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Message: [QUOTE="Gurleyman, post: 5190540, member: 175"] Dan Hurley is right (imo). We only have so many weapons and when one of them refuses to even put bullets in his gun, everyone else’s job gets harder. I do not want to see Karaban pass on an open look to swing it to Diarra in the corner. I do not want to see him come open on a flare screen and fake a shot and go nowhere and put Liam in jail with the shot clock winding down. We don’t have someone who can break down the D (unless Liam becomes that guy). Our system is designed to run Euro offense to try to get shooters shots. We have enough role players - we aren’t running plays to get Diarra, Johnson or Ross open looks. The guys who are supposed to shoot need to shoot. When you run stuff and shoot when you’re supposed to, other players can anticipate the shot and work to get offensive rebounding position. Or people can cut into the gaps created by defenders trying to take away the shot. Karaban can’t be so mentally soft that he can’t handle missing. He’s hurting his teammates by deferring to guys who then get the pressure on them. He’s hurting his teammates by not being a threat who demands defensive attention. Diarra got a turnover in the corner because St. John’s didn’t think AK was going to shoot, they didn’t respect him, and they took away the next pass. A pass to an injured non-scorer was a greater threat to them than an open AK. If that was Liam or Solo in that spot, Diarra would have been wide open. [/QUOTE]

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