Stewart and Reed need the share of minutes down the stretch

[Scrappy3]

Reed productive interior play on both ends gives us the best opportunity to win games from here on in. I think he’s gotta play 27-30 minutes whether starting or not.
Jaylin Stewart quietly and efficiently has been very good. He could really be a differentiator when Liam comes back. Alex’s minutes need shortening to keep him fresh. He’s gassed and he’s not a number 1 option type which has hurt his play.
With Reed and Stewart we have more upside as a unit. Get alex down to 30-32 min and Liam can slowly brought in. That will keep Stewart at 25-27

 

[Devland]

Both players have been inconsistent. We need both to perform every time they are on the floor.

 

[inWV]

Reed productive interior play on both ends gives us the best opportunity to win games from here on in. I think he’s gotta play 27-30 minutes whether starting or not.
Jaylin Stewart quietly and efficiently has been very good. He could really be a differentiator when Liam comes back. Alex’s minutes need shortening to keep him fresh. He’s gassed and he’s not a number 1 option type which has hurt his play.
With Reed and Stewart we have more upside as a unit. Get alex down to 30-32 min and Liam can slowly brought in. That will keep Stewart at 25-27

At the very least, Stewart offers steady play as McNeeley is worked back into the lineup and when he is back, Stewart offers a chance for Karaban to get bench minutes. Karaban played all 40 last night and he's so damn tired that his perimeter shot is pretty busted up. He was getting to his spots, the ball just wasn't going in. But Alex isn't going to get much rest until Liam gets back.

 

[PNolanFan]

When McNeeley comes back I hope to see a lineup of him stewart ball karaban and reed for like 5 minutes just to see what they look like. That lineup would be so sick provided they can get the ball over halfcourt

 

[yungdowork]

I think what keeps both of them from playing 25+ a minutes a game is defensive rotations. There are a ton of moments where you can see someone visibly frustrated with one of them after we get scored on because they just weren't in position to help.

Especially with how aggressive Hurley likes to hedge, help defense is insanely critical. When we hedge, we need someone (usually Karaban, Stewart, or Ross) to be able to step into the paint proactively, and unfortunately I just think it comes a little less intuitively to Stewart than Karaban or Ross.

 

[Palatine]

Reed productive interior play on both ends gives us the best opportunity to win games from here on in. I think he’s gotta play 27-30 minutes whether starting or not.
Jaylin Stewart quietly and efficiently has been very good. He could really be a differentiator when Liam comes back. Alex’s minutes need shortening to keep him fresh. He’s gassed and he’s not a number 1 option type which has hurt his play.
With Reed and Stewart we have more upside as a unit. Get alex down to 30-32 min and Liam can slowly brought in. That will keep Stewart at 25-27

Reed has been very inconsistent in the last few games. Samson was our best defense against Kalkbreener. Reed disappeared. It would be nice to see them both play well in the same game. If they do we are tough to beat.

 

[2014DualCs]

Have you watched the last 5 games or just posting based off of last night's game?

 

[inWV]

Reed has been very inconsistent in the last few games. Samson was our best defense against Kalkbreener. Reed disappeared. It would be nice to see them both play well in the same game. If they do we are tough to beat.

Their styles are so different that it is not surprising that we see productive play for one and not the other against various teams. Last night Reed just decided he was going to be a bully and he was thus hard to pull off of the floor.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Have you watched the last 5 games or just posting based off of last night's game?

Rhetorical question right? Can only be last night.

 

[2014DualCs]

Rhetorical question right? Can only be last night.

Yes... came off as snippy to OP so I'll give support to why.

Go look at Stewart's game log this season. Every time you think he's broken thru, he follows that game up with duds (6 pts or less after every single game in mid-double figures?).

Reed had a lot of steam early, but his last 5 games or so he was basically non-existent and playing soft.

Think DH would love to say they're 25 min+ guys every game, but they've yet to show they can handle that responsibility (on both ends of the court).

 

[Inyatkin]

This season has been all over the place, but somehow we keep making the same points over and over

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

When McNeeley comes back I hope to see a lineup of him stewart ball karaban and reed for like 5 minutes just to see what they look like. That lineup would be so sick provided they can get the ball over halfcourt

Solo at PG talks are back!

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Definitely think we should start Reed. Hes one of the best players and most talented players on the team and we should actively look to run stuff for him like we did Sanogo.

The plays we run for Karaban should start to be ran for Stewart. He’s really good at putting the ball on the floor and creating the limited times he’s done that. I’d imagine he’d be better at taking guys off the dribble than Karaban and Karaban would be better in his role as a spot up shooter and connector.

