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Napier, who had a bad game yesterday, played with poise. He hit some big time shots and had some nifty dribble drives as well.
AD played very well, though has a ways to go. He was a beast around the rim, but needs to box out better. Let guys slither through, giving up way too many offensive rebounds. He's a typical big who didn't need to box out in HS to pull down 20 RBs, but will need to do so to pull down double digit at this level. That baseline move of his in the first half was big time. Want to see more of that. In fact, they need to run more plays where they back-screen and free our bigs for back side dunks and ally-oops. Not nearly enough of those for a team with this size and length. Way too much high screening for our guards. Yeah, we're very strong at the perimeter, but more balance is needed. Teams will adjust if they see the same play over and over again. Mix it up more, and get the ball to our long wings and bigs around the baseline to about 6 feet out. Just my opinion.
Boatright was very good for his first game. Imagine how good he would have looked with 5 games under his belt. He showed confidence beyond his years driving the ball and knocking down those 3 huge FTs to get them to OT. I've said all along he's the most important newcomer. I think the half-court offense will improve as he becomes more part of the rotation.
Lamb was MIA during much of the game. I think FSU's quickness on the perimeter snuffed him out some. He might be slowed a tad by a bad wheel. FSU did a great job of not allowing our guards to turn the corner at the top of the key and get into the paint.
Transition offense has been MIA most of this early season. I'd like to see them run a tad more. Now that they have more backcourt depth with RB, I'd also like to see them push the ball up the court and try to score early before the D is set. They get way too many bad shots as the clock is running out for my taste. I'm not saying they should jack up quick shots all the time, but to push it and get into the paint and take open floaters, dump down to our bigs who run the floor or kick it out for wide open 3s. If they don't have a good look, pull it out and then run their stuff. I just don't like it when they bring it up slowly and then passively do the windshield wiper offense and then get off a bad shot with the clock running out. IMO, this tactic will give them more good looks for the time being, and can be phased down once their halfcourt offense begins to improve and create good looks, which it hasn't been doing very often.
As for the rest, not so good.
Olander played hard but shot the ball poorly and had a bucket full of TOs.
Alex has been MIA for weeks now. Someone needs to help him get back on track.
Roscoe shows a lot of energy on D, but has lost some confidence in his offense the past two games, after showing some life in the prior ones.
Daniels seems to struggle in tight games, which is common for young players. Hopefully it's just a mini-wall he's hitting now and will gain confidence with his J and dribble penetration. He's shown us what he's capable of doing. Just needs to settle down and take what the D gives him. He also needs to be a little more assertive, though selectively. Don't try to do too much, especially when there are so many good scoring options on the floor. That has not been his problem. His problem at times is simply catching the ball and passing it back and being a non-entity out there. This is something that will come with time.
No Giffey. Surprised he didn't get some time, but the addition of Boatright, where JC goes to the 3G-Set (+ Bazz & Lamb) likely cut into much of his PT.
We often forget that many of these players were primary options on their HS teams. It's not easy to figure out their role, as in when to catch and shoot, when to drive, when to pass, etc. If they look too much for their offense, they'll find themselves quickly on the bench, but if they play too passively, the same outcome. They need to pick their spots and convert some of them. Today the role players couldn't seem to convert, putting much of the scoring on the shoulders of too few.
This team will look a lot better in January and February than they do now, though expect a bump in the road when the begin to face BE competition.
I like our team, but boy did their half-court D look bad at times. Lots of room for progress, but I'm not worried. They're young and talented. They just need time.
AD played very well, though has a ways to go. He was a beast around the rim, but needs to box out better. Let guys slither through, giving up way too many offensive rebounds. He's a typical big who didn't need to box out in HS to pull down 20 RBs, but will need to do so to pull down double digit at this level. That baseline move of his in the first half was big time. Want to see more of that. In fact, they need to run more plays where they back-screen and free our bigs for back side dunks and ally-oops. Not nearly enough of those for a team with this size and length. Way too much high screening for our guards. Yeah, we're very strong at the perimeter, but more balance is needed. Teams will adjust if they see the same play over and over again. Mix it up more, and get the ball to our long wings and bigs around the baseline to about 6 feet out. Just my opinion.
Boatright was very good for his first game. Imagine how good he would have looked with 5 games under his belt. He showed confidence beyond his years driving the ball and knocking down those 3 huge FTs to get them to OT. I've said all along he's the most important newcomer. I think the half-court offense will improve as he becomes more part of the rotation.
Lamb was MIA during much of the game. I think FSU's quickness on the perimeter snuffed him out some. He might be slowed a tad by a bad wheel. FSU did a great job of not allowing our guards to turn the corner at the top of the key and get into the paint.
Transition offense has been MIA most of this early season. I'd like to see them run a tad more. Now that they have more backcourt depth with RB, I'd also like to see them push the ball up the court and try to score early before the D is set. They get way too many bad shots as the clock is running out for my taste. I'm not saying they should jack up quick shots all the time, but to push it and get into the paint and take open floaters, dump down to our bigs who run the floor or kick it out for wide open 3s. If they don't have a good look, pull it out and then run their stuff. I just don't like it when they bring it up slowly and then passively do the windshield wiper offense and then get off a bad shot with the clock running out. IMO, this tactic will give them more good looks for the time being, and can be phased down once their halfcourt offense begins to improve and create good looks, which it hasn't been doing very often.
As for the rest, not so good.
Olander played hard but shot the ball poorly and had a bucket full of TOs.
Alex has been MIA for weeks now. Someone needs to help him get back on track.
Roscoe shows a lot of energy on D, but has lost some confidence in his offense the past two games, after showing some life in the prior ones.
Daniels seems to struggle in tight games, which is common for young players. Hopefully it's just a mini-wall he's hitting now and will gain confidence with his J and dribble penetration. He's shown us what he's capable of doing. Just needs to settle down and take what the D gives him. He also needs to be a little more assertive, though selectively. Don't try to do too much, especially when there are so many good scoring options on the floor. That has not been his problem. His problem at times is simply catching the ball and passing it back and being a non-entity out there. This is something that will come with time.
No Giffey. Surprised he didn't get some time, but the addition of Boatright, where JC goes to the 3G-Set (+ Bazz & Lamb) likely cut into much of his PT.
We often forget that many of these players were primary options on their HS teams. It's not easy to figure out their role, as in when to catch and shoot, when to drive, when to pass, etc. If they look too much for their offense, they'll find themselves quickly on the bench, but if they play too passively, the same outcome. They need to pick their spots and convert some of them. Today the role players couldn't seem to convert, putting much of the scoring on the shoulders of too few.
This team will look a lot better in January and February than they do now, though expect a bump in the road when the begin to face BE competition.
I like our team, but boy did their half-court D look bad at times. Lots of room for progress, but I'm not worried. They're young and talented. They just need time.
