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Message: [QUOTE="Umami Zen, post: 5182492, member: 10678"] One of the underappreciated parts of not having Liam on the floor is how our freedom of movement on offense has been impacted. His ability to also be a point forward facilitator-secondary ball handler to initiate the offense was really starting to come together pre-injury. Without his presence on the floor-Opponents could then game-plan vs our shooters (Solo/AK) by disrupting our sets/face-guarding our shooters/putting the body on them so that they couldn't get the open looks they were used to.They also picked up on Hass in the backcourt-taking more time off the clock before we began running our sets. Until or if the refs were going to blow the whistle on the physicality these guys were dealing with-these coaches were telling their guys to keep doing what you're doing(re: Solo and AK). To my eye-Our screeners are less inclined to truly screen the defenders(for the benefit of our shooters) vs slip screening and immediately rolling to the hoop. Probably more by design BTW. So-Can AK and Solo create space and separation moving off the ball for open shots without any help? Not their strength. Gotta work hard through the contact and not expect help from the whistle. Alex is going to be fine. Think he's not quite 100% yet. As Dan has said-He's now at the top of the scout for opposing teams- Negate Karaban's impact on the game and they have a chance at beating us. I expect the next three games to be wars-single possession games. This is why Alex came back. I believe he'll show up and be a difference-maker in all three. Lead your guys. [/QUOTE]

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