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We all knew this game would be very difficult for us to win particularly after Creighton lost their last game.
This was a subpar game from mostly everyone on the team. Cole and Sanogo had a few good moments but no one had a great game on this team. Our talent level is not where it needs to be without Bouk and AJacks. That makes a big difference. RJ Cole is not a point guard. He can be useful as an off ball shooter. You won't win at this level with him leading the team.
Martin needs to be able to do what Mahoney and Jefferson do for Creighton and he doesn't. That hurts us big time.
Polley should be starting every game, and BAdams should be 6th man off the bench right now. Adams is a bench player. You can't win with him playing 30 minutes a game. I would start the game feeding Polley in the post. He needs to start the game by getting an easy bucket from the paint to open things up for himself and make the defense sag off him a bit. They are guarding him tightly knowing that we don't have many good offensive options right now.
They need to work on point guard penetrating and either creating a shot for themselves or dishing to the post or the perimeter. Guys have to also be ready to shoot.
We play a 5 man weave on offense most times and it is so easy to defend and so predictable. Team speed is average at best and gets exposed against teams like the Johnnies and Creighton.
PS: The paternalistic way that Hurley is treated by guys like McDermott is not a good look. No respect there. That needs to change.
This was a subpar game from mostly everyone on the team. Cole and Sanogo had a few good moments but no one had a great game on this team. Our talent level is not where it needs to be without Bouk and AJacks. That makes a big difference. RJ Cole is not a point guard. He can be useful as an off ball shooter. You won't win at this level with him leading the team.
Martin needs to be able to do what Mahoney and Jefferson do for Creighton and he doesn't. That hurts us big time.
Polley should be starting every game, and BAdams should be 6th man off the bench right now. Adams is a bench player. You can't win with him playing 30 minutes a game. I would start the game feeding Polley in the post. He needs to start the game by getting an easy bucket from the paint to open things up for himself and make the defense sag off him a bit. They are guarding him tightly knowing that we don't have many good offensive options right now.
They need to work on point guard penetrating and either creating a shot for themselves or dishing to the post or the perimeter. Guys have to also be ready to shoot.
We play a 5 man weave on offense most times and it is so easy to defend and so predictable. Team speed is average at best and gets exposed against teams like the Johnnies and Creighton.
PS: The paternalistic way that Hurley is treated by guys like McDermott is not a good look. No respect there. That needs to change.