Without Miller? Besides, there is only this year.
You don't think SG might of needed a rest before the end? We were stalling on offense well before that and KO normally brings JA in there when we need dribble penetration to help with out offensive funk. We didn't need his D as much as we need his offensive dribbling. It isn't like SG is a great defender.
Its the only logical explanation. Summing it up to "oh I forgot he was there" is even worse...
This team has a collective basketball IQ of 2. Coaching staff included.
Who is that? Miller? We will miss him but we also lose gibbs and gain alterique and lots of other freshman with more talent. I expect improvements from jalen and less ball handling for dham. Ham could therefore be better on offender, same with purvis. All we can at the 5 position is pray, but that's what we are doing right now anyways.
He needed more than a rest he should have been off the ball well before that. JA is the only person who can beat his man besides RP who can't make a layup.
I thought that non-boxout was on Purvis. He was just watching, like he was in shock at missing another bunny.
Thats what I originally thought too. Maybe Purvis has a longer leash? We know Gibbs and Hamilton do not have leashes so there's that...
And if KO took a T when we were up 12 and getting hosed by the refs, we probably win the game. He let Gibbs try to fight by himself.
@mauconnfan I agree with this post all in especially the part I have highlighted. Jalen needs to be running the team. The offensive stagnation we go through always happens when he is out or gets limited minutes. At half time Jalen had 6pts, 3rbs, 2asts, 1 steal and a block. Other than that late turnover at the very end his line didn't change because he didn't play. Gibbs running the offense is a loser. Gibbs is a nice player. I'm not like others in the many posts that are cropping up that think he is completely awful. I think the team isn't using him properly. He doesn't belong running the offense. When he does, we always play badly. He should be playing off the ball. Jalen should be running the team. When Gibbs runs it we dribble around, we don't drive to the basket, we don't pass it in to Miller, we stand around. If KO was trying to send a message that wasn't the way to do it. When JC was angry at a player I don't remember him benching him for huge parts of the game. If I remember right, he would put the player on the bench, scream at him and then put him back in. I understand as others have stated that the run in the second half where we opened up the lead Jalen was out, however once things started to go sour, he should have got him back in right away. Not once it was too late. Then, when Jalen makes the bonehead pass at the end once the game was already lost KO has the nerve to stare down Jalen like it was his fault?
If this proves to be true, this will seriously shake my faith in Ollie. WOW.
I'm optimistic about the next two years because of Gilbert and Adams in the backcourt. We'll have the two PG formula that has worked so well for us. Gilbert seems like a bulldog that will give us toughness we're currently missing. I think Diarra will give us toughness in the front court as well. This team has no leader but I think that will change as Adams gets more experience and Gilbert gets acclimated to the college game.
Yeah, it would have been nice to see SE get some minutes in the first half as we need to see him develop for next year.
I agree on Brimah, he's very overrated in my opinion. For everything he brings to the floor defensively, his offensive game has not progressed one bit on two years and he is way too foul prone for a junior. That dropped pass killed the momentum in this game. How can that happening repeatedly not be deflating for his teammates? We'll need him next year, but unless he improves offensively, I hope it's in a diminished role.
It really is amazing it seems like everytime you miss a layup the other team comes down and drills a 3 within 10 seconds.
