I’m a pretty big dolphins fan so watching teams stacked with talent but no idea what to do with it seems to be my thing
E Illinois vs #18 ISU Game Thread
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The shooters we transferred in have been so disappointing, shooting a collective 31% when last year they all shot 40-48% on higher volume.
The offense this year just doesn't have much movement, it's the ball-handler dribbling and the other four players standing around for the most part.
The offense this year just doesn't have much movement, it's the ball-handler dribbling and the other four players standing around for the most part.
Beginning to think we’re just not very good.
It’s def an offensive struggle right now. For some weird reason the entire team looks like they have zero energy. Lots of short shots. It’s a very weird game to watch.
I don't expect a team with Audi as the centerpiece to resemble Showtime but our whole team just looks so slow and unathletic (by major-conference basketball standards; I'm sure they could all run circles around me).
Observations:
#33 on EIU is either sick or having some other issue. Make her run.
Love Audi, but attention & lack of effort on D drag her overall talent down. Almost a liability on D.
I don't understand this stubbornness to feed Audi down low when triple covered.
#33 on EIU is either sick or having some other issue. Make her run.
Love Audi, but attention & lack of effort on D drag her overall talent down. Almost a liability on D.
I don't understand this stubbornness to feed Audi down low when triple covered.
I fear this team is going to get trounced in conference play where every night they face teams with athleticism inside and out. I know I’ve said it before, but each game that passes it feels increasingly like the Prohm era where there is no game plan beyond feed a single player (Audi) and hope for the best — and a lot of standing and watching. It’s not even feed the post, because they don’t try to do so when Audi sits.
At least glad to see they’ve cleaned up the free throws. *shrug*
At least glad to see they’ve cleaned up the free throws. *shrug*
My main concern lately is the lack of development.
Addy and Audi are great but have they improved significantly since last year?
Ryan has been the same player for five years. A good player but very little development.
The last paragraph is the bigger and more concerning problem. This team REALLY misses the outside threat we had last season with Belanger.
Somebody needs to have a “Come to Jesus” discussion with her.
Actually, i think Addy has shown flashes, but seems content to her second fiddle status. Addy could take over games, but Bill is so damn insistent on this post-driven offense.
Audi is a bit of a black hole when she gets it in the post, which may be part of the issue. She scores a lot down there so maybe it's not really a problem but I was expecting a 2009 Orlando Magic offense this year (command a double-team in the post, pass it out to any one of four great shooters) and we just aren't doing that.
I'm not a coach though, just a fan watching from home so what do I know.
I think we'll do alright record-wise, the Big 12 doesn't look outstanding in WBB this year, but the top 5-10 ranking business was a fantasy.
