SLUMS81
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Brad made the comment post-game Saturday nite that he encourages an up-tempo offense, but that the players are hesitant to do so.
Assuming this is true, I hereby encourage the players to speed-up the offense and push the ball whenever and wherever possible.
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Does a guard taking a wide-open shot and throwing up an airball not qualify as a 'boneheaded play'?
If the game plan is not working, why oh why don't we try something different?
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Martelli is an experienced coach who has developed a nice program which is consistently successful. Brad admitted post-game that he was outcoached last night.
Having said that, it is easy to be 'outcoached' when your team cannot make a basket.
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I wonder how many Wisconsin faithful are questioning the coaching at UW tonite.
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Once again, I'll bet it was the facility staff who made the decision.
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Do other programs have a player autograph nite following a game? My kids loved the opportunity to meet the players and get autographs. This is the second player autograph session in about two weeks. Were either of these two sessions advertised in advance? If I had known, my kids would have brought pens and white t-shirts. The players themselves were their usual classy selves. Somehow, I don't think that the players or the school decided to leave a bunch of young fans disappointed last night at the autograph table. Just a hunch.
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He also had IV open to his left, facing the basket from 4 feet.
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I only caught the last 2 minutes and the OT. We got dominated inside, at both ends of the court. Free throws didn't help either.
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In theory, zones are designed to force teams to shoot from the outside. When your team can't make a jump shot, what do you do? If all you do is slowly pass the ball around the perimeter, then throw up a shot near the end of the shot clock, you are doing exactly what the other team hopes you do.
Where was the running and transition game Tuesday nite? If a slow-down offense is not working (and it clearly was not working), why are we not using our 'advantage' of a 4-guard, high velocity offense? We committed many more fouls than our opponents in the second half. Our offense simply did not challenge the St. Bonaventure defense enough to draw fouls down the stretch.
I realize that the solution to all of this is for the guards to find their shooting stroke. I just wish we could show more creativity on offense, especially since we are likely to face zone defenses for the rest of the season.
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Brad was asked what he thought about Morrison's comments that the fans came out to see Gonzaga play. He said that he agrees with it, up to a point.
He has said in the past, and said it again last nite, that big time fan support will be a result of his players playing with passion and intensity. He had excellent comments about IV, and is more than pleased with TL and KL as well.
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We played a slow-down offense, but so did Iowa. The difference is that Iowa made their shots and we could not. Iowa played very good defense, and generally took away our fast-break opportunities.
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Good shooters seem to shoot well wherever they play. When is the last time SLU had a player who could make a jumpshot off a screen?
Other than Zeus, our players looked very tentative tonite.
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Vashun Newborne looked overmatched and at times overwhelmed tonite.
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Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. look like they live and die with the Bills every game. If you watch them during the game, they react to the good plays and the not-so-good plays just about the same way as most fans do. There is no reason to fixate on them.
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Bob Gresick, a radiologist in town. SLU undergrad 1977, Med 1981. Fan as long as I can remember. Went to my first game in 1960, have been to most of the home games since then. Seats in 116.
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My two cents worth:
1. Tommie Gun
2. East Side Glide
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Kennesaw played us about as well as their personnel allowed. They played us in the same way we have played against physically superior teams - slow the game down, shoot at the last second of the shot clock, collapsing pack-in defense. We looked frustrated in the first half. The second half showed how great a difference it makes when we can make 3-pointers.
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We don't judge college programs based upon the players who go on the the NBA. In the same way, we should not judge Vashon (or any other high school program) based on the college careers of their graduates.
The fact that Vashon is competitive on a regional (and on occasion, national) level year in and year out probably reflects the quality and depth of the players, and the level of coaching they receive. Are we saying that Vashon is less of a program because of a lack of consensus all-stars?
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JJ also played a solid game tonite. He is becoming a factor on this team.
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Awesome job by the lady Bills!
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Brad sounded optimistic tonite at the Billiken club meeting. Main points discussed:
1. SLU finally has the personnel to actually play up-tempo.
2. 4 possible point guards - DP, TL, KL, AD. He indicated that DP
is the starting point guard at the present time. In transition
any of the above who has the ball can and will act as 'point
guard' during a fast break. Will be hard to keep TL and KL out
of the starting lineup.
3. IV is becoming a dominant player in the paint, will be very much
involved in offense.
4. Brad would not mind going with a 4-guard system depending on who
we are up against.
5. JJ getting better, still inconsistent. Obi still in the process
of rehabbing the knee, needs to lose weight. May or may not
redshirt. Exhibition games do not impact option to redshirt.
6. Will sign 1 player this fall, hoping for a 4 and a 5 in spring
signing period. Would love to sign a ready-to-start JUCO 4,
acknowledges that every other program would like that type of
player.
7. Up tempo game makes recruiting easier. Discussed what
'up tempo' really means during a game, and mentioned Michigan
State as an example.
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A very nice compliment to our soccer program, the quality of our facility, and the St. Louis Sports commission.
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SLU played hard, had some excellent chances against Duke. Duke is a very good team, a little more team speed than SLU. Duke had alot more scoring chances than SLU. SLU currently has goalkeeper issues.
Very nice crowd, great atmosphere.
those who saw the game
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Big difference from previous years - Ian.