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[QUOTE="ConnEd, post: 4522186, member: 895"]
Great podcast.  I agree with everything said.  I think the fix is to find ways to get Andre a couple of easy buckets early to boost his confidence.

One thing I'd love to see them change up on O for Andre is what he does from the wing after making the entry pass to the post.  Now, most often, he makes the pass in from the 3 pt line.  He's good at the entry pass, so he should keep doing that.  But, after, he tends to stay at that spot on the wing, and his defender drops down to harass our big with the ball on the block.

I'd love to see him cut through the lane (he often does do this when he makes the entry from the top of the lane) to the opposite corner at least taking his defender to the weak side block.  Then, rotate Hawkins or Karaban or Newton or a legit 3-pt shooter to that spot on the wing that AJ left so their defender has to play them tight to defend the 3-ball threat.  It would give more space to the big to operate and also give AJ a great place to look to get the offensive rebound or a backside alley-oop - maybe with a pin-down screen to help.  Or, if his defender helps across the lane on our big, have our big pass to AJ cutting for the baseline slam.
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