Marquette Game

[simplyred]

The problem is Max doesn't really get too many open 3's. Defenses stay close and close out as soon as he gets the ball. He tries to pull the quick trigger and often rushes his shot. He seems to shoot it best when he comes off the screen at the top of the key, catches and shoots. I do think defenses come out to play him. The announcers always mention, when he comes into the game, that he is the outside threat. They wouldn't mention it if opposing coaches didn't mention it in pre-game interviews. On the defensive end, he is definitely a liability. I don't know how anyone can deny that.

 

[beast of the east]

The problem is Max doesn't really get too many open 3's. Defenses stay close and close out as soon as he gets the ball. He tries to pull the quick trigger and often rushes his shot. He seems to shoot it best when he comes off the screen at the top of the key, catches and shoots. I do think defenses come out to play him. The announcers always mention, when he comes into the game, that he is the outside threat. They wouldn't mention it if opposing coaches didn't mention it in pre-game interviews. On the defensive end, he is definitely a liability. I don't know how anyone can deny that.

I definitely pull for him, and in recent games can only remember the three he nailed at the end of the first half at the Garden a couple of weeks ago. It seems in his minutes allotted he gets 2-3 shots, but he is getting more touches than you would think. I think its just glaring when he is sitting there by himself and he is ignored. To me that doesn't happen on average more than once a game, and it seems that Branch and Green are usually the offender. I think defenses simply keep him honest, and play him just close enough so he won't shoot. He's not a threat to drive past anyone so the best strategy is to just make him pass up the shot.

 

[Eddyman11]

Ive noticed two things on offense when Hooper is in the game.
1- We dont always look for him and miss him when he's open.
2- His man will never help on penetration

I like sanchez coming off the bench better. CO should start especially with the way he has been playing lately. Sancez is another ball handler, shot blocker, passer and he can also create his own shot. That starting line up of Branch Jordan Harrison Sampson and CO looked great in stretches.

I know the consensus is against me, but:

1) I like Sanchez - a lot. What he is capable of doing as a forward is something we haven't had since Artest. That's NOT to put him in the same category, except to say he can shoot from the outside, put the ball on the floor to the hoop, lead the break, rebound, and contest shots. His passing skills are very good for a big man. The big missing piece as we would all agree, is consistency.

2) CO showed vast improvement in his offensive abilities earlier in the season against grade B opponents. When the going got tough in terms of talented big men it was clear he still has a long way to go. I am just guessing that his recent improvement had more to do with the lack of talented athletic front line men in our opponents the past two games.

Yea on Sanchez I think his game is going to translate well in Europe. For us, if he shows more consistency as you mentioned he would really push this team into the next level. An inside/outside player like that would create match up problems in Man and make it that much harder to play zone against us. I think against DePaul his out side jumper was falling and the big man had no choice but to come out and contest leaving the paint a little more open.

 

[beast of the east]

Now, this post is out of place, but Jakarr is really rounding into form. His offensive rebound slam was monstrous, but pales to the thunderous putback slam at CA last week against SHU that was ferocious and came out of nowhere. His sweet mid range jumper has returned, and he is bringing it to the hoop with authority. Will need him on all cyllinders if we are to finish strong and his return is as good a reason as any for our resurgence.

 

[Red.Fans]

Now, this post is out of place, but Jakarr is really rounding into form. His offensive rebound slam was monstrous, but pales to the thunderous putback slam at CA last week against SHU that was ferocious and came out of nowhere. His sweet mid range jumper has returned, and he is bringing it to the hoop with authority. Will need him on all cyllinders if we are to finish strong and his return is as good a reason as any for our resurgence.

He was on one of the Superbowl commercials. The one for the Fox sports app has him doing his monster slam.

 

[beast of the east]

Now, this post is out of place, but Jakarr is really rounding into form. His offensive rebound slam was monstrous, but pales to the thunderous putback slam at CA last week against SHU that was ferocious and came out of nowhere. His sweet mid range jumper has returned, and he is bringing it to the hoop with authority. Will need him on all cyllinders if we are to finish strong and his return is as good a reason as any for our resurgence.

He was on one of the Superbowl commercials. The one for the Fox sports app has him doing his monster slam.

The one vs. Seton Hall he snuck in from the left baseline, took off from underneath the basket and ferociously slammed it home as soon as it exited the cylinder. Incredible. Was that the one in the Fox ad?

 

[Red.Fans]

I only saw it briefly. The camera angle was from underneath and behind the basket so you get the full superman effect.

