Benching D-Ham Would Be A Mistake

[Spaceman213J]

Gibbs and/or Calhoun need to sit. I know Hamilton is in a woeful shooting slump, but aside from today, he has done more than rebound. When Brimah was out, his defense was actually pretty good especially in crucial stretches of games.
Today, however, was horrible. If I was Ollie I would yank him every time a wide open 3 is given up. He doesn't have to sit long, because he'll get the message. Minutes and pride are what these players fight for. Ollie should use both to send a message, but leave on the floor to start the game.

 

[Kitaman]

Gibbs ain't getting benched, Ollie is committed to him. DHam ain't sitting either he's our best player (potentially). All Coach needs to do really is show them how to correct their mistakes.

That's what bosses do.

 

[shizzle787]

We lost because Brimah and Miller picked up too many fouls (Nolan and Facey are not adequate replacements for those two).

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

We lost because Brimah and Miller picked up too many fouls.

Story of the season. Since November.

 

[TasteofUConn]

We lost because Brimah and Miller picked up too many fouls.

Disagree.
We lost because . . .

NOT ENOUGH JALEN.

and

TOO MANY OPEN 3s.

 

[SouthBayHusky]

We lost for many reasons, too many fouls being just one of them.

We lost because Brimah and Miller picked up too many fouls (Nolan and Facey are not adequate replacements for those two).

 

[Kitaman]

We lost because Brimah and Miller picked up too many fouls (Nolan and Facey are not adequate replacements for those two).

Neither one fouled out though.

 

[shizzle787]

Neither one fouled out though.

It doesn't matter because they both had to sit out a lot (especially Miller).

 

[RWR15]

Does a woeful shooting slump span two seasons? Looks like he finished with 5 assists partly because he prefers to dish the ball off to a freshman, the one guy who seems to have any onions, in crunch time than to attempt to make a meaningful basket.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Gibbs ain't getting benched, Ollie is committed to him. DHam ain't sitting either he's our best player (potentially). All Coach needs to do really is show them how to correct their mistakes.

That's what bosses do.

Gibbs doesn't need to be benched neccessarily, we just need to limit his time at PG. He can be a solid 2 in a rotation w Purvis and Calhoun. It will be interesting to see how KO handles Gibbs going forward. I agree he was 100% committed to him all season but I think it's become so painfully obvious we are better w Adams running the team that hes going to be forced to turn the keys over to Jalen.

 

[80shusky]

We lost because Brimah and Miller picked up too many fouls (Nolan and Facey are not adequate replacements for those two).

Really? Were they the reason our offense was absolutely putrid for the entire game? I don't think so. We got out rebounded that is a fact. If the rebound differential was more even and we got more possessions out of them what would we have done with them? Dribbled out the shot clock maybe. Taken contested threes for no reason. Forced bad shots for no reason. Drove to the hoop and missed layups. Stood around and not moved the ball. What exactly would we have done with the extra possessions?