Marquette Game
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Greene isn't a guard who distributes the ball well, but neither was Hardy. Hardy was also a below average ball handler. When opponents pressed, Boothe had to be on the floor. I'm not arguing for Greene to be on the floor - I'm arguing that he were a more prolific scorer, the team would be wining without having a point guard on the court. As it stands both Jordan and Branch can play the point, although Jordan is a lot more points oriented than running an offense.
howcudubsoharkless
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i dont know if anyone agrees but I think sanchez is useless at the big east level... i want to see jordan play most of the game, he has talent! branch should also get 20 min (good defense and passing;no offense) i like it when at least 2 out of 3 of (jordan, branch, and pointer) is in the game and we pressure. if obekpa sustains this recent rise to an average offensive big man we might have something! To me god's gift and sanchez should split leftover minutes, but our big guys are not the strength of the team
Went looking for other scores on ESPN. com several hours after our game and noticed that they don't supply scores of BE schools either in a timely fashion or perhaps SJU was an oversight. Anyone else notice the absence of BE scores on espn on a regular basis. If it's a competitive move, it's childish. If it's an oversight the BE better improve soon.
Didn't notice it on ESPN during sports center or at half of Syracuse game. They mentioned Gtown's big win and showed highlights. Also Dickie V mentioned
player of the year Dougie McD's 39 points against St. John's and he stated everyone of those points was needed in a very close game.
Disagree. This is the kind of linear thinking that makes teams suck. Green has a respectable ability to score. The problem is that basketball is a team sport. Green is totally disruptive to the offense as the primary ball handler. If he scored 20 a game it would not be a net gain. If he scored 20 a game however primarily on offensive rebounds and in the role of a backup 2g then it would be much more of a net gain. Green has just a few more assists for the season in a lot more minutes than Obekpa. Yes he rarely turns the ball over and he deserves credit for that, but that does not make him a point guard or effective in a team offense. Gift btw has the same number of turnovers for the season as Green. Not meaning to knock Green, but am meaning to knock how he has been used.
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Way,way back when I lived in N.Y. and a season ticket holder I would see Monasch at Alumni Hall. Apparently he was a commissioner of a league (?) and attended their games. Anytime I saw him there was a smile on his face and appeared to be popular with the press corps. Can you believe it?
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It really isn't fair of me to draw a characterization of Monasch based on encountering him outside arenas a few times for a few seconds each time.
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If you were watching closely in the closing two minutes of garbage time, it got helter skelter for a few moments with Marquette trying to apply pressure as we played keepaway. One of our guards who has gotten some playing time almost covered instinctively up at halfcourt as he was pressured. Then almost as if history kicked in, he recovered and quickly got rid of the ball. Further evidence that the current rotation is the players who give us the best chance to win.
He goes for boards like its a blank check. Two hands with authority. Times his jumps perfectly.
He really has rounded into a very solid defender as well, always been a good rebounder.
Hardy wasnt a great distributor but he was a solid passer and he did have a knack for making good passes in traffic. Also when we faced a press we would have DJ and Brownlee handle it in the backcourt with their size and passing ability, hardy and horne would get down the court. It was a great option to have.
Just one point, you say in reference to branch that he is a good passer but brings no offense. I say that good offense requires good passing. He makes Harrison and our bigs so much more dangerous. So does rysheed. When Phil is running the point he makes no one else better.
I wouldn't say useless, but I'm convinced we'd have more wins and the team would have already hit stride if he was never cleared. This team was a few wins from the bubble last year without a PG, with no experience, without any depth, and without GG. Sanchez can do a little bit of everything, but chooses to do the stuff that we don't need him to do. He has no concept of what his role should be. That isn't a problem with guys like GG and CO.
Right now we are better off with Obekpa in the game. He has a 10% higher FG% and he creates a ton of looks for himself and others off the offensive glass. He also doesn't shoot threes with a 73% failure rate, leaving one less big man down low to rebound. If you look closely, a lot of our prettiest plays start off with a nice down screen or back screen by Obekpa.
I'd like to see Sanchez play about 10-15 minutes of really focused basketball. Get the ball down low or on the baseline and use his skill advantage against other bigs. We don't need need a mediocore shooter or ball-handler...we need some points and rebounds down low and some solid screens with his wide body. He has good coordination and post moves and he is a good passer especially when he takes it baseline. He's also a solid rebounder when he's near the basket. If he can understand and accept that role, we become a much more dangerous team.