays point and brings the ball up court ( helps him in the pros ) his role is to get 12 pts , 6 on fouls and no to's
2. Bassett and Crawford share Gordons former role ( driving to lane )because
- Bassett has midrange and dishes unlike Gordon
- Crawford has midrange and would like to dish....I think
3. If we do 2 then Taber learns a 12 ft pop about 4 times /game
4. If 2 & 3 above then I beleive DJ goes for 30 pts
5. When in a zone then trap at midcourt 1/3 of the trips
Atta boy Kyle!!! Keep workin son!!!
I actually don't like to judge a coach on NCAA Tournament performance. I think more weight should be placed on the larger body of work, but still it would be fun and interesting, considering the coaching candidates being tossed around.
For instance, Wright State and Brad Brownell lost in the second round of the Horizon League. Not suggesting that rules him out as a candidate, just saying it might be fun to follow how these guys do.
SO I checked out Grant , whose VCU team lost to Wm & Mary.in the CAA. He has no Fla players on his squad. I was surprised since folks have been touting him as this great recruiter in that state.
If you're consistently losing in the conference tourney I question your X and O skills and ability a as a game coach. Although it is worrisome if a coach is losing to lower seeds in the NCAA's quite often.
That's interesting about Grant, how long has he been the coach there? Also adds to my suggestion that it would be cool to have an entry somewhere that follow these coaches teams throughout there tournament.
http://www.idsnews.com/basketblog/?p=392
Some of the starters act as if they don't want to be on the court. Their wishes should be granted.