I keep seeing people saying we need shooters to be consistent I think we need them to SHOOT MORE and that will get them consistent. When you get pulled if you miss your first shot you tend to not take a shot so you can stay in the game and this hurts us. I posted earlier that we need to bring the ball to our half and if we have a miss-match in the post go there if not move the ball and find an open player like we did last night. See what happened, players stepped up and scored.
Agree, the problem is some of the players we need to shoot more just aren't putting up enough shots either it's them passing up looks or just not moving the ball around to get them looks. We've seen Harris, Jackson, Tanke, Joens etc. have a big game scoring then disappear for several games in a row and not get many attempts off. I'm looking at Jackson's game log and minutes are not an issue with her, she consistently gets 25-30+ a game but last night was her season high for attempts at 9. She's only attempted 5 or more shots in 5 of 12 conference games and scored in double figures in just 3 of those. She's had many games she played 25+ minutes in that she only attempted 3 or less shots. She is getting off .4 more attempt than last season but for an off guard playing 24 MPG (even more in conference play) to only be attempting 4.2 shots a game on average she needs to be more involved and getting closer to 10 attempts a game as we know she can hit the 3. Whether that is that on the coaching staff not running more offense through her or AJ not looking to be more aggressive at getting shots off or maybe its a combo of both but she seems like the most logical source of offense to be that 3rd or 4th scorer on the team.
Harris feels like the other one that they've given plenty of playing time to that could fill the scoring void too but she has the same problem, plays 25-30ish minutes as a starter and will have a big game then goes on a 3 or 4 game stretch she puts up a handful or less of shots per game. Tanke is a freshman getting inconsistent minutes so I can't be critical of her as it's tough to get shots off in short stints in the game unless you are wide open. Joens has had the same issues with not having enough minutes but lately even when her minutes have been in the teens she is finding ways in some of those games to get off a handful and no one questions her hustle and defense. We've gone through so many options with the 5th starter it's time we just give her that spot with 25+ mins a game and let her get comfortable because even if she has an off shooting night she still has a lot of value on defense.
Still think some of our woes come from trying to play 12 players too much early on. I get that its a fine line bringing in recruits and transfers and wanting to get them minutes to keep them happy but TJ has to deal with that too on the Men's team and he has a very tight 8 player lineup once conference season hits. It's about winning games and playing your best players at that point and maybe you dip into the bench for another player or 2 when there is an injury or foul problems but for the most part those main 8 know their roles and they get comfortable with them knowing that coach isn't going to bring another person off the bench if they have an off night. Maybe that is a flaw of Bill's right now with this roster but Ryan is the only senior so there probably are going to be some departures after this season regardless. Can't second guess rotation decisions with the fear that someone only getting 5-10 minutes here and there is going to leave after the season because they aren't helping you win games in this moment when it matters.
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