Instead of ******** about the team and how the sky is falling, I thought we could discuss some of the things the team needs to work on (which is a lot of things).
Obviously #1 is scoring. We won't win many games scoring 48 points. I understand Garrett is a freshman, but why not have him out there for 30 minutes per game instead of letting Peterson bring the ball up? Other coaches have figured out that simple pressure on Peterson works wonders. It seems that when BP brings the ball up, we dribble around the perimeter until there are about 8 seconds on the shot clock and we end up putting up a terrible shot.
#2 - Getting the ball down into the Bigs. Our bigs are by far the best part of our game. Mac and some of the players said they need to be smart with shot selection. I think the big problem is that the guards can't get the ball down low (WJ did this well last night so that will be a big help) and once they do, the Bigs know that if they kick it out, they won't see it again for a few possessions.
#3 - Rebounding. Enough said.
#4 - Conditioning - This one shocked me...a couple of the players on the post game show mentioned conditioning as an issue. Why is that? Are the freshman still trying to get their legs? I would have thought Mac would have taken care of that in practice...
One thing we have done well is on the defensive side of the ball. If we could eliminate 1/2 of the second chance points/offensive rebounds, we would be in much better shape. UNI shot 42% in our house and won...that says a lot. AND we only had 7 turnovers.
Your thoughts?
Obviously #1 is scoring. We won't win many games scoring 48 points. I understand Garrett is a freshman, but why not have him out there for 30 minutes per game instead of letting Peterson bring the ball up? Other coaches have figured out that simple pressure on Peterson works wonders. It seems that when BP brings the ball up, we dribble around the perimeter until there are about 8 seconds on the shot clock and we end up putting up a terrible shot.
#2 - Getting the ball down into the Bigs. Our bigs are by far the best part of our game. Mac and some of the players said they need to be smart with shot selection. I think the big problem is that the guards can't get the ball down low (WJ did this well last night so that will be a big help) and once they do, the Bigs know that if they kick it out, they won't see it again for a few possessions.
#3 - Rebounding. Enough said.
#4 - Conditioning - This one shocked me...a couple of the players on the post game show mentioned conditioning as an issue. Why is that? Are the freshman still trying to get their legs? I would have thought Mac would have taken care of that in practice...
One thing we have done well is on the defensive side of the ball. If we could eliminate 1/2 of the second chance points/offensive rebounds, we would be in much better shape. UNI shot 42% in our house and won...that says a lot. AND we only had 7 turnovers.
Your thoughts?