How to fix the team

[80shusky]

1. Time to Fix the Rotation

Sorry, but 11 people cannot play 10+ minutes/game and be in regular sub patterns. 2-way players only, please
**condolences to Sam Cassell(no D, play sparingly), Calhoun

2. Adams minutes --^ at expense of Gibbs. Much better defense/creativity. Dependent on how hot Gibbs is.

3. Frontcourt minute distribution - Facey/Enoch combo needs more minutes. Brimah brings less than nothing to offense if he's not dunking, and is a negative on-ball defender.

This should prove a boost to our defense(Adams/Enoch more minutes), rebounding(Brimah/Gibbs less minutes, Facey/Enoch/adams more), and offensive efficiency.

Oh, and it would help if Purvis would make layups.

I don't think the team is broken. I do think we know what we have here though. It is a good team, with some obvious deficiencies in certain areas and some talented pieces, that isn't ready to be great yet. Hopefully we string together a good season and are ready to be great in February and March.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Right, two games negate the last three years where he was a really good player.

Too many fans live and die with every game. Now against Sacred Heart Adams will probably go 1-5 from the field with a few turnovers and these guys will want to cut him from the team.

Then let's see it. Maryland & Ohio State, let's see that "really good player". I'd be very happy to see that.

 

[BUConn10]

I liked what we saw from Enoch tonight, it was a good start and if he had finished that monster putback slam late in the game then most of this board would probably be frothing at the mouth to make him the Head Coach and demote Ollie to assistant.

That being said, despite the immense promise Enoch has shown, he is definitely not deserving of a start or significant starter minutes. The solution to our front court problems lies within improvement of mainly Brimah and somewhat Miller (who along with Adams brought us back into it tonight), not in sticking even more inexperienced guys into the fire. If anything, I'd say Facey has earned the right to make a timeshare with both Brimah and Miller, splitting all threes minutes to roughly the same level as he is without a doubt the team's best offensive rebounder, and may even be the best rebounder overall (not as tenacious and springy as Miller but more physically built for the task of rebounding against big time opponents).

 

[Rico444]

Then let's see it. Maryland & Ohio State, let's see that "really good player". I'd be very happy to see that.

I'm sure he will and you'll move onto whoever else has an off-night.

 

[OkaForPrez]

A team still learning to play together lost by a combined 6 points to the team who won the whole damn thing in a loaded field and a team with arguably the best front court in the country. Was it ugly at times ? Yes. Was it also fantastic at times? Yes. This team needs calibrating not fixing. We left a few opportunities on the table for sure but its still worlds ahead of last years team. There's a reason KO called Sterling's number down the stretch.

 

[nyhusky89]

Really, the only players that should be handing out water are Calhoun, Nolan and Foxen. Everyone else is worth investing in.

you did see omar drop 17 on syracuse last night? He has talent and with adams/gibbs/purvis as the 3 man rotation through the 1-2 spots, you only get one guy 10 minutes behind hamilton-calhoun can do more with those minutes than cassell, but both need to see the floor a little because if either catches fire it is a huge boost.

 

[80shusky]

A team still learning to play together lost by a combined 6 points to the team who won the whole damn thing in a loaded field and a team with arguably the best front court in the country. Was it ugly at times ? Yes. Was it also fantastic at times? Yes. This team needs calibrating not fixing. We left a few opportunities on the table for sure but its still worlds ahead of last years team. There's a reason KO called Sterling's number down the stretch.

This right here. Everyone needs to take a deep breath. Now that going undefeated is off the table I think many folks on this board should revise their expectations.