Rewatched the game last night (thanks Peacock!)
I specifically watched Gavin when he was in and kept notes.
Basically all the "analysis" here has been wrong.
He arguably had one of the best games on the team considering his very limited opportunities.
13minutes - the least on the team.
There is zero doubt in my mind that he's starting tonight after the staff watches the tape and realizes what happened in the game.
Offense:
2-4 shooting
0-2 from 3
2-2 from 2 (1 at the basket, 1 mid range sideline jumper).
His two 3s were relatively open and wide open. Both missed. No real excuse for that (alternatively Oskar had 2 heavily contested 3s and made them both). Not really concerned as the shots looked fine.
The 2nd shot he followed it and got his own rebound but had the ball knocked away.
But he was making the effort to follow his shot.
His 2 made baskets:
He drove to the hoop, took contact and MADE A BASKET AT THE RIM. Shocker I know but it can happen.
Considering how the rest of the team shot at the rim - the fact GG was buried is almost malpractice in a game we scored 61pts.
2nd basket was off an inbound. Took the pass, pump fake the 3, dribble in and hit a mid range shot from the sideline. Arguably the 2nd best play of the game (after the Clif/Woolf alley oop).
Literally couldn't have asked for 4 better shots.
He did spend a lot time buried in the corner - got very RHJ vibes when he would be sidelined for plays and stuck in the corner.
There was no off ball screens, off ball motion to get Gavin the ball in space or moving.
Not sure if that's the offensive plays (looked a lot like the last couple of years of everyone standing around) or Gavin missing plays.
There was a lot of the guards haphazardly driving to the hoop and throwing up terrible shots.
Guards were 2-18 shooting at the half.
The staff needs to do a better job of getting GG the ball and putting him in motion (all the same stuff we've said for years - the offense is stagnant).
Defense:
The -23 people keep throwing around is one of the most uninformed stats ever.
+/- is teammate dependent.
It's not GG fault that Clif gave up back to back 3s to his man. Or that Oskar got attacked and beat to end the half.
Or that Hyatt's guy kept getting back cuts unimpeded.
Or Simpson couldn't stay in front of his guy.
GG was the least of the issues defensively actually considering how the rest of the team played.
Early in the game, he was helping to the middle too much and lagged off his man moving from the corner to the wing.
Princeton passed the ball around quick and GG couldn't get out in time - made 3.
That was literally the only play where his man made a basket.
He tried to go over a screen and his man cut back on Hyatt to split the defenders for an easy drive (that was missed).
GG took a foul at the rim trying to block a shot because Hyatt got beat on a back cut.
When shots went up, he actively turned his back to find his man and box out.
Nothing outstanding but he just stuck by his guy and didn't lose his man or give up any points - other than the early 3.
I specifically watched Gavin when he was in and kept notes.
Basically all the "analysis" here has been wrong.
He arguably had one of the best games on the team considering his very limited opportunities.
13minutes - the least on the team.
There is zero doubt in my mind that he's starting tonight after the staff watches the tape and realizes what happened in the game.
Offense:
2-4 shooting
0-2 from 3
2-2 from 2 (1 at the basket, 1 mid range sideline jumper).
His two 3s were relatively open and wide open. Both missed. No real excuse for that (alternatively Oskar had 2 heavily contested 3s and made them both). Not really concerned as the shots looked fine.
The 2nd shot he followed it and got his own rebound but had the ball knocked away.
But he was making the effort to follow his shot.
His 2 made baskets:
He drove to the hoop, took contact and MADE A BASKET AT THE RIM. Shocker I know but it can happen.
Considering how the rest of the team shot at the rim - the fact GG was buried is almost malpractice in a game we scored 61pts.
2nd basket was off an inbound. Took the pass, pump fake the 3, dribble in and hit a mid range shot from the sideline. Arguably the 2nd best play of the game (after the Clif/Woolf alley oop).
Literally couldn't have asked for 4 better shots.
He did spend a lot time buried in the corner - got very RHJ vibes when he would be sidelined for plays and stuck in the corner.
There was no off ball screens, off ball motion to get Gavin the ball in space or moving.
Not sure if that's the offensive plays (looked a lot like the last couple of years of everyone standing around) or Gavin missing plays.
There was a lot of the guards haphazardly driving to the hoop and throwing up terrible shots.
Guards were 2-18 shooting at the half.
The staff needs to do a better job of getting GG the ball and putting him in motion (all the same stuff we've said for years - the offense is stagnant).
Defense:
The -23 people keep throwing around is one of the most uninformed stats ever.
+/- is teammate dependent.
It's not GG fault that Clif gave up back to back 3s to his man. Or that Oskar got attacked and beat to end the half.
Or that Hyatt's guy kept getting back cuts unimpeded.
Or Simpson couldn't stay in front of his guy.
GG was the least of the issues defensively actually considering how the rest of the team played.
Early in the game, he was helping to the middle too much and lagged off his man moving from the corner to the wing.
Princeton passed the ball around quick and GG couldn't get out in time - made 3.
That was literally the only play where his man made a basket.
He tried to go over a screen and his man cut back on Hyatt to split the defenders for an easy drive (that was missed).
GG took a foul at the rim trying to block a shot because Hyatt got beat on a back cut.
When shots went up, he actively turned his back to find his man and box out.
Nothing outstanding but he just stuck by his guy and didn't lose his man or give up any points - other than the early 3.