Its unbelievable to me that Jackson and Enaruna get benched for lacking defense. But then Gabe doesn’t get benched for being lazy on rebounds, stupid fouls, not valuing the basketball, and bombing 3s when it’s completely not called for. If anyone needs to be in the doghouse its GK.
I agree with you about Gabe. There were a couple of occurrences of bad shots and turnovers I was thinking, damn this guy is going to lose the game for us. He was better on defense though I’ll give him that.
I got slammed earlier in the year for questioning Gabe's shooting and suggesting that TJ should coach him not to shoot as much. Especially if he misses his first couple/few 3's. It is clear now that Gabe is just not a good shooter. He does play a lot because I think he hustles and gives it his all, and plays good defense. I think he is being more careful with turnovers also, not being as reckless.
We will have our best chance at success if Gabe defers shooting too many 3's, especially after early misses (He does have a small chance to be hot). I think in large part that is what he is doing now. I don't think he is shooting many 3's when he knows he's not hitting. He can shoot if he has to, clock running down, last resort, etc. It is his defense, driving and mid-range/short game that is still needed.
It's easy to be back-seat coaches and I'll admit to not understanding why Enaruna and Jackson have not played as much of late. It was good in that regard to seeing them both play a good amount today. We need them playing and contributing.
