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Message: [QUOTE="hardcorehusky, post: 3376693, member: 593"] There are multiple issues: 1. We have what I call Frankenstein players at the moment. Take Polley's jumper and mix it with Sid's stuff around the basket and you have a really good 3. Take Carlton's game and mix it with Whalley and you have an effective 5. Due to the player limitations, we aren't good at getting off good shots in one on one situations. AG and Vital do not have a mid range game so it is either a 3 or drive all the way to the hoop. Jaylen Adams was able to get to where he wanted without the benefit of a knockdown jumper. Bouknight is the only guy who can do that and he is a freshman and not ready. 2. If you don't have breakdown guys, then you need a) screen game. We don't set picks well but the guy using the screen doesn't get close enough to the screener to make it more effective. As stated before, lots of the screen action happens to far from the basket or not in a position to punish the defense. Or b) a 2 man game with pick and pop or pick and roll moves. Akok or Polley should be able to be part of this with the guards. Hopefully, Dan Hurley will spread the floor a little to allow this on one side. Better players can do more things on the court. This group is not good at free flowing basketball as the ball stops too many times. If Hurley can work on some 2 man games of 3 man games with some weak side rebounding, we can be effective in the half court. [/QUOTE]