Christian Jones
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Do you want him to come in and just start chucking the ball up-I can guarantee if he does that he will shoot a low percentage, get a quicker hook, and lose the respect of his teammates. He is not Dwayne Wade, he is not a one on one player, he needs plays run for him, picks and screens to free him up for open shoots. There are plenty of players like that and they are quite valuable. See Brady Heslip of Baylor.
I actually think we're running too many plays specifically for Marco when he comes into the game.
You can see them setting screens for him under the hoop and trying to get him loose as soon as he subs into the game.
Let the game come to him. Get some penetration and he'll be open. Similarly, move the ball a little quicker and he'll be open.
Teach him to be the one to set a pick for D'angelo for a change and then they won't be able to trap Harrison off the pick without leaving Marco open on the pick and pop.
Play a little inside-out game between Marco on the perimeter and Sampson on the low block.
Way too early to judge Marco. But in my eyes we change our offense when he comes into the game specifically to get him shots. That's a mistake. There are a ton of ways to get him good looks in the flow of the offense, and just having him standing on the wing prevents the defense from collapsing.
You can see them setting screens for him under the hoop and trying to get him loose as soon as he subs into the game.
Let the game come to him. Get some penetration and he'll be open. Similarly, move the ball a little quicker and he'll be open.
Teach him to be the one to set a pick for D'angelo for a change and then they won't be able to trap Harrison off the pick without leaving Marco open on the pick and pop.
Play a little inside-out game between Marco on the perimeter and Sampson on the low block.
Way too early to judge Marco. But in my eyes we change our offense when he comes into the game specifically to get him shots. That's a mistake. There are a ton of ways to get him good looks in the flow of the offense, and just having him standing on the wing prevents the defense from collapsing.
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Lav has a tendency to exaggerate player potential to the point it embarrasses the player in the long run. Great coaches do not overhype their players because they know bullshit walks.
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No, but in Jones case Lav rewarded him with a starting job. Was he THAT much better in practice than another player? was Lav using him as bait to light a fire under another player? In any case, it backfired to an an extent since he is no longer starting, playing poorly and now we have two players who are unhappy campers....the player he started over and Jones, who has been relegated to the bench.
Add to the above the Gift\Sanchez "mystery" and some of us are starting to question some of coaches' decisions.
But what do we know?
Moose
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We don't know a lot, as much as we pretend to
I have no problem with him hyping players. It motivates a kid to hear he is like so and so. It gets fans excited. It sells a few tickets maybe.
Are our fans ridiculously negative and cynical? Yes, so really doesn't matter what he does or says.
The archives can be looked at. Everyone can go back in the well. When Norm was coach I said this team could win 20 games a year for 10 straight years and our fans still wouldnt be happy. Because we have so many National Championships we are trying to re-create right haha
I am not worried about Bourgault right now. He is getting marked up by every defense we face and I think that attention could make him a very useful decoy. Send him through the lane a few times with screens and it could open things up for others.
He's needs to get more open looks, but most of all he needs to be comfortable out there. Shooters are very fragile. I dated a girl whose brother started at Marist and Magarity would yank him after he missed shots all the time. It really hurt his confidence...he'd be looking to the bench after every miss.
The other good thing about Bourgault is that he passes and handles well.
He's needs to get more open looks, but most of all he needs to be comfortable out there. Shooters are very fragile. I dated a girl whose brother started at Marist and Magarity would yank him after he missed shots all the time. It really hurt his confidence...he'd be looking to the bench after every miss.
The other good thing about Bourgault is that he passes and handles well.
