That was the feeling I got from Paul and Cam last year. It didn’t appear they got along with the team. Very strange.
That was the one hope I had headed into the season. They had the advantage of that trip and it didn’t pay off.
You could sense the tension between Jacob and a few others
I always thought there was friction between Caleb and Cam last year.
Really? Ron, Geo, and Caleb always had an "we'd die for each other" vibe.
The team problem isn't limited to rebounding and chemistry.Its also a coaching problem not properly installing a half court offense that best utilizes the skillset of the players.Its a recruiting problem not having one go to scorer on the court that can prevent long scoring droughts.Its a player development problem where players need to show improvement year to year.Cliff is a perfect example with terrific athleticism but the skillset is still limited on offense.
The shortening of the rotation would take Gavin out. He has been the worst player in it, and it isn't even close.
Huh? Those 2 were a combined 1-7. Davis did have 4 assists so I’ll give you that considering it was half of our total. I’m not sure how anyone is unhappy that Gavin didn’t play more in this game. He was awful. Yes - other guys were bad too but he was brought in at times when we had cut the gap and killed us on the glass allowing put backs. Several of them.
To me the game ended when it was about 56-48? We defended great for the entire possession. Our guards harrassed them and they were trying to initiate offense 30 feet from basket. They take a last second shot that missed. The ball slipped out of Cliff's hand. They missed again. Cliff didn't get rebound again and they made the 3 from the corner.
This. I’m getting impatient and want to know what the deal is with Mag. Typically I’m not a believer that one guy would make much of a difference but I’m starting to lean towards this being an exception. 20 or so minutes or Mag on the floor would drastically upgrade the rebounding effort. We’re badly missing him and Caleb tapping the ball out to keep possessions alive. On the other end, I believe Cliff would look like a different player with opponents having to deal with him in the paint.
If Mag doesn’t play, he’ll have screwed us worse than Paul and Spencer.
There was a similar sequence when Hyatt was at the line with a chance to cut it to 2 points. He missed the second FT but Derek swooped in to grab the offensive rebound. He seemed to have it but a WF player got his hands on the ball and a quick whistle made it a tie-up and Wake had the possession arrow.
Nope sorry. He could have decided to sit the year out in the off season to market himself and that would’ve been fine. With the money comes a commitment that makes backing out and screwing your team over even worse.
but they're not trying to play with each other. It's the continued one on one ball that lacks movement and passing. Zero effort on the board to box out and space. Quite the mess.
Nobody on the team is a guarantee to be here next year. Not one player.
You're right about the rebounding but Gavin's getting zero help from the oldest players on the team. The turnover credited to him early in the game was because Noah gave him a terrible pass that he had to stretch for and his foot touched the sideline. And two possessions in a row Hyatt could've used his body to set Griffiths up for a shot and he just didn't.
I am sure my memory is faulty, but I can’t remember a single time our point guard Noah played pick & roll with Cliff. It is one of the most basic plays in basketball that just about everyone uses and plays to Cliff’s strengths, and I can recall us running it once.
In my eyes...it is Hyatt or Gavin. If we had a real 4........
