Osunniyi was the piece we were missing last year. The offense just flows so much better when he's out there. When Jones subs in we struggle so much more on offense. Love this guy.
Can we talk about Osun Osunniyi?
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He's been so good lately. We are a different team with a rim protector and his ability to iso off the high post is huge for us. Last year we had guys in that spot who wouldn't even face up. It gives us a different dimension when that person is a threat to score.
1, it's brutal battling bigs that weigh more and then guard the 3 point line.
2, the dude rolled his ankle/knee a couple games back and made us all cringe. He's now wearing a brace. So is it possible that he is limited in practice and games because of injury?
Let it go...
I think for a big chunk of the home stretch, the offense was completely running through Shoon. I thought on one of the cut shots after he was fouled really late in the game, he looked a little gassed. He was really gutting out the end of the game and working his tail off, to great effect.
I guarantee you he wasn’t playing at this intensity level at St Bonaventure. And I also guarantee that some yahoo sitting in the stands is in no way qualified to pass any judgement on how many minutes anybody should be playing.
I just love Osun more and more. He is such a smart player. And he craves the intensity of the moment.
My favorite play last night was where he was guarding the in-bounds pass, then moved quickly into the lane to block what the shooter thought was going to be an easy shot.
I also saw hints of a play that is going to be fantastic in post-season play. When a guard on the left feeds the ball into Osun on the left side of the lane, Holmes spots up on the right side of the lane. It is similar to a pick and roll, but it doesn't require an open lane. I think most defenses are going to expect him to make a move himself or just pass the ball back out to the guards on the left. It seemed like we set it up a few times, but couldn't quite make it work. This is one of those places where the Osun/Holmes multi-year relationship is going to be so valuable.
My favorite play last night was where he was guarding the in-bounds pass, then moved quickly into the lane to block what the shooter thought was going to be an easy shot.
I also saw hints of a play that is going to be fantastic in post-season play. When a guard on the left feeds the ball into Osun on the left side of the lane, Holmes spots up on the right side of the lane. It is similar to a pick and roll, but it doesn't require an open lane. I think most defenses are going to expect him to make a move himself or just pass the ball back out to the guards on the left. It seemed like we set it up a few times, but couldn't quite make it work. This is one of those places where the Osun/Holmes multi-year relationship is going to be so valuable.
Anyone who has played basketball knows that big guys need more energy to move and are rarely coordinated. The ones that show promise are playing. Shoon may not be the greatest athlete, but he is a competitor. They pull him to protect him from fouls as well. They need to manage his time or he’d foul out of more games. Not his fault, just the strength of the league. He looks like he’s having the time of his life and that is great to see!
Nope these players should just be video game characters from like 1992 that don't get tired and just do whatever we fully expect them too.
Nobody should play, and everyone's a liability if they make a mistake or the opponent made up of other dudes makes a play.
It's getting too easy to read between the lines of what ZRF wants to happen and it just isn't unfortunately for them.
My only criticism of Shoon is hoping he gets away from the pump fake on his post moves. I'd like to see him just go up strong right away.
His FTs have no arc lol. He's playing awesome on both ends right now
100%. And as excited as I am for next year, this is the biggest question mark - who are we going to try to find in the transfer portal to fill an Osunniyi type role? I'm not nearly as down on BRE as most on here, but even with another good offseason of progress for him, we'll still want a second option along side him. Will it be Ward? Or a transfer?
This was the first game where I noticed that. Was it a camera angle thing? or did his free throw shot change?
with Grill being limited, we needed someone to step up scoring-wise. I'm glad to see that Osun has stepped up a bit.
He was dealing with an ankle injury earlier this season, but there were times when he was a no-show. Glad to see more consistency out of him.
He was dealing with an ankle injury earlier this season, but there were times when he was a no-show. Glad to see more consistency out of him.
Just when I think you have made the most idiotic post possible, you take it to a new level.
Not sure if you are a hok fan or just narcissistic, self absorbed ass-hole but in either case, your stick is old. Give yourself a break and stop professing your ignorance.
A whole new level of the portal will be open to us now.
It's interesting to me how there's an inverse correlation between height and FT%.