 

[Red.Fans]

some Twitter talk about it:

 

[1and1sju]

The problem is Max doesn't really get too many open 3's. Defenses stay close and close out as soon as he gets the ball. He tries to pull the quick trigger and often rushes his shot. He seems to shoot it best when he comes off the screen at the top of the key, catches and shoots. I do think defenses come out to play him. The announcers always mention, when he comes into the game, that he is the outside threat. They wouldn't mention it if opposing coaches didn't mention it in pre-game interviews. On the defensive end, he is definitely a liability. I don't know how anyone can deny that.

I definitely pull for him, and in recent games can only remember the three he nailed at the end of the first half at the Garden a couple of weeks ago. It seems in his minutes allotted he gets 2-3 shots, but he is getting more touches than you would think. I think its just glaring when he is sitting there by himself and he is ignored. To me that doesn't happen on average more than once a game, and it seems that Branch and Green are usually the offender. I think defenses simply keep him honest, and play him just close enough so he won't shoot. He's not a threat to drive past anyone so the best strategy is to just make him pass up the shot.

There's a role Max can play on this team, for sure. Albeit not a big role, but he does serve and important purpose. I've noticed lately though that what separates Max from other team's sharp shooters is his inability to handle the ball.

Guys like Cooney, Heslip etc can dribble well enough that they're not a liability, and can even occasionally create their own shot. Max is purely a catch and shoot guy. I don't think he can even dribble well enough to shoot behind a screen if the defense switches. This really limits the number of good looks he will get.
His defense isn't great but I could live with that if he became a more capable ball handler.

 

[ras]

Max is only a So. So maybe he ll improve next year.

 

[jr49]

We have 2 point guards. It's hard to believe both weren't executing in practice. The question is what took Lavin so long to realize Phil should not be the PG?

Who was our point guard in 2010-2011?

It was less of an issue. Guys like DJ, Hardy and Brownlee all were average or above-average passers. Each avg 2+assists.
If our sg, sf, pf did that, then it would be less of an issue for this team too. But Sampson Harrison Greene aren't as adept at seeing the floor.

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.

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.

## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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12 Hardy, Dwight...... 33-33 1129 34.2 194-433 .448 62-175 .354 153-181 .845 26 71 97 2.9 59 0 62 73 3 42 603 18.3
32 Brownlee, Justin... 33-31 997 30.2 162-328 .494 18-53 .340 63-93 .677 50 122 172 5.2 76 1 64 67 28 37 405 12.3
01 Kennedy, D.J....... 32-31 919 28.7 104-228 .456 20-55 .364 105-135 .778 44 136 180 5.6 68 0 65 55 15 56 333 10.4
23 Horne, Paris....... 33-20 925 28.0 92-203 .453 26-69 .377 52-84 .619 46 51 97 2.9 89 3 54 46 7 32 262 7.9
24 Burrell, Justin.... 33-1 689 20.9 75-149 .503 0-1 .000 58-95 .611 58 104 162 4.9 90 6 26 48 15 19 208 6.3
00 Polee II, Dwayne... 33-27 491 14.9 62-136 .456 5-22 .227 17-27 .630 26 55 81 2.5 51 0 19 20 15 17 146 4.4
03 Boothe, Malik...... 32-11 596 18.6 41-98 .418 7-23 .304 42-59 .712 8 40 48 1.5 84 1 93 50 0 26 131 4.1
05 Evans, Sean........ 31-2 375 12.1 38-77 .494 0-0 .000 35-59 .593 33 52 85 2.7 48 2 5 16 4 19 111 3.6
31 Stith, Malik....... 26-1 317 12.2 27-75 .360 5-22 .227 26-35 .743 9 14 23 0.9 33 1 23 12 1 17 85 3.3
35 Edison, Cameron.... 5-0 9 1.8 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1 1 2 0.4 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 1.2
10 Roberts, Quincy.... 4-0 31 7.8 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.0
15 Coker, Dele........ 22-8 135 6.1 8-27 .296 0-0 .000 3-9 .333 12 14 26 1.2 24 0 3 12 6 1 19 0.9
42 CLARK, Kevin....... 6-0 10 1.7 0-7 .000 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0
30 White, Jamal....... 2-0 2 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM............... 40 53 93 2.9 3 6 0
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Total.............. 33 6625 807-1773 .455 143-427 .335 556-783 .710 354 714 1068 32.4 626 14 417 408 94 266 2313 70.1
Opponents.......... 33 6625 739-1703 .434 253-681 .372 480-684 .702 354 735 1089 33.0 678 - 492 530 129 202 2211 67.0
Boothe 93-50 assists to turnovers, by far the best numbers on the team, and was a big help breaking the press. MB caught a lot of heat on these boards, but coach saw fit to play him half the game.