In the games Stewart is a dud in he doesn’t shoot. It’s not like he’s putting up shots and missing. It’s on the coaching staff to push him to be more aggressive. I don’t see why he would not want to take more shots if the staff told him to find his shot more.

 

[Scrappy3]

Yes... came off as snippy to OP so I'll give support to why.

Go look at Stewart's game log this season. Every time you think he's broken thru, he follows that game up with duds (6 pts or less after every single game in mid-double figures?).

Reed had a lot of steam early, but his last 5 games or so he was basically non-existent and playing soft.

Think DH would love to say they're 25 min+ guys every game, but they've yet to show they can handle that responsibility (on both ends of the court).

I’m making the statement based on what I’ve seen all year. Reed best is simply better than Samson. Stewart has several double digit games with range out to 3. They present as the best options
I think karaban desperately needs more rest. Liam won’t be at 35 minute status for awhile. Stewart is the best team option to play those 25 minutes.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

They are both so all or nothing. They either dominate or are doing cardio. Finding consistency will get us to the next level.

 

[inWV]

Definitely think we should start Reed. Hes one of the best players and most talented players on the team and we should actively look to run stuff for him like we did Sanogo.

The plays we run for Karaban should start to be ran for Stewart. He’s really good at putting the ball on the floor and creating the limited times he’s done that. I’d imagine he’d be better at taking guys off the dribble than Karaban and Karaban would be better in his role as a spot up shooter and connector.

In the games Stewart is a dud in he doesn’t shoot. It’s not like he’s putting up shots and missing. It’s on the coaching staff to push him to be more aggressive. I don’t see why he would not want to take more shots if the staff told him to find his shot more.

As long as Liam is out, he should be told to find his spots when he can and be given a green light to shoot. Right now the problem with Karaban is that he is a little beat up and yet he has to do the various things he does that lets the team win game. So his legs are garbage and his shots are just not falling. So yea, Stewart should take more shots and the minutes Liam gets as he works back in should come from both Karaban and Stewart and not just the latter.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Reed is not a great FT shooter and isn't good defending a lot of our opposing centers. The guy who needs to play more late is Aiden Mahaney.

 

[k-walk]

Reed is not a great FT shooter and isn't good defending a lot of our opposing centers. The guy who needs to play more late is Aiden Mahaney.

71% from the line is pretty acceptable for a center

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

The plays we run for Karaban should start to be ran for Stewart. He’s really good at putting the ball on the floor and creating the limited times he’s done that. I’d imagine he’d be better at taking guys off the dribble than Karaban and Karaban would be better in his role as a spot up shooter and connector.

This we agree on. Stewart is a talented kid with the ball in his hands and we're not exploiting it. I'd rather have him taking a dribble handoff and attacking the bucket than Alex.

 

[RuffRuff]

This we agree on. Stewart is a talented kid with the ball in his hands and we're not exploiting it. I'd rather have him taking a dribble handoff and attacking the bucket than Alex.

Would tend to agree that we should try it with a little more intention than we have. It's fairly firm that AK on the bounce is not worth forcing, have seen way too many instances where it just hasn't worked.

Issue with Stew is that he does have a tendency to do silly things. He's got more game but also prone to the gaff.

 

[ctchamps]

The plays we run for Karaban should start to be ran for Stewart. He’s really good at putting the ball on the floor and creating the limited times he’s done that. I’d imagine he’d be better at taking guys off the dribble than Karaban and Karaban would be better in his role as a spot up shooter and connector.

Agree with this. Well done.

 

[jesterman]

Stewart is a massive defensive liability, it completely negates his offensive production, and then some.

 

[Umami Zen]

One of the hurdles for more PT for Reed is Dan's loyalty to Samson as the "heart and soul" of the team. Has stated that multiple times. Except for foul trouble on Samson-Reed has to be aggressive and assertive with the minutes he has and use his immense natural skills to demand more time through his performance.. In the low block he is almost unstoppable and/or is fouled. Valuable in our next three games.

Irrespective of who is suiting up for the Marquette game-Would be cool to see our A game on Saturday. Haven't seen one in awhile from these guys. Timing would be great. Think M is beatable.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Also. Offense isnt the issue with this team. Its defense.

 

[superjohn]

The games Tarris doesn't do much of anything are the games he doesn't get the ball. The games he does a lot of damage and looks unstoppable are the games he gets the ball. I have a solution...get him the ball.