I thought Omar deserved and earned more minutes for the 2nd half.
I thought Omar deserved and earned more minutes for the 2nd half.
He was not happy coming out after that steal on the long pass...didn't get back and was way down the bench. But ya, he's earned some extended minutes, but hard to fit all 5 guards in with Cassell getting some run.
He's getting there.Cassell was 1 for 6, he must be shooting about 20% on the year.
25% overall. That ain't good.Cassell was 1 for 6, he must be shooting about 20% on the year.
25% overall. That ain't good.
17-67 overall, 25%.
8-39 on threes, 21% (yikes!)
8-28 on twos, 29% (double yikes!)
15-19 on FT, 79%
While 67 shots isn't a huge sample size to make a rash judgment, if he continues to shoot under 30% then he really shouldn't be playing. Maybe just in late game situations when the team is winning for his steadiness with the ball and his good free throw shooting.
Excellent post. I was also very encouraged when he passed up that three that he probably would have clanked and put it on the floor for a shorter jumper and conventional three point play. Despite his shooting line, I thought his game management to end the first half was very good and allowed Boat to get some much needed rest.It was nice to see him step inside the arc to nail a 2 point jumper last night, hopefully he'll start doing that a bit more. It's fair to have general concerns about Cassell, he hasn't played well overall and he's definitely not the most athletic player. I get it.
But it's really odd that he's being subjected to this wave of criticism from the board after last night's game. Cassell was very good over the last several minutes of the first half. He ran the offense, passed well, showed a great understanding of offensive spacing, and got into the lane for good shots (and the bigs delivered on the offensive rebounding opportunities that created). He was a huge reason why we went into halftime with the lead. The expansion of the lead after halftime was mostly because guys started doing what Cassell had demonstrated was possible - getting into the lane for short jumpers.
It was by far his best performance for us and the first real promise I've seen him show since the exhibition games. Hopefully he can build on it.
FlaHusky said:Excellent post. I was also very encouraged when he passed up that three that he probably would have clanked and put it on the floor for a shorter jumper and conventional three point play. Despite his shooting line, I thought his game management to end the first half was very good and allowed Boat to get some much needed rest.
He was not happy coming out after that steal on the long pass.