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They were also gone when McNeeley was hurt.Why? Because Newton, Castle and Spencer are gone.
They were also gone when McNeeley was hurt.Why? Because Newton, Castle and Spencer are gone.
Post/Custom titleDiarra's injury is definitely a factor, but McNeeley at point forward is not that answer.
We used to get 10 points a game off of alley oop dunks to a rolling big. Diarra being hurt and no one outside of McNeeley who can finish at the rim has cut that out of our game. Also, we don't screen as well and if Karaban can't hit a jumper out of a pick and roll, we are limited creatively and overall. Add in we run the shot clock down and don't fast break for easy points either off of rebounds or blocks or steals, it is the perfect mixture for a slog offensively and as a fan to say, this is not appealing and something is wrong.
This. Plus I don’t think they have the athletes. Or defenses have figured them out. Against Seton Hall and again against Villanova Ball in particular was defended much more aggressively than he had been in some earlier games. Same with Karaban and even McNeeley until he started driving and they began feeding Reed inside. That forced Villanova to react and that opened more space for ball. It has been very noticeable this year that we have rarely been able to drive either to score, get fouled or dish. That was a staple of the Newton Cam game and in the second half of 2023 after they moved Jackson inside instead of in the backcourt, that team too. While I sort of get what Nelson is saying, I think the system has broken down a bit this year much like it did in the first half of 2022-23. It took some adjustments, the biggest one getting Jackson away from the 3-point line where teams were basically ignoring him and bating him into taking 3s. This year's team needs to make some adjustments too. Getting McNeeley driving might be part of it. I assume the knee has limited Diarra from doing it as much as he did.This team doesn't run the motion like the last 2 teams. They don't set strong picks. They don't wait for the pick. They aren't a threat to drive to the rim. And there is only Liam to give the ball to when all else fails.
No- that is the best part of his offense. Alley Oops dunks.Are you saying that Johnson can't dunk?