Chief’s Briefs - @ UCF

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I have two major issues with the coaching besides same offense game in and game out,

1. Ollies play call with 3 plus left in the game. Down 3 he ran a set play for a Vital three. The only problem was the play was designed with no one underneath so down 3 and your using your big for a screen. So he missed the three and 3 UCF guys fight for the rebound against each other and then they score and put game away.
2. Down 9 we make a come back and eventually tie the game. After under 8 timeout Ollie takes out Carlton who was playing the best most aggressive basketball he has shown all season. He also takes out Larrier. Vital was already resting. So we were down 2 with Adams, Anderson, Polley, Whaley and Onourah. Doubling Adams and the rest could not score if if their lives depended on it. We had a quick deep 2 by Polley that he missed badly and a drive turnaround jumper by Anderson he missed badly. They extended lead and we never tied it again.

In what world should DO play 13 minutes to Diarras 2? How can anyone defend this decision?

Well, I can defend not watching with some particularity, so there's that.

 

[gtcam]

Let's be honest, here. The offense is offensive, to say the least. Whatever they are practicing, isn't working, so do something else

Doing something else with this current team is next to impossible - they are a bad team
There is 2 scorers - JA and CV/TL
The young bigs show very little glimpse of any offense and are outweighed, outmuscled and out smarted on D
TL is a handicap on defense as is everyone closing down on perimeter shooters on a consistent basis
Once you cut off the head of this snake (JA) the whole body just dies - CV has shown glimpses of scoring and some control but that isn't enough from 1 never mind the others.
Its always a battle of men vs boys - in stature and skill

 

[Kenny11]

I noticed Larrier added a new wrinkle to his game: The Dirk one footed contested fade away. He missed it badly but it was better than his lay up that goes over the backboard against smaller players shot.