Missed an opportunity to really rise in the Net 😉
We got to hit more free throws. Only won by 5
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It's not the free throws
It's the carelessness with the ball, lack of rebounding that needs work, and putting ppl away woth 5 mins left...but we still won without butler and carr only playing 2 mins, with Chandler and noah being thrown into the hornets nest. So I'll take it.
It's the carelessness with the ball, lack of rebounding that needs work, and putting ppl away woth 5 mins left...but we still won without butler and carr only playing 2 mins, with Chandler and noah being thrown into the hornets nest. So I'll take it.
Actually given the fact we were predicted to lose by double digits and won by 5, we'll raise pretty well in NET.
It's def free throws too, along with the things you mentioned. 👍
Overall we played great definitely need to hit a higher percentage of freethrows. The misses were frustrating the hell out of me but we got the job done. Great job team now let's whip those Arky this weekend.
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Tenn had 18, yes 18 offensive rebounds to our 8. They had a ton more shots but bricked them. We should have lost this game by 20 but it was a miracle we won.
lol yeah. And what's odd is they kept shooting them even tho they weren't hitting on any of them. Had they just taken more 2s, they prob win.
Then again, I guess they were taking them because they were open shots for the most part.
Yeah between the rebounds and the turnover difference, they shot 22 more times than we did.
They almost had more three point attempts (45) than we had total shots (50).
Tennessee is a garbage offensive team. Pope played the percentages and it worked. Rick Barnes should give his paycheck back for that game because he played right into our hands and did absolutely zero to counter it.
I guess this is as good a place as any to posit this question to everyone ... which is :
What things would you like to see our team do better at?
For me, as most everyone :
1) better defense and 2) rebounding tops the list.
Better defense will lead to better offense, which is a scary thought. It would make the game easier for our offensively confident team. We've seen improvement, I think they can do a lot better.
3) I'd like to see even more effort and hustle, more intensity in the kind of determination and grit from the opening tip off of each game. It really took the crowd out of that environment last night and made the game much easier, just starting off better. ESPECIALLY SO ON THE ROAD.
4) get hands UP ! Don't give up on plays when the guy gets by you. Recover and make life hell for them defensively.
5) Even more HUSTLE ! Don't take any plays off. Don't jog back when the ball goes up the court and a quick shot is taken. having one or two or even three or more guys stand around after getting to halfcourt, then the shot goes up, not seeing players continue on to crash the goal in preparation for a potential rebound is inexcusable. I've seen enough of that lackadaisical pattern for this group. They should know better by now and need to collectively hold each other accountable when it happens here on out, every single play it happens.
6) Hit free throws like we're never getting another one and make them all like the game depends on it. Leaving those points out there at the end of the game is going to cost us games, if it hasn't already.
I shot free throws like Kyle Macy, my childhood idol and hero! Our team sucked in 84' (freshman high school team) but in the city tournament, we caught fire, and I got in the game at the end and shot free throws to ice the game. Once I got in that first tournament game, and we won, coach put me in at the end of all those subsequent games. One game I went 17-18 at the line. They kept fouling. I kept nailing them. Practicing outside, I once hit 379 free throws in a row before darkness had descended and I finally missed. LOL ! We won the city tournament that year. It was a great experience.
So it basically comes down to better defense and rebounding for me. Keeping it as simple as possible.
What things would you like to see our team do better at?
For me, as most everyone :
1) better defense and 2) rebounding tops the list.
Better defense will lead to better offense, which is a scary thought. It would make the game easier for our offensively confident team. We've seen improvement, I think they can do a lot better.
3) I'd like to see even more effort and hustle, more intensity in the kind of determination and grit from the opening tip off of each game. It really took the crowd out of that environment last night and made the game much easier, just starting off better. ESPECIALLY SO ON THE ROAD.
4) get hands UP ! Don't give up on plays when the guy gets by you. Recover and make life hell for them defensively.
5) Even more HUSTLE ! Don't take any plays off. Don't jog back when the ball goes up the court and a quick shot is taken. having one or two or even three or more guys stand around after getting to halfcourt, then the shot goes up, not seeing players continue on to crash the goal in preparation for a potential rebound is inexcusable. I've seen enough of that lackadaisical pattern for this group. They should know better by now and need to collectively hold each other accountable when it happens here on out, every single play it happens.
6) Hit free throws like we're never getting another one and make them all like the game depends on it. Leaving those points out there at the end of the game is going to cost us games, if it hasn't already.
I shot free throws like Kyle Macy, my childhood idol and hero! Our team sucked in 84' (freshman high school team) but in the city tournament, we caught fire, and I got in the game at the end and shot free throws to ice the game. Once I got in that first tournament game, and we won, coach put me in at the end of all those subsequent games. One game I went 17-18 at the line. They kept fouling. I kept nailing them. Practicing outside, I once hit 379 free throws in a row before darkness had descended and I finally missed. LOL ! We won the city tournament that year. It was a great experience.
So it basically comes down to better defense and rebounding for me. Keeping it as simple as possible.
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