1. Our press break was awful: Just two guards passing the ball back and forth up the length of the court. Absolutely no adjustment by Hurley - it killed the shot clock most of the game. We created ZERO offense off the press for the first 30 minutes and let them bully us
2. Doubling the post and miscommunication on defense: Specifically in the first half, we had multiple defensive lapses where we either ball watched, doubled the post, or didn’t communicate switches leading to wide open three after three. Whaley and Martin were the worst offenders
3. Substitution patterns and second half lineups: Hurley has an obsession with starting the beginning of game starters at the start of the second half, no matter how poorly they’re playing. Cole was the lone bright spot in the first half, and Hurley let him get cold by sitting him on the bench the first four minutes of the half. Polley offers nothing when he can’t shoot, but we stuck with him for a stretch at the start of the half, and at the end, when he was offering poor shooting and AWFUL defense on the white kid who was their PF
At the end of the day, without Bouk or Akok, we’re role players (save Sanogo and Jackson, in due time) and mid-major transfers. That can get it done if you have the coaching and game planning to boot, but we haven’t the last few games and it’s painfully obvious
2. Doubling the post and miscommunication on defense: Specifically in the first half, we had multiple defensive lapses where we either ball watched, doubled the post, or didn’t communicate switches leading to wide open three after three. Whaley and Martin were the worst offenders
3. Substitution patterns and second half lineups: Hurley has an obsession with starting the beginning of game starters at the start of the second half, no matter how poorly they’re playing. Cole was the lone bright spot in the first half, and Hurley let him get cold by sitting him on the bench the first four minutes of the half. Polley offers nothing when he can’t shoot, but we stuck with him for a stretch at the start of the half, and at the end, when he was offering poor shooting and AWFUL defense on the white kid who was their PF
At the end of the day, without Bouk or Akok, we’re role players (save Sanogo and Jackson, in due time) and mid-major transfers. That can get it done if you have the coaching and game planning to boot, but we haven’t the last few games and it’s painfully obvious
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