Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
I think for the next game we really to emphasize:
1. We need more out of control contested floaters by Adams and Harris
2. Fewer touches for Dickinson
3. More fadeaway mid range jumpers in the first 8 seconds of the shot clock
I’m sure doing those will help.
I feel like Dickinson touched the ball like 3 times the entire 2nd half. No clue what Self was doing here tonight. [Reply]
Originally Posted by PHOG:
Eh, it looks like a total team let down. 22-62 FG for 35% but yeah, Adams and Harris lead the way with a combined 7-24 FGs.
McDermott was having his team play defensively off Adams and Harris all game and we played exactly into his strategy by letting them throw all those mid-range/runner shots up.
Self had no plan to counter that strategy all game and got outcoached considerably in that one. One of the things he could have done was bench KJ (who they weren't guarding at all) but he will never do it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
McDermott was having his team play defensively off Adams and Harris all game and we played exactly into his strategy by letting them throw all those mid-range/runner shots up.
Self had no plan to counter that strategy all game and got outcoached considerably in that one. One of the things he could have done was bench KJ (who they weren't guarding at all) but he will never do it.
If they just play off of Harris, he’s still a good enough shooter from 3 to make them pay a bit.
Both together just kills the spacing offensively.
KJ being such a shitty rebounder negates much of the benefit of having another big on the floor.
Bill Self has forgotten more about basketball than I’ll ever know, but I’ll never understand his opinion of KJ.
I get riding with him when he’s effective like he was against Duke. But it was clear pretty early that this wasn’t a “KJ” game. [Reply]
