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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 5158803, member: 37"] He's being coached to play a certain way as are all of our players. Currently he's not being asked to distribute the ball. Last season they had him parked at different spots in the half court. He was low in the pecking order of scorers and was coached to spread the defense. This season he's an integral part of the offense. They have him running around the court, setting picks for him to free him up. It appears they are now pushing Solo to drive to the basket and not worry about getting blocked. He did this more in this game than any I can recall. He failed at every attempt but it's obvious, at least to me, they never told him to stop. I believe once he gets proficient at this they'll work on his playmaking. It's easy to criticize a player for certain stat deficiencies. It's harder to assess if this is something that is being coached or just a weakness in a players game. Liam came into the program with more development in his game. So the coaches started him right from the beginning of the season as a three level scorer including driving to the basket and as a distributer. Originally Alex was a deep threat and a distributer. Last season they started encouraging him to drive more. They've upped this part of the game this season. Some players are being asked to show their game incrementally. Others are given bigger roles. It's partially based on needs. Mostly based on assessment from practices and in game play. [/QUOTE]