Top Dogs Podcast: The Andre Jackson Conundrum

[tentoes4rings]

It’s not at all silly and anyone thinking his defense has been good isn’t watching closely. He is hurting us on that end as much as any others hence why we don’t play good man as of late.

How was his D today Mau?

 

[mauconnfan]

How was his D today Mau?

Better. He did make some key errors you did see those as well right? First play of the game flying by on a ball fake leaving a wide open 3. The attempt to steal a pats at half court to Primo which led to an easy penetration and kick and the same thing about 2 minutes later which led to an easy basket. So if you’re trying to tell me he was great you’re very wrong. But he was better overall. And that rebound and great find to Karaban was huge. But no one’s guarding him it still hurts our offense tremendously.

 

[tentoes4rings]

Better. He did make some key errors you did see those as well right? First play of the game flying by on a ball fake leaving a wide open 3. The attempt to steal a pats at half court to Primo which led to an easy penetration and kick and the same thing about 2 minutes later which led to an easy basket. So if you’re trying to tell me he was great you’re very wrong. But he was better overall. And that rebound and great find to Karaban was huge. But no one’s guarding him it still hurts our offense tremendously.

My question though for any Andre haters though is what’s a better solution? Alleyne? There’s a reason most of us get concerned when Andre goes to the bench with foul trouble,

 

[mauconnfan]

My question though for any Andre haters though is what’s a better solution? Alleyne? There’s a reason most of us get concerned when Andre goes to the bench with foul trouble,

Andre haters? That’s an ignorant comment but whatever. Doubt anyone hates Andre but if it makes you happy continue on with those thoughts. Andre played much better today but wasn’t very good at all the prior 3-4 games and there’s no arguing that.

What I hate is people who come flying out after he finally plays decent and throw stones. He was good, his 10 rebounds were big and his rebound and pass to Alex was huge.
Let’s see if he continues to get better before the people pound their chests for not “hating” him! Lol

 

[tentoes4rings]

Andre haters? That’s an ignorant comment but whatever. Doubt anyone hates Andre but if it makes you happy continue on with those thoughts. Andre played much better today but wasn’t very good at all the prior 3-4 games and there’s no arguing that.

What I hate is people who come flying out after he finally plays decent and throw stones. He was good, his 10 rebounds were big and his rebound and pass to Alex was huge.
Let’s see if he continues to get better before the people pound their chests for not “hating” him! Lol

I’ve always been a supporter of Andre, not sure where the comes flying out part comes from. It’s also up to the staff though to set him up for success and not to have him shoot from outside too much. They finally threw him an alley oop yesterday, he had a good putback and even though he bricked two shots, it was encouraging to see him playing down low a little more.

And yes, people on here have actually said he should sit, which is asinine. If used correctly, he does many things to help the team win.

 

[UofCT]

Interesting quote from Jacque Vaughn about Ben Simmons usage. Ben & Andre are similar players imo, strong defense and playmaking but a liability on offense. Ben is much better at getting the rim and finishing so it’s not apples to apples but similar issues for the team.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The Andre conundrum is a lot like the Ben Simmons conundrum.

 

[SteelCT]

When Andre is wide open in the corner, he needs to be cutting backdoor for the lob...especially when the ball is on the other side of the court. His defender generally loses track of him while helping in the lane. He did it one time during the GT game, but it was open +/- 10 times...I was screaming at the TV during the Creighton game when AK had the ball on the wing and Andre was wide open in the cross court corner. We used to run that all the time for Stanley (RIP). Any reason why we can't run that now with Andre? Maybe a better basketball mind sees it differently?

 

[huskyharry]

Coach, his teammates and Andre need to work on increasing his confidence. He should not be shooting threes if he doesn't feel confident in the shot. If it is in rhythm and he feels it...go ahead. When they sag off fifteen feet then he should take his time and take his regular shot: his regular shot at the hoop if from 15-17 feet straight on or use the glass from 15 feet and in from an angle and just aim at the upper, closer corner of the box on the backboard...once he makes a few his confidence will come back, and all of his game will improve.

 

[jake14mw]

When Andre is wide open in the corner, he needs to be cutting backdoor for the lob...especially when the ball is on the other side of the court. His defender generally loses track of him while helping in the lane. He did it one time during the GT game, but it was open +/- 10 times...I was screaming at the TV during the Creighton game when AK had the ball on the wing and Andre was wide open in the cross court corner. We used to run that all the time for Stanley (RIP). Any reason why we can't run that now with Andre? Maybe a better basketball mind sees it differently?

Yeah, The lob is a spectacular play, but it will usually only work once or twice a game at most. I agree with you that I think it's mostly a mental or confidence thing. The key is getting him to make a few shots to get his confidence back. I think those need to be near the basket though.