I hear him on being proud of the team…he is acknowledging them for playing hard on defense there obviously in a tough arena…on Sanogo, he meant the threes at the top..uncontested..where he shot faked and got nothing out if it…after making 2, he is saying he wouldn’t mind a couple more there where Kalk was sagged off him..…agree there since he made 2.
As for Jackson, he is saying to take a 3 in rhythm and uncontested…those are the ones he has made in the past…agree totally that 11 is too many but if he takes the right shots and limits his shots, I am ok with that. As far as practicing, I have heard the coaches need to work on his shooting…..you don’t think they work with him at practice? With his shot, he has some kind of flinch when he shoots sometimes….you can see it…almost like the yips in golf….so that is totally mental, it is not taking enough practice shots or coaching bit working with him.
Finally, the guy shoots 68% from the line….average for college basketball is low 70s so not that far off…so he can make 2 out of 3….which is surprising why is reluctant to take an open 15 footer…obviously it’s all mental for him…..to me, it’s not practicing more, it’s calming his mind when he shoots and having confidence…wonder if he has ever spoken with a sports psychologist?
My take….
Where was the discussion about guard play and attacking to rim—no surprises we didn’t get anything from the line. Newton goes from a 3xD to a single basket? Sonago played well but 7 minutes from DC…you can see his frustration growing. Always the passive-aggressive stuff about how great the other teams crowd is. It was trouble from the tip, this team doesn’t win games played in the 50s
