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Duke made some more things clear and brought out more things which need immediate improvement:
Sam Jr needs to be able to guard to be on the court. He couldn't and therefore we lost a shooter in a game we needed one.
Minus Mr Facey, we can't rebound the basketball on either end unless it's a team rebound or the guards compete. This is a major issue along with the fact our stick figures allow people to physically abuse them and it look relatively easy.
I wish TSam and Sam Jr could morph into one. One you need on the court because he can shoot the other because he can defend. Problem is they both kill us on the end of the court of which is their weakness.
DHam is a super athlete but needs to tighten his handle going through the middle. Smooth and able to get to the rim, he lost it 2 or 3 times by not keeping his body closer to the ball while finding his way. Love his game and he'll be fine but yo need to pick your spots better.
Rodney gets killed here because of expectations, "ferrari-like" as they are he needs some time. If you didn't see a couple of good things then you weren't watching. But I agree with many he needs to make shots. But he also needs to rebound. Too good of an athlete not to stick his nose in more and get some loose balls and/or rebounds.
Boat was a one man show, truly great in keeping us in the game. But 5 TO's is too much because a couple were not when we needed him to do what he did at the end of the game, but instead during Duke's run which catapulted them to the W. He is the man and needs to do a lot, but let's not shield him from criticism, he can't force things when the other team gains momentum instead needs to be the calming force. Again, he was great, but he also needs to take better care of the ball.
Facey was tremendous. I think he is a lot better in the open court as he followed 2-3 misses on breaks and such, he gets up and down the court like a gazelle finishing with his left and right. But he HAS to box out on that FT. (by the way none of them do, saw Nolan and Brimah jump to the ball also) If we get that board as we should down 6 and a chance to really elevate the crowd getting it to 4 or 3 ya never know. Hate to pick on him, he was so good, but that's a key moment and as KO said, "we need to make winning plays" - can't take any time off.
Fishy said some things best - KO needs more 4-5 star kids. I mean Duke is loaded and we still were there with a mish mash of players who play hard for the uniform and KO. Our kids will all get better no doubt and be here for a while. But you need kids that know how to play the game and are basketball intelligent. We have some and we have a few who are learning the game as they grow. It would seem to 4-5 stars have that advantage and hence, more stars! Diamond and Tyler D I am talking to you!!!
On a positive note, they do compete. KO can make them play hard enough to make a real solid team like Duke look ragged at times on offense. They will need to play that way against everyone though because they can win on defense alone in the AAC.
Sam Jr needs to be able to guard to be on the court. He couldn't and therefore we lost a shooter in a game we needed one.
Minus Mr Facey, we can't rebound the basketball on either end unless it's a team rebound or the guards compete. This is a major issue along with the fact our stick figures allow people to physically abuse them and it look relatively easy.
I wish TSam and Sam Jr could morph into one. One you need on the court because he can shoot the other because he can defend. Problem is they both kill us on the end of the court of which is their weakness.
DHam is a super athlete but needs to tighten his handle going through the middle. Smooth and able to get to the rim, he lost it 2 or 3 times by not keeping his body closer to the ball while finding his way. Love his game and he'll be fine but yo need to pick your spots better.
Rodney gets killed here because of expectations, "ferrari-like" as they are he needs some time. If you didn't see a couple of good things then you weren't watching. But I agree with many he needs to make shots. But he also needs to rebound. Too good of an athlete not to stick his nose in more and get some loose balls and/or rebounds.
Boat was a one man show, truly great in keeping us in the game. But 5 TO's is too much because a couple were not when we needed him to do what he did at the end of the game, but instead during Duke's run which catapulted them to the W. He is the man and needs to do a lot, but let's not shield him from criticism, he can't force things when the other team gains momentum instead needs to be the calming force. Again, he was great, but he also needs to take better care of the ball.
Facey was tremendous. I think he is a lot better in the open court as he followed 2-3 misses on breaks and such, he gets up and down the court like a gazelle finishing with his left and right. But he HAS to box out on that FT. (by the way none of them do, saw Nolan and Brimah jump to the ball also) If we get that board as we should down 6 and a chance to really elevate the crowd getting it to 4 or 3 ya never know. Hate to pick on him, he was so good, but that's a key moment and as KO said, "we need to make winning plays" - can't take any time off.
Fishy said some things best - KO needs more 4-5 star kids. I mean Duke is loaded and we still were there with a mish mash of players who play hard for the uniform and KO. Our kids will all get better no doubt and be here for a while. But you need kids that know how to play the game and are basketball intelligent. We have some and we have a few who are learning the game as they grow. It would seem to 4-5 stars have that advantage and hence, more stars! Diamond and Tyler D I am talking to you!!!
On a positive note, they do compete. KO can make them play hard enough to make a real solid team like Duke look ragged at times on offense. They will need to play that way against everyone though because they can win on defense alone in the AAC.
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