Nowell still looks lost out there. The game is too quick for him still. Giving him too much too early can ruin his confidence. Not to mention that for the last 5 games, PG play has not been an issue.
Fouls killed us again 4 less fouls and maybe we would pulled this lit
That's what was said about Ross too and he hasn't developed. The thing is college basketball is no longer really a development sport.
Idk, winning back to back titles seems like a dynasty to me
You are way more likely to hurt someone’s confidence by not trusting them and pulling them whenever they make a mistake over giving them responsibility and letting them play through mistakes.
This one specifically was not the wrong call at all. It was noticeable. Getting the ball caught on your hip doesn’t happen every possession.
Well said, the negativity is over the top. They played a tough team in a tough atmosphere and a team that played to save their season. Despite the terrible games by Ross and Stewart and not much from Karaban or Reed, they still almost won tha game, minus McNeeley.
I disagree. We need more from that position. We can’t do squat with the ball off the dribble and we are horrendous with the shot clock running down. We need another guy with some ability to put it on the floor. Yes, Ahmad looks lost. I want him to get through it. Probably too much to ask, I know. We just need more from someone.
Last year yes... This year no.
He could play through them in practice. This ain't rec sports. We're looking to win and right now, playing a Hass/Mahaney platoon gives us the best chance to win
Yes, double bigs for parts of the game would be better than playing four on five offensively with Ross. It’s too late to hope that our defense gets better without making some changes. Samson is mobile enough to guard 4s and him being available to help rather than being pushed around under the basket is worth a shot.
Karaban not playing well is becoming more and more of a trend
Yes. I understand. However, Ross and Stew are clearly developmental as well. We need a lockdown perimeter defender. I’d give anyone a few minutes to show what they can do at this point. We’re searching for an answer.
I still like what we can be with a healthy Liam. Solo is like an 18 ppg guy now and Liam and AK are 15 ppg guys. His injury has nuked our season, I just hope he can get back in time before the season slips away. We can very easily lose 3 out of the upcoming 4 games.
Having Ross on the court in that situation was sub-optimal. Far too many players placed in sub-optimal positions this season, especially minus Liam.
