And dunks are really worth 3pts. That inferred extra point advantage you get emotionally. Everyone reacts in polar opposite directions to get slammed on.
He's not the problem but his refusal (or inability?) to dunk leaves 4-6 points out there almost every game. Gotta clean that up
We didn't have enough shot creators or shooters. Hurley has really tried to address that second issue with the past two classes.
“Refusal to dunk” might not be the best way to put it. I’m not sure if he has quick, explosive “ups.” Some guys do and some don’t. Going up off of two feet isn’t a matter of effort - it’s god-given ability for the most part. I’m not saying that he can/can’t, but when I watch him, I just don’t get the sense that he has that level of explosiveness that the guys who played last night have.
I constantly hear lack of shooting on this board but not having multiple guys who can handle and score off the bounce is far and away our biggest problem. Cole was legitimately the only guy on the entire team you could feel comfortable with handling the ball, that's unacceptable in year 4 and it kept this team from accomplishing more. Another guard or two who could handle and score the ball and this team could've made a run.
Once he cleaned up his fouling somewhat, the hedging defense definitely puts miles on him running back and forth from the paint to the 3 line. Regardless of what you think of the way we high hedge, the extra energy expending by Adama doing that - has a price to pay on the offensive end.
He needs it if even wants to sniff the NBA
He has it. He makes most of the ones he takes. It just wasn't our offense. You'll see him take more and even some 3's next year.
I think this exaggerates things a bit. Martin is as good a ball handler as Christian Braun is, the problem is that teams kept 2-3 guys in the lane against us. Jackson can get to the hole (what he does with it then is a different problem, but the ball handling is fine). Hawkins improved at getting to the rim later in the year.
UConn didn't take a ton of threes but their three point shooting was fine, they shot a tick over 35% for the season from three. UConn's 2 point % was godawful because Cole was the only guy who could break his man down and score. Martin could get some drives and back downs from the wing but he was a bad finisher, Jackson could straight line drive by his man but had no scoring game when he got by him. Defenders could collapse on Sanogo because our force feeding him was so predictable, because he shared the frontcourt with Whaley who is a non scorer, and because Jackson is a non-scorer. You can't play two starting centers and 2 non-scorers in this day and age and expect to go far.
after watching jalen wilson miss about half a dozen layups in the first half i was left wondering why you dont think AJ can be our small-ball 4 like wilson is for KU?
I said several times that I think they have some similarities in their games. That said, AJ is about the same height as Braun. Wilson is a couple of inches taller. I don't think Jackson can handle a Manek type player on defense, Wilson defends better in the paint. Jackson is a much better ball handler and passer.
Sanogo does not have explosive leaping ability therefore few dunks in traffic
At best Sanogo may be a 2nd round pick. What position can he play in the NBA? Surely not a center.