 

[beast of the east]

We have 2 point guards. It's hard to believe both weren't executing in practice. The question is what took Lavin so long to realize Phil should not be the PG?

Who was our point guard in 2010-2011?

It was less of an issue. Guys like DJ, Hardy and Brownlee all were average or above-average passers. Each avg 2+assists.
If our sg, sf, pf did that, then it would be less of an issue for this team too. But Sampson Harrison Greene aren't as adept at seeing the floor.

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.

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.

## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 Hardy, Dwight...... 33-33 1129 34.2 194-433 .448 62-175 .354 153-181 .845 26 71 97 2.9 59 0 62 73 3 42 603 18.3
32 Brownlee, Justin... 33-31 997 30.2 162-328 .494 18-53 .340 63-93 .677 50 122 172 5.2 76 1 64 67 28 37 405 12.3
01 Kennedy, D.J....... 32-31 919 28.7 104-228 .456 20-55 .364 105-135 .778 44 136 180 5.6 68 0 65 55 15 56 333 10.4
23 Horne, Paris....... 33-20 925 28.0 92-203 .453 26-69 .377 52-84 .619 46 51 97 2.9 89 3 54 46 7 32 262 7.9
24 Burrell, Justin.... 33-1 689 20.9 75-149 .503 0-1 .000 58-95 .611 58 104 162 4.9 90 6 26 48 15 19 208 6.3
00 Polee II, Dwayne... 33-27 491 14.9 62-136 .456 5-22 .227 17-27 .630 26 55 81 2.5 51 0 19 20 15 17 146 4.4
03 Boothe, Malik...... 32-11 596 18.6 41-98 .418 7-23 .304 42-59 .712 8 40 48 1.5 84 1 93 50 0 26 131 4.1
05 Evans, Sean........ 31-2 375 12.1 38-77 .494 0-0 .000 35-59 .593 33 52 85 2.7 48 2 5 16 4 19 111 3.6
31 Stith, Malik....... 26-1 317 12.2 27-75 .360 5-22 .227 26-35 .743 9 14 23 0.9 33 1 23 12 1 17 85 3.3
35 Edison, Cameron.... 5-0 9 1.8 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1 1 2 0.4 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 1.2
10 Roberts, Quincy.... 4-0 31 7.8 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.0
15 Coker, Dele........ 22-8 135 6.1 8-27 .296 0-0 .000 3-9 .333 12 14 26 1.2 24 0 3 12 6 1 19 0.9
42 CLARK, Kevin....... 6-0 10 1.7 0-7 .000 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0
30 White, Jamal....... 2-0 2 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM............... 40 53 93 2.9 3 6 0
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Total.............. 33 6625 807-1773 .455 143-427 .335 556-783 .710 354 714 1068 32.4 626 14 417 408 94 266 2313 70.1
Opponents.......... 33 6625 739-1703 .434 253-681 .372 480-684 .702 354 735 1089 33.0 678 - 492 530 129 202 2211 67.0
Boothe 93-50 assists to turnovers, by far the best numbers on the team, and was a big help breaking the press. MB caught a lot of heat on these boards, but coach saw fit to play him half the game.

Look at the shooting percentages of the players who got major minutes. Making high percentage looks is a reason that team was a tourney team.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

We have 2 point guards. It's hard to believe both weren't executing in practice. The question is what took Lavin so long to realize Phil should not be the PG?

Who was our point guard in 2010-2011?

It was less of an issue. Guys like DJ, Hardy and Brownlee all were average or above-average passers. Each avg 2+assists.
If our sg, sf, pf did that, then it would be less of an issue for this team too. But Sampson Harrison Greene aren't as adept at seeing the floor.

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.

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.

## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 Hardy, Dwight...... 33-33 1129 34.2 194-433 .448 62-175 .354 153-181 .845 26 71 97 2.9 59 0 62 73 3 42 603 18.3
32 Brownlee, Justin... 33-31 997 30.2 162-328 .494 18-53 .340 63-93 .677 50 122 172 5.2 76 1 64 67 28 37 405 12.3
01 Kennedy, D.J....... 32-31 919 28.7 104-228 .456 20-55 .364 105-135 .778 44 136 180 5.6 68 0 65 55 15 56 333 10.4
23 Horne, Paris....... 33-20 925 28.0 92-203 .453 26-69 .377 52-84 .619 46 51 97 2.9 89 3 54 46 7 32 262 7.9
24 Burrell, Justin.... 33-1 689 20.9 75-149 .503 0-1 .000 58-95 .611 58 104 162 4.9 90 6 26 48 15 19 208 6.3
00 Polee II, Dwayne... 33-27 491 14.9 62-136 .456 5-22 .227 17-27 .630 26 55 81 2.5 51 0 19 20 15 17 146 4.4
03 Boothe, Malik...... 32-11 596 18.6 41-98 .418 7-23 .304 42-59 .712 8 40 48 1.5 84 1 93 50 0 26 131 4.1
05 Evans, Sean........ 31-2 375 12.1 38-77 .494 0-0 .000 35-59 .593 33 52 85 2.7 48 2 5 16 4 19 111 3.6
31 Stith, Malik....... 26-1 317 12.2 27-75 .360 5-22 .227 26-35 .743 9 14 23 0.9 33 1 23 12 1 17 85 3.3
35 Edison, Cameron.... 5-0 9 1.8 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1 1 2 0.4 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 1.2
10 Roberts, Quincy.... 4-0 31 7.8 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.0
15 Coker, Dele........ 22-8 135 6.1 8-27 .296 0-0 .000 3-9 .333 12 14 26 1.2 24 0 3 12 6 1 19 0.9
42 CLARK, Kevin....... 6-0 10 1.7 0-7 .000 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0
30 White, Jamal....... 2-0 2 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM............... 40 53 93 2.9 3 6 0
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Total.............. 33 6625 807-1773 .455 143-427 .335 556-783 .710 354 714 1068 32.4 626 14 417 408 94 266 2313 70.1
Opponents.......... 33 6625 739-1703 .434 253-681 .372 480-684 .702 354 735 1089 33.0 678 - 492 530 129 202 2211 67.0
Boothe 93-50 assists to turnovers, by far the best numbers on the team, and was a big help breaking the press. MB caught a lot of heat on these boards, but coach saw fit to play him half the game.

wasnt my intention to bust on malik. That kid worked his ass off every minute he ever played for us.

 

[westchesterjoe]

Max and Phil should never be on the Court together. It's like playing 4 on 5, since Max can only watch the aimless dribbles.

Actually I've watched defenses adjust when Hooper comes in the game. Marquette did it and it opened things up. There are a lot of nuances to the game of basketball that make all the difference.

Respectfully, nuances aside.. If Hooper is in the game and Phil is too and Max never touches the ball in a scoring position, how does that impact the strategy of the game? I doubt Hooper is game planning thought to most opposing Coaches because they know he rarely gets the ball. And, sure we are well scouted as being a poor outside shooting team but, I don't think Max gets attention that opens things up for others.

Except for Phil..

I think that in some cases it is a fishing expedition. Some defenses take the bait. I think this is also why Hooper is so often at the corners instead of up top where he seems to shoot better. Not saying that I agree with any of it. I didn't think Hooper would crack the lineup this season. But I do think that he is not as bad on either end of the court as some have made him out and maybe our coaching staff is not as insanely stupid or without any strategy as many of us have assumed.

Good post, Paul. Now you are being more honest yourself. I am one of Max' toughest critics here, but more as a response to those who have fallen in love with him. My big criticism is not in his limitations, but on his supposed strength. If he just made those wide open looks consistently, I'd be in love with the kid as a situational player.

I doubt Max has a squadron of love among fans, me included.. The point is, if he's in the game, get him some shots, not freeze him out of touching the ball. A coach should be able to get a shooter some good looks, if any sort of offensive strategy is in place.. Offensive strategy from the bench is still in question, more like freelance the ball and see what happens..

With Phil in there, we know what happens to MAX..He watches Phil put it up.

As for all of Max's open looks, if you get 2 or 3 shots a game , open or not, it's tough to shoot a good percentage. If you recall last season, Marco never got the ball from Phil either.
I just don't think there is enough body of work from MAX to conclude he can't make 3 pt shots in this competition. Often he is open and the ball never gets to him. SO?

Max's defense is not a excuse for him not playing. Lavin knew he wasn't getting a lock down defender when he transferred here. BTW, we have , maybe, 1 lock down defender, Jordan, anyway , so picking on MAX'S defense is not relevant.

 

[simplyred]

I know a guy who met Phil's uncle on a flight out of O'Hare. Word is Phil wanted to go to Harvard but couldn't get in. Hence, his resentment for Max. I also heard that Phil was once turned down by a French girl and he holds all Frenchmen responsible for his romantic failures. That explains why he doesn't pass to Marco. Why he doesn't pass to the rest of his teammates is yet to be figured out.

