The perfect pass is one that gets caught and translates into a basket. Bob Cousy use to say you don’t get extra points for degree of difficulty.
If Andre Jackson is going to contribute in ways other than scoring he must do it by efficiently assisting, rebounding and defense.
First the good news, Andre is quick and fierce to the ball and his rebounding (16 last night) was especially critical with Adama playing playing only 21 minutes.
His defense, while far from perfect, was generally good, especially when matched up against Champagnie.
His passing though continues to be an area of concern. Andre simply doesn’t value the ball and an offensive possession enough. 4 assists and 5 turnovers is not a good stat line, especially when 3 of his turnovers easily could have been assists, if Andre exercised some disciple and judgement. A bullet pass delivered to Martin’s ankles and an above the box type lob to Adama were two such missed opportunities - where a simple pass would have been an assist and score.
Andre has that great vision, willingness to pass and creativity to be really good at passing. Chief and his coaches should challenge him to do so.
Quite frankly, after a satisfying win, Chief was a little disappointed Danny seemed to imply because of our shooting and turnover woes it is critical to improve on defense. While defensive improvement is welcomed, fixing these offensive issues is imperative if we are to have a good post season run.
If Andre Jackson is going to contribute in ways other than scoring he must do it by efficiently assisting, rebounding and defense.
First the good news, Andre is quick and fierce to the ball and his rebounding (16 last night) was especially critical with Adama playing playing only 21 minutes.
His defense, while far from perfect, was generally good, especially when matched up against Champagnie.
His passing though continues to be an area of concern. Andre simply doesn’t value the ball and an offensive possession enough. 4 assists and 5 turnovers is not a good stat line, especially when 3 of his turnovers easily could have been assists, if Andre exercised some disciple and judgement. A bullet pass delivered to Martin’s ankles and an above the box type lob to Adama were two such missed opportunities - where a simple pass would have been an assist and score.
Andre has that great vision, willingness to pass and creativity to be really good at passing. Chief and his coaches should challenge him to do so.
Quite frankly, after a satisfying win, Chief was a little disappointed Danny seemed to imply because of our shooting and turnover woes it is critical to improve on defense. While defensive improvement is welcomed, fixing these offensive issues is imperative if we are to have a good post season run.