To all the folks in the Geo threads after first 2 games:

[Shell21]

Many seem to off balance and just thrown up there. either rushed from 3 or after a bunch of junk from underneath.
I'm really talking about form and not opportunity. form has been off a tad.

Yep. He really needs to come to a jump stop instead of shooting off one foot. Paul is crafty around the rim when he uses his pivot foot and ball fakes so not sure why he’s using one foot more this year. If you watch nova that’s all they do when they penetrate it they can’t get all the way to the rim; jump stop, pivot , shot fake to get a better look or create for a teammate

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

is this by design, is Pike creating this by telling him to defer

I honestly do not know where you guys are getting ideas like this.

How long have we seen Geo play?

How many times has he had long stretches where he just disappears?

C'mon. He's great at times.. but he doesn't exactly move without the ball much to make himself available. (which may be okay because we need half-court possessions to rest a bit because of the tough D we play) You know.. maybe Zap is right... maybe he should be the point guard.. force him to be involved on every possession. (then again, as PG, how is he supposed to get a bit of rest on O after playing our brand of D?)

 

[bac2therac]

why would Geo defer to the likes of Paul and Caleb

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Well Greenie,
He should never have to worry about teammates feeding him the ball on nights when he’s hot.
He should be the point guard with the ball in his hands to shoot when he wants and feed other guys.

Don’t worry he will be.

 

[RUChoppin]

why would Geo defer to the likes of Paul and Caleb

One thought is because he's trying to feed them to get them going, because he knows that basketball isn't an individual sport.

 

[dpwhite]

So now we’re at the point where we want Geo to score 70 points per night?

 

[Plum Street]

So now we’re at the point where we want Geo to score 70 points per night?

The night he goes off for 30, pike is going to draw up the last shot for someone else to miss ! Can’t wait for this board then .