Guards penetrate 1-2 dribbles and bail out if they don’t find anything obvious, at that point the shot clock is at 6 and we have to force something bad. They don’t know what else to do.
I think Hawk being not strong plays a part, and Newton being pretty slow/not shifty too. But Newton is way bigger than anyone they put on him, no excuse to not use your body more.
I mean the way they stop and pick up their dribble instead of forcing the issue to either find someone in the post or draw contact. Our guards seem afraid or incapable of doing so. Our coach was a former guard.
Completely agree. Newton seems flustered by guys getting under him and Hawk still isn’t confident in his handle or his strength. This is why i’ve been stressing that we need a smaller and quicker guard to pair with Castle next season. I think the College ball learning curve is gonna hit Castle hard. He has a similar game to Newton, laid back and smooth, but definitely has more tools.
He can recruit and he's not the slimeball many cbb coaches are so that's worth alot imo.
We do lose the ball constantly in that intermediate zone
Maybe to you bud but the issues have been the exact same every year.
It is such a simple answer but I’ll say it.…
No, he cant shoot the ball or make the passes but sitting Clingan for so long and playing AJ for so long, is criminal. Not only that, it was embarrassing watching them not defend AJ. You think that's doing anything for the kid's confidence? He'd be less embarrassed sitting on the bench pumping up his teammates.
I work in a level 1 trauma center and watched doctors with 30 years experience bumble about with COVID patients. Experience means nothing when your personality interferes with your in-moment decision making.
We have 4 wins against KenPom top 20 teams alone so I can't even begin to decipher this statement
Ok bud
Hawkins is being hurt by how little Jackson is being guarded. He’s completely draped by 2 guys very often and has to work super hard to get open
It’s honestly completely unacceptable to be a playing 30MPG at this high of a level and have zero scoring ability. It’s making Newton and Hawkins way less effective than they should be. Jackson would legit be the best player in the country if he was even an average offensive player. He has the scoring prowess of a JV high school player lol
That’s about what I expectedOk bud
This line of thinking is nonsensical. If Creighton wanted more then we did then why did they try to give it away? If I wanted more beer, which I usually do, I'm not going to try and give it away. But I digress. I have a complaint on the last plays of the game. The refs stop play to see if Hawks shot was a two or three so Dan Hurley has plenty of time to set up the D. During that game stoppage Dan Hurley should lay out the scenarios if we foul. One would be after a missed first free throw, next if the second free throw is missed and then if the shooter makes both. All three scenarios should be designed to advance the ball near or past mid court and call a time out. If we rebound off a miss(live ball) or inbound after a make(dead ball) that pass should take no longer than one second. That leaves 1.3 seconds and a time out to design a play to get a shot off. Instead he calls a time out after Kalks second made free throw to design a full court heave(that play went well) the time out also allowed Creighton to set their D. I'd rather risk a turnover trying to advance the ball then settling for having to go the entire court.
We have great athletes who should be able to execute basketball plays. So who is at fault? Is the coach not giving them the right plays? Or are they ignoring the plays and letting Jackson shoot? This isn't rocket science. Hurley can't figure out how to get the team to execute winning plays. That's the problem.
