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Post by calhoya on Mar 1, 2014 13:20:11 GMT -5
Who is going to shoot the 3 next year? DSR is better at mid-range, Jabril still developing, Cameron wildly inconsistent and cannot create his shot, and Domingo clearly not the shooter we thought. Which of the newcomers has the outside shot?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2014 13:37:57 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity, how come Peak gets absolutely no mention as another ball handler? Is his handle that poor? Because you would think a guard who is used to having the ball in his hands ALL THE TIME in HS would certainly be comfortable having it in his hands at the next level. Not that he's going to run the point or facilitate offense, but as far as helping with press break, etc. when he's on the floor We've been wildly successful in the past without having a true PG and by running the offense through a big or multiple bigs. No we're not going to have the one man press break in Markel anymore, but assuming that Thompson is going to ask DSR to just dribble through the press seems misguided. We've spent many season seasons using a much more passing-based strategy against the press (sometimes ineffectively, I'll admit that) and we certainly have enough guys next year that can handle and pass it well enough to break a press effectively. DSR will get plenty of opportunities to play off the ball, and I don't necessarily think he needs to be primary facilitator all the time as Starks has been. Assuming PW is as good as he seems, I agree that we could/should see a lot of offense run through him. I guess what I'm getting at is that I expect the offense to look wildly different next year than it does this year. A transfer or de-commit that could contribute right away would be tremendous, but I think we can work with what we have in the backcourt. The prospect of a frontcourt of Hop, Moses, Hayes is utterly terrifying. At this point I'm ready to give his scholarship to a '14 big who has at least demonstrated that he has some idea of how this game is played. How can anyone we bring in possibly be worse than Moses? Whose the big you’re running offense through? Clark had Sims and Hollis to stretch the floor, who does D have? Do you really want DSR to be the primary ball-handler and facilitator on offense, don’t think that’s a lot to ask for a player whose never been a PG?
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Mar 1, 2014 14:41:49 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity, how come Peak gets absolutely no mention as another ball handler? Is his handle that poor? Because you would think a guard who is used to having the ball in his hands ALL THE TIME in HS would certainly be comfortable having it in his hands at the next level. Not that he's going to run the point or facilitate offense, but as far as helping with press break, etc. when he's on the floor We've been wildly successful in the past without having a true PG and by running the offense through a big or multiple bigs. No we're not going to have the one man press break in Markel anymore, but assuming that Thompson is going to ask DSR to just dribble through the press seems misguided. We've spent many season seasons using a much more passing-based strategy against the press (sometimes ineffectively, I'll admit that) and we certainly have enough guys next year that can handle and pass it well enough to break a press effectively. DSR will get plenty of opportunities to play off the ball, and I don't necessarily think he needs to be primary facilitator all the time as Starks has been. Assuming PW is as good as he seems, I agree that we could/should see a lot of offense run through him. I guess what I'm getting at is that I expect the offense to look wildly different next year than it does this year. A transfer or de-commit that could contribute right away would be tremendous, but I think we can work with what we have in the backcourt. The prospect of a frontcourt of Hop, Moses, Hayes is utterly terrifying. At this point I'm ready to give his scholarship to a '14 big who has at least demonstrated that he has some idea of how this game is played. How can anyone we bring in possibly be worse than Moses? Whose the big you’re running offense through? Clark had Sims and Hollis to stretch the floor, who does D have? Do you really want DSR to be the primary ball-handler and facilitator on offense, don’t think that’s a lot to ask for a player whose never been a PG? Where are we magically pulling a ball-handling, facilitating PG from? If the assumption is that Tre isