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Uhhhh division 1 basketball? LolTranslating to what?
Been wondering the same thing.Anyone know how hes looking? Curious how his game is translating
Well, you aren't going to get that answer from practice or practice reports. Check back in February.Uhhhh division 1 basketball? Lol
I think he is going to surprise a bunch of people. Our offensive may actually have a rhythm.
I think Corey, Thiam, Eugene, Williams all take step forwards. Only spot im worried about is the C. Doorson always hurt and the new CA Frosh, is well a freshman. They take time especially at the C spot.
You won't get the answer to how Souf is looking in practice from practice or practice reports. Two terrible posts an hour into a legit interesting thread. Stop trollingWell, you aren't going to get that answer from practice or practice reports. Check back in February.Uhhhh division 1 basketball? Lol
Trolling? Asking how a big juco guards game is translating to D1 basketball? Interesting take there guyYou won't get the answer to how Souf is looking in practice from practice or practice reports. Two terrible posts an hour into a legit interesting thread. Stop trolling
Trolling? Asking how a big juco guards game is translating to D1 basketball? Interesting take there guy
I wasn't talking to you kyk. I like the thread and was wondering the same thing.Trolling? Asking how a big juco guards game is translating to D1 basketball? Interesting take there guy
Yeah, I don't think he was talking to you.
my B!I wasn't talking to you kyk. I like the thread and was wondering the same thing.
This is Souf at workouts. He got to the basket and Freeman committed Goal Tending. The ball hit the backboard and then Freeman got a hand it. Not Clean !!!
You Guys need to follow Rutgers Basketball on Twitter....they put out the videos from the summer workouts.
I wrote that it was goaltending on Facebook. Souf "liked" it. :sunglasses:
Souf and Thiam together is going to be a tough duo to deal with for opposing guards/wing. They should be lock down defendersI like a guard who looks like he could bench press the opposing guard 25 times!
I like a guard who looks like he could bench press the opposing guard 25 times!
He's listed at 6'2" 210.
Let's not get carried away. If he can be as productive as James Beatty, that will be huge. If he's "just" a backup to Corey and pushes him to be better in practice, also a valuable member of the team.
Either way, that was a goaltend; welcome to RU!!!
We'll find out how it translates when he goes against B1G opposition.Anyone know how hes looking? Curious how his game is translating
UVA had shooters last year. Them playing games in the 50s and 60s was all about the pace at which they chose to play, not an inability to shoot the ball or create offense.We made great strides defensively and on the boards last year. We need to learn how to create enough offense to m
take rhe next step. Do we becone a UVA and play in the 50's and 60's?
We made great strides defensively and on the boards last year. We need to learn how to create enough offense to m
take rhe next step. Do we becone a UVA and play in the 50's and 60's?
UVA had shooters last year. Them playing games in the 50s and 60s was all about the pace at which they chose to play, not an inability to shoot the ball or create offense.
My thought on offense was that we had no 'flow' to it. It seems like every possession was similar. Bring it up court, some ball movement on the perimeter, then some kind of desperate shot as the shot clock expired, or a turnover. I really think a guy like Souf that can run the show and penetrate a bit and make the right decisions still improve the offense. Not to mention, how many fast break turnovers did we have from out of control Nigel (not knocking him but he did play a bit out of control a team times). Or, a turnover from a bad upcourt pass? I think a lot of that will be fixed. I don't coach a lot these days, but one thing that i taught quite a bit, and I think Pikiell subscribes too as well, is 'valuing every possession'. Don't wast the opportunities.
Good solid defense does tend to slow a game down.Virginia scored 66.1 PPG, we scored 65.5. Virginia averaged 1.12 points per possession (adjusted for opponent strength). We averaged 1.01. They were 50th in the country, we were 231st.
The lesson: PPG is completely meaningless without context. (I realize nobody is trying to make this exact point, just getting this off my chest)
Virginia's offense did "struggle" last year relative to how they'd been the prior three but it was still a solid, efficient offense.
Anyway, Pikiell does seem to prefer a slower pace of play, but not quite like Tony Bennett. Pikiell's teams are, on average, the 246th fastest (of 351, give or take). Bennett's, meanwhile, are the 337th-fastest.
Virginia scored 66.1 PPG, we scored 65.5. Virginia averaged 1.12 points per possession (adjusted for opponent strength). We averaged 1.01. They were 50th in the country, we were 231st.
The lesson: PPG is completely meaningless without context. (I realize nobody is trying to make this exact point, just getting this off my chest)
Virginia's offense did "struggle" last year relative to how they'd been the prior three but it was still a solid, efficient offense.
Anyway, Pikiell does seem to prefer a slower pace of play, but not quite like Tony Bennett. Pikiell's teams are, on average, the 246th fastest (of 351, give or take). Bennett's, meanwhile, are the 337th-fastest.
They shot 38.5% on 3 pointers as a team. RU shot 30.3%. They had several guys who shot over 35%. Perrantes took the most 3 point shots, and a large percentage of the 3 pointers were taken by a few guys, but that's the design of the offense they run. They had a lot more accurate outside shooters than RU did. They score in the 60s because their offense is deliberate, not because they can't shoot.Virginia had 1 main outside shooters last year
(Pirentes sp.?)
They shot 38.5% on 3 pointers as a team. RU shot 30.3%. They had several guys who shot over 35%. Perrantes took the most 3 point shots, and a large percentage of the 3 pointers were taken by a few guys, but that's the design of the offense they run. They had a lot more accurate outside shooters than RU did. They score in the 60s because their offense is deliberate, not because they can't shoot.
I think most of the negative post were related to his field goal percentage and FT percentage.I just like that it seems most are coming around to Souf having some value. At first I feel like most posts were just "he has no offers he must suck". As if a foreign player going juco could not possibly fly under the radar and be a good find