Is this team fixable? I say Yes, it should be anyways. We have the freaking TALENT.
What is our weaknesses? It’s mainly just EFFORT.
- Rebounding. It’s all about effort and fight on blocking out. Carr, Williams, and others on this team are mostly Seniors. It shouldn’t be an issue here but it is. No excuses IF this team wants to win. I don’t give damn if these kids are wonderful young men I want them to FIGHT and put a body on somebody. This is the basic stuff we learned in grade school and high school ball.
- Shying away from contact. Instead of attacking the defender at the rim our players will avoid contact and do a fall away shot. Resulting in not getting fouled and missing close in shots.
- Playing more Zone against physical big men. If are guys can’t defend inside then play zone. Also it will help our guards who can’t stop straight line drives like Bera, Robinson, and Perry. Who knows we might stop giving up over 30 FTs a game. Make teams beat us from the outside. You can always go back to man to man.
- Slow starts: How about a zone trap press on every other defensive position? Try to control the tempo early in the game. Speed the team up. Instead of them dictate the tempo.
What’s so frustrating with this team is that it’s a veteran team. We can’t use the term being young as an excuse because of lack of EFFORT. The talent is there!!!!!!!
Pope says his players play for the name on front of the jersey. I say that BS or they would made changes on the way the play this season.
What is our weaknesses? It’s mainly just EFFORT.
- Rebounding. It’s all about effort and fight on blocking out. Carr, Williams, and others on this team are mostly Seniors. It shouldn’t be an issue here but it is. No excuses IF this team wants to win. I don’t give damn if these kids are wonderful young men I want them to FIGHT and put a body on somebody. This is the basic stuff we learned in grade school and high school ball.
- Shying away from contact. Instead of attacking the defender at the rim our players will avoid contact and do a fall away shot. Resulting in not getting fouled and missing close in shots.
- Playing more Zone against physical big men. If are guys can’t defend inside then play zone. Also it will help our guards who can’t stop straight line drives like Bera, Robinson, and Perry. Who knows we might stop giving up over 30 FTs a game. Make teams beat us from the outside. You can always go back to man to man.
- Slow starts: How about a zone trap press on every other defensive position? Try to control the tempo early in the game. Speed the team up. Instead of them dictate the tempo.
What’s so frustrating with this team is that it’s a veteran team. We can’t use the term being young as an excuse because of lack of EFFORT. The talent is there!!!!!!!
Pope says his players play for the name on front of the jersey. I say that BS or they would made changes on the way the play this season.
