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22 minutes ago, White Pelican said:
What happened to the "opposing coach gets to pick" rule? And I thought it was ANY player, on the floor or on the bench. I was very (and pleasantly) surprised to see Bess shooting those free throws. (I"ll take your word about the flagrant foul difference.)
I seem to recall (and I could certainly be wrong about it) that our friends at SPUMAC were responsible for that coach picks rule as it was believed they faked an injury and then the player came right back into the game. Does anyone recall that?
It was a flagrant foul, the free throw shooter does not have to be the player that got fouled.
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2 minutes ago, RiseAndGrind said:
Goodwin looks good.
Isabell offense is good but too many turnovers.
foreman i have no idea what he’s doing
Wiley i guess should just keep shooting “shooters shoot”
jacobs is a turnover machine
Thatch seems to be regressing back to a normal freshman
Hankton looks great
bess is bess
...Isabell had one turnover
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Inconsistent half. Only issue for us has been turnovers, really. If we keep our heads and play our game we should run away with it in the second half.
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41 minutes ago, almaman said:
Scrolling brings us to the 12th ranked ;
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2019/wilfried-likayi-232927
would probably make Guy throw in the towel and maybe help us in the front court.
If we aren’t recruiting him, we should be.
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12 minutes ago, moytoy12 said:
I thought our offense the last couple of games has been better (not great, but better). At times, our guys have really moved the ball quite well, especially when we are playing with a faster pace (less thinking and more doing?). The problem, of course, is we can't hit the ocean from the beach.
That’s fair, we do seem to have had more open looks, just still aren’t converting. Part of that might have something to do with the fact that UMass and App State are absolutely horrible on defense, though.
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42 minutes ago, RiseAndGrind said:
I’m on record saying Ford is a bad offensive coach but I’m curious if people think his system currently sucks (IE setting screens at half court for 20 seconds) because he’s trying to limit possessions due to offensive inability or .... he’s just not good at it.
It kind of makes me wonder if we’ll see a bit of a shake-up on the bench after the season. We really need a guy with some expertise on offense sitting next to Ford. We also haven’t seen a ton of development from players besides Bess, but that seems to be more due to his own effort. Macon got a promotion last year and seems pretty active in games. Tate is obviously more of a recruiter than anything. Bailey is a bit lower key and was supposed to be the guard coach. Without knowing more than that, Bailey seems like the most replaceable. He’s a nice guy though, so I don’t really want to see him fired. Just wondering what has to happen to get our offense out of the toilet.
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1 hour ago, cgeldmacher said:
I'd love to see them tour Australia and New Zealand. You'd have several guys that could act as tour guides at various stops.
And some decent teams to play/scrimmage.
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50 minutes ago, kmbilliken said:
- I am out of the country with internet access being my only chance to watch tonight's game. Does anyone know where I can find it?
A vpn would be your best bet. Then you can just do it how you normally would.
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6 minutes ago, willie said:
The only complaint I have with Isabelle the last few games is his 3 point shooting. I don't believe he will shoot a good percentage and would prefer he just drive and kick. Yes I know someone needs to shoot the 3 but I don't believe he is the one.
The crazy thing is that over the past two games he’s probably 3-4 on catch and shoot threes. The problems come when he pulls a “Kobe!” and shoots off-balance off the dribble. Sometimes these aren’t even that contested, he just fails to set his feet before shooting and the end result is almost never a basket. Notice how Bess is the opposite, his feet are set on all of his threes. And even on his running jumpers off the dribble, he gets squared up pretty well pre-release.
Watch this tonight, I really don’t mind Isabell shooting when he’s squared-up, it’s just that his lower body is usually twisting around as the ball leaves his hand. Those are exceptionally difficult shots to make.
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2 minutes ago, almaman said:
When he has it within 3' and has ball above his shoulders he is very accurate.
Idk if you’re taking the piss here, but honestly you’re right. Last year DJ almost always caught the ball below the FT line and only had to make one move to get a shot off. This year he has put his head down and dribbled into a crowd more times than I can remember. Scoring in basketball is as much about getting into the right spot as it is about anything else.
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1 minute ago, moytoy12 said:
I have faith in DJ to turn it around. He started off slow last season and really seemed to turn it around in conference play.
The good thing is that he really needs to “do less” and simplify what he’s doing. That’s far easier to do than adding something to your game.
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13 minutes ago, willie said:
Disagree. He can get to the hole but his finishing has been terrible. You described last year.
Sorry, I was saying that when he dribbles >1 time he struggles. He’s doing that more often this year than last, which is why his shooting percentage has plummeted. This is in part due to him being a terrible dribbler, but then also affects his finishing because additional dribbles means more time for defenders to rotate and help. He needs to be quick and decisive. He hasn’t all of a sudden become worse at finishing. He’s become worse at doing the things that allow him to score efficiently
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Just now, billikenfan05 said:
DJ's drives to the hoop last year were awesome. I don't know why he's struggled this season.
