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Message: [QUOTE="boog204, post: 2498609, member: 880"] I agree, JC's offense was rudimentary and actually held us back when we were more finesse in the 90s. The m.o. was make us play half court and beat up the star and you will beat us. You saw this come to fruition with Donyell vs. Florida and especially with Ray vs. Boubacar Aw and then later vs. Miss St. The difference was that JC got his guys to play hard and to run through walls. KO has not been able to do that. So it magnifies the x and o issues all the more. While I agree with your basic premise that KO is just doing what he learned; it's not working. KO does not have the ability (it seems) to make guys plays 120% or with the fear of the hook to execute appropriately. So as a result you see the same craptastic offense but guys going through it at 75%. The awful/predictable baseline or pin down screens are done with such nonchalance that they just serve to clog up spacing. JC, even in his down years, would ensure that that big was getting a body on someone. The last 3 years have illustrated that this style does not work but there is nothing being done to change anything. So not only are we not seeing results, but we are also losing the fan base, the recruits, and the roster is going through rapid turnover. I can't just sit back and say, "well KO is just doing what has worked in the past." Because it is not working at all right now. This isn't a one year abberation when JC was building the team up (or tearing down as in 2010). This is 3 of 4 years where we are mediocre and in the other year we badly under-performed. To build on the bad offense idea, even with JCs struggles in the half court (especially early) we were still able to get some good shots. There was still some ball movement/player movement. The plan wasn't for Ray to get the ball and everyone get out of the way. Ray seemed to always get great looks. I feel like we get a few open looks every game and everything else is off the dribble or guys just going one-on-one. That's a huge issue. [/QUOTE]

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