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Villanova Post Game Thread

All this talk about the offense not being as crisp, the process has been fine imo, guys have got to make wide open layups and open 3s at a better clip. You watch the other top teams around the country and they just don't seem nowhere as bad at converting easy looks.

 
aceboon said:
All this talk about the offense not being as crisp, the process has been fine imo, guys have got to make wide open layups and open 3s at a better clip. You watch the other top teams around the country and they just don't seem nowhere as bad at converting easy looks.

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I knew it was going to be one of those games again when we missed the opening layup. Then we missed then next two layups.

It's really strange at this point. There's no reason for all these good offensive players to keep missing layups in these games.
 
homunculus said:
I think I watched a different game than most other people here. We don’t miss a half dozen point blank layups and a half dozen uncontested threes, this is a cruise.

And since we’ve seen (with our own eyes) these same players shoot well before, the only question is what they need to do to stop having these shooting doldrums.
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RuffRuff said:
We say this every game.
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Good news for Solo was, besides his made 3's, almost all his 3's were dead online. He had one which was halfway down and popped out, and a couple of other back rimmers which looked great.
 
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HooperScooper said:
Phew! Happy to get that win. Solo came up huge.

What's different about the offense now? Just doesn't look the same as earlier in the season.
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I think everyone has learned that it is better to play us very tight (including getting away with fouls.....Big East you know). Also, watching Villanova it looked like I was watching our offense without the our tight play on them. I liked the way Villanova hustled every minute of the game. Things have changed there. As for us, we just seem to find a way to win. Gritty will help you get wins. At times Tarris looks like he's sleep walking. Then he spins out with a burst of speed to the hoop. Jayden and Jaylin not showing up in the stats but their fresh presence and length makes a nice difference down the stretch. Silas, Alex and Solo tough down the stretch. Good win and the crowd sounded pretty loud. Whew!
 
WhereistheDove? said:
Hopefully Braylon isn’t out too long. Definitely concerned with the offensive production in the minutes behind him.
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The offense was not running smoothly when he was on the floor. Not saying that was Mullins fault, just that he is not essential to running offense. But hopefully he is not out long and we don't have to test that theory.
 
Chosen said:
Silas definitely has to get the game ball. He saved us with that turnover at the beginning of OT. He also made two key freethrows. Good job Silas.

Also I hope Braylon is ok.

Refs were against us especially with Tarris' 5th foul.

Good win UConn.
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I would give it to Ball. We don't win without him.
 
Donyell 360 said:
The offense was not running smoothly when he was on the floor. Not saying that was Mullins fault, just that he is not essential to running offense. But hopefully he is not out long and we don't have to test that theory.
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100% - whether Solo is making or missing, he has a much better feel for running through the sets and getting looks.

Question on our last possession in regulation - who should have the ball in their hands? We went to AK, which was not the right move. Silas?
 
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Considering they just consistently failed to execute and make plays pretty much all game, it was nice to see them make several clutch plays on both ends in OT. This was a good team we played, but for a home game they just have to play better.
 
RuffRuff said:
I think what gets Solo going is not sharing the floor with Mullins and knowing he's the guy. That's a hard role to share. Let's not forget that our wins against BYU, Illinois and Florida were all without Braylon. Those are wins over the best teams we've played. Braylon was huge in the Kansas win.
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That was my initial thought too but then i realized Ball scored his first 13 points with Mullins on the floor or available. So it seems they can coexist.
 
Donyell 360 said:
The offense was not running smoothly when he was on the floor. Not saying that was Mullins fault, just that he is not essential to running offense. But hopefully he is not out long and we don't have to test that theory.
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He’s our most talented scorer. Most of his minutes will be absorbed by a mix of Stewart and Ross, both of whom have their roles, but neither of whom are particularly adept scorers in the halfcourt. If today snapped Solo out of his slump, that would be a huge boost while Braylon is out.
 
I have a feeling that this post will not be well received. But I owe it to all to be honest and true to how I am feeling. I no longer feel that this team is NCAA title worthy. We are certainly stout defensively, and our offensive sets safeguards us when we go cold, like today when we could not make bunnies from 3 feet. And I am aware that we are not always going to be hot from 3. But no team can win a title missing these many FTs per game. And after 3 months, this is who we are folks. Sucks because we are so solid elsewhere. If I am going to catch s—- for that take, I ask simply this: Name the team that went on to become champs in April that was a poor free throw shooting team. Answer that and I will retract my take.
The rebounds is another thing altogether. I alluded to this after the Georgetown game. Rebounding is about effort. About consistency. And seeing guards out-hustle our guards for lose balls just pisses me off badly. And this is a pattern now; this is not the first game this happens.
And better news, we have a Solo sighting. Without him we lose by 20. Great game by him.
 
Iluvsuebird said:
I have a feeling that this post will not be well received. But I owe it to all to be honest and true to how I am feeling. I no longer feel that this team is NCAA title worthy. We are certainly stout defensively, and our offensive sets safeguards us when we go cold, like today when we could not make bunnies from 3 feet. And I am aware that we are not always going to be hot from 3. But no team can win a title missing these many FTs per game. And after 3 months, this is who we are folks. Sucks because we are so solid elsewhere. If I am going to catch s—- for that take, I ask simply this: Name the team that went on to become champs in April that was a poor free throw shooting team. Answer that and I will retract my take.
The rebounds is another thing altogether. I alluded to this after the Georgetown game. Rebounding is about effort. About consistency. And seeing guards out-hustle our guards for lose balls just pisses me off badly. And this is a pattern now; this is not the first game this happens.
And better news, we have a Solo sighting. Without him we lose by 20. Great game by him.
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It's January.
 
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Iluvsuebird said:
But no team can win a title missing these many FTs per game. And after 3 months, this is who we are folks. Sucks because we are so solid elsewhere. If I am going to catch s—- for that take, I ask simply this: Name the team that went on to become champs in April that was a poor free throw shooting team. Answer that and I will retract my take.
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You clearly weren't around for UConn's 2004 championship team. That team shot 62% from the ft line for the season, our point guard Taliek Brown shot 55% from the line for the season.
 
By the way, prayers to Mullins for a quick recovery. I will say this: i have no godly idea who we (people 50 and older) ever made it to adulthood. I remember when bike helmets had not been invented. Cars did not have seatbelts. And for those of us who played sports, getting your bell rung was a weekly occurrence. I don’t know what is happening to the human body, but this generation seems different. Like I said, don’t know how we made it to adulthood. But praying for this kid because he is a kid every parent would be proud of. Heal fast bud!
 
Greedo said:
He was pounding the ball a ton in the beginning of the season too. He was just having more success while doing it then vs now. I think OOC there is more room and the game is less physical so he could dribble around forever and eventually find someone open. Now the game is tighter and more physical and he doesn’t have the room to dribble forever and find someone open. He hasn’t really run Hurley’s offense all season and now with a tighter, more physical game it’s not working for him.
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Good point. Smith hasn't changed, the games have.
 
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