It’s honestly just him dribbling one more time. If he dribbles once or less, he’s amazing. He can finish and cut very well. What he can’t do at all is dribble.
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1 minute ago, billikenfan05 said:
It's easy to forget about Javonte Perkins.
Yeah, I really am hoping this transfer causes Ford to change things up and play more of a pace and space dribble-drive offense. Hargrove and Perkins both strike me as hybrid wing-forwards who would thrive in that kind of system.
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1 minute ago, IllSideBills said:
TJ is listed at 6'7, but standing next to him last week I would argue he is probably closer to 6'5. He could play a 4 on offense, but doesnt have the size yet to guard college 4s. I would guess he will try to fill in for Bess absence on both sides as much as possible.
Anyone know who the recruit was at last Sunday's game that sat in the corner behind the bench? He was 6'7-6'8 with good size.
I believe someone said it was Davion Bradford from Mehlville.
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14 minutes ago, Littlebill said:
I think in comparing Bess last year and Bess this season, the difference is immense. He's turned into a legit CPOY type player.
^ what he said
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Bess is at +7.2 box plus/minus on the season, up from +2.9 last year... senior year Jett was +6.1 and junior year Evans was +8.9.
His efficiency is way up, going from an O-rating (points scored/100 possessions) of 110 to 122, and his D-rating (the equivalent, but for defense) is down to 90.2 from 100.
Bess really is putting up CPOY numbers, it's not hyperbole whatsoever.
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Hopefully French will return to form. He’s best as a low-post player, and when he and Gordon were both on the floor, French often ended up at the high-post instead. He’ll be far more efficient staying close to the basket.
Hankton will get minutes and this will will help us spread the floor. If teams try to target him as a defender, I could see us playing more 1-3-1 zone with him at the point to utilize his length, while making his lack of strength matter less.
Foreman needs to get back to what he was. One dribble from the free throw line and up and hard cuts to the hoop. None of the isolation dribble drive stuff that’s gotten him in trouble.
Bess will step up to the plate, too. He can play more of the 4 on offense, and Thatch plus Jacobs will get more minutes. I like the idea of pressing more that some have mentioned. Let the dogs loose.
Gordon was probably the most talented player on this team, but he was also a square peg. This team still has enough to compete for an A10 title though, and our offense might even improve now that we only have one ball-stopping post-player to feed touches.
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So, I read the implication that he came here for reasons other than basketball as having to do with his girlfriend, who is a SLU soccer player. Maybe something happened there? Add that to the other baseless speculation.
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Gordon has always been strangely cryptic on Twitter. I’ll wait until we hear more to start panicking.
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Missed the opportunity to post this on App State’s run earlier, but better now than never...
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1 hour ago, moytoy12 said:
French seems easy enough to figure out: 1) he’s a known commodity and 2) teams are packing the lane making it tougher for him to be effective.
3) he’s an extreme liability in close games due to his free throw shooting
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14 minutes ago, dlarry said:
They aren’t bad.
They were over hyped, not just on this board but by both local and national writers.
They also suffered some losses that we under played. Santos, Welmer, and Elliot arent playing I don’t think we ever admitted how bad those losses were going to hurt.
They also have a poor roster construction. No point guard no shooters and to many similar players.
The Bills are a good A10 team but when they play national powers they are going to get steamrolled 9 times out of 10.
The season isn’t a loss. I may be crazy but I still think they can win the A10 and go dancing.
FSU is a final 4 quality team. I’m not going to let that slaughtering dash my hopes for a successful run this year.
Excellent post, I think this is the right take. Our offense is just totally non-existent and that’s because pretty much our entire rotation (minus Wiley) excels at bully-ball, meaning we can’t spread the floor whatsoever. We need to spend a little less time in the weight room and a lot more time in the gym. Believe it or not, but you have to make shots to win basketball games.
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1 hour ago, rgbilliken said:
FWIW, KU's win percentage is like 15 points lower at the Sprint center in KC than at Allen Field House. Still not really neutral, but definitely not the same advantage as playing in your home court.
That could have a lot to do with who they play in Lawrence vs KC. Generally the KC games are against high(er) quality opposition.
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La Salle from da'Couch ........
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Yuengling is definitely trash, it’s just slightly better trash than Bud/Miller/Coors. It’s like lint vs dirty diapers. While I was in grad school on the east coast, you could usually get a pint of any of the four aforementioned beers for $4 on draft at just about every dive bar. In that circumstance, I would choose Yuengling over the others every time.
Also, at our grad student union you could get Yuengling on tap for $1. People always thought it was an incredible deal (which it was), and then I would tell them about penny pitchers, at which point they would lose their minds. RIP Humps.