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Message: [QUOTE="Doctor Hoop, post: 2497469, member: 6845"] Reality check - my reality, anyway. [LIST=1] [*]They won’t, and probably shouldn’t, fire Ollie during the season. But I would have to see some serious development in team and individual play, team chemistry, defensive intensity and offensive play to think he should be back next year, and I haven’t so far. There is no big with a single go-to post move, for example, and yet bigs keep posting up calling for the ball. The assist number is shocking, even with the unreliable shooting. And we give up way too many open threes. [*]I’m unimpressed by the coaching assistants. Recruiting by Chillious? Maybe. But your primary assistant has to be more than that. A lot more. [*]In the meantime, buy a subscription to Towson games and vet Skerry, watch how his team plays, not just the W’s and L’s. Do the same with Konkol and D. Hurley. Rebuild starts with a motivator who knows x’s and o’s, even more than recruits. [*]Everyone was thrilled when Adams was recruited, because of his ranking. He drives very well and makes difficult finishes, but is iffy at running the offense, draws defenders but rarely gives it up, and isn’t a reliable shooter from outside 12 feet. There are complaints about Ollie whining that plays don’t get run. Adams is the guy who has to run them, but Ollie can’t/won’t take him off the floor. [*]Larrier is a solid shooter, perhaps the only one on the team. As soon as he puts it on the floor all bets are off. [*]The young guys can be good players, but they’re not being put in a position to be what they can be. Adams, Larrier and Vital continuously hunt their own shots, so the others are underutilized, not given the chance to produce. Hence the lack of production by other starters. [*]They’ve had three games against high ranked teams - MSU, AZ, and WSU - that were winnable into the final 10 minutes. They fell apart primarily on offensive execution largely due to hero ball, and slacking on defense giving up those open threes. [*]They played better against Wichita, in the game until late. Yeah, it’s a loss, but they competed. I’m bummed, but better. [*]I’ll be astounded if Larrier and Adams are back next year. So Wilson, Polley, Matthews, Akinjo, Whaley, Carlton, Diarra, Gilbert(if) - those are the guys you will be counting on. A new coach starting there has plenty to work with. Teach them all to shoot. All of them. Now. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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