 

[tom in salem]

I know a guy who met Phil's uncle on a flight out of O'Hare. Word is Phil wanted to go to Harvard but couldn't get in. Hence, his resentment for Max. I also heard that Phil was once turned down by a French girl and he holds all Frenchmen responsible for his romantic failures. That explains why he doesn't pass to Marco. Why he doesn't pass to the rest of his teammates is yet to be figured out.

awesome. much karma.

 

[jr49]

Mase, never thought it was. We discuss playing time , and who should be playing where on this site, and thats fine. Our coach has shown us he is going with both 2 and three guard lineups. If he is going to play 3, we need 4 guards. Whatever we think of their game, we need all 4 playing well. I thought all 4 guards and Pointer played good with D'Lo leading the way. None of us can argue with the results. Match ups vary as well as how the kids feel and are playing game to game. Coach decides a lot of stuff on the fly. What we need is for everyone to be playing well. Does it matter if a guy gets 18 one game and 14 the next if we win? I get that D'Lo and Sheed are big time talents, but circumstances might even call for their time to vary based on what coach knows, and we don't. I brought up Boothe because we were a plus 9 assists/ to turnovers with him, and would have been a minus 40 without him. I still remember posts that ripped the kid. I know some guys gave him fits in the half court. He just could not stay in front of them. Thats why he did not play 28, but he still helped us out, and belonged on the team. More then the players I think coach catches it plenty when it's not called for. The guys played well Sat. so everything is dandy. Players got to play. All are needed.

 

[beast of the east]

I know a guy who met Phil's uncle on a flight out of O'Hare. Word is Phil wanted to go to Harvard but couldn't get in. Hence, his resentment for Max. I also heard that Phil was once turned down by a French girl and he holds all Frenchmen responsible for his romantic failures. That explains why he doesn't pass to Marco. Why he doesn't pass to the rest of his teammates is yet to be figured out.

He also got rejected by a girl who wore a hoop skirt, hence his aversion for the basket

 

[beast of the east]

Max and Phil should never be on the Court together. It's like playing 4 on 5, since Max can only watch the aimless dribbles.

Actually I've watched defenses adjust when Hooper comes in the game. Marquette did it and it opened things up. There are a lot of nuances to the game of basketball that make all the difference.

Respectfully, nuances aside.. If Hooper is in the game and Phil is too and Max never touches the ball in a scoring position, how does that impact the strategy of the game? I doubt Hooper is game planning thought to most opposing Coaches because they know he rarely gets the ball. And, sure we are well scouted as being a poor outside shooting team but, I don't think Max gets attention that opens things up for others.

Except for Phil..

I think that in some cases it is a fishing expedition. Some defenses take the bait. I think this is also why Hooper is so often at the corners instead of up top where he seems to shoot better. Not saying that I agree with any of it. I didn't think Hooper would crack the lineup this season. But I do think that he is not as bad on either end of the court as some have made him out and maybe our coaching staff is not as insanely stupid or without any strategy as many of us have assumed.

Good post, Paul. Now you are being more honest yourself. I am one of Max' toughest critics here, but more as a response to those who have fallen in love with him. My big criticism is not in his limitations, but on his supposed strength. If he just made those wide open looks consistently, I'd be in love with the kid as a situational player.

I doubt Max has a squadron of love among fans, me included.. The point is, if he's in the game, get him some shots, not freeze him out of touching the ball. A coach should be able to get a shooter some good looks, if any sort of offensive strategy is in place.. Offensive strategy from the bench is still in question, more like freelance the ball and see what happens..

With Phil in there, we know what happens to MAX..He watches Phil put it up.

As for all of Max's open looks, if you get 2 or 3 shots a game , open or not, it's tough to shoot a good percentage. If you recall last season, Marco never got the ball from Phil either.
I just don't think there is enough body of work from MAX to conclude he can't make 3 pt shots in this competition. Often he is open and the ball never gets to him. SO?

Max's defense is not a excuse for him not playing. Lavin knew he wasn't getting a lock down defender when he transferred here. BTW, we have , maybe, 1 lock down defender, Jordan, anyway , so picking on MAX'S defense is not relevant.

Now, not comparing Max to a Cazzie Russell, or John Havlicek, two of the all time best 6th men in a special role of coming in to light it up, but someone in Max' position has to heat up quickly or he will not get much of a chance at all. At this level he doesn't have a complete game so his primary value is to light it up from three. Whether we agree on that or not isn't important, but what is important is that unless he does that regularly, he won't get a consistent spot in the rotation.

 

[1and1sju]

Does anyone know why *Marco wasn't with the team for the Marquette game?