The red part is 100% accurate. For the first part of the season, our guards did a lot of driving an dishing. We got open shots. Why did we stop doing that and just pass the ball around the perimeter?
Two reasons in my view:
1. Teams started playing us differently. They smothered the perimeter and knew that drives with our fairly short guards and non-existent inside game would end with a pass to a covered player or a blocked shot inside.
2. Our guards are plenty quick against lower level talent or depleted rosters. Against ACC level guards, they aren't quick enough to get around defenders consistently though. Combined with #1, even when they did get around their man, they were often met with a choice between covered teammates and a shot blocker.
You can tweak this. A brush screen as they start getting into the lane, a cutter, using Neath more. Neath is strong enough to get shots up, is a good passer and shot 90% on FTs, but we stopped using him.
Is RJ trying to say that Forbes should’ve altered his rotation and kept our young guys from getting experience just to possibly curry favor with a recruit from Toronto?
Neath couldn’t get to the rim this year because the scouting report probably read:
“Only move is dribble left, spin right.”
I’ve also just never seen a P5 PG get ripped as much as him. Dude seriously had a hard time dribbling this year.
Is RJ trying to say that Forbes should’ve altered his rotation and kept our young guys from getting experience just to possibly curry favor with a recruit from Toronto?
Neath couldn’t get to the rim this year because the scouting report probably read:
“Only move is dribble left, spin right.”
I’ve also just never seen a P5 PG get ripped as much as him. Dude seriously had a hard time dribbling this year.
Yes of course he is. Don't question RJ's knowledge of all things because why work to upgrade your roster moving out a vastly underperforming player at a position with depth on the whims of a 17-18 yr old top 20 player from "a small country." LMAO.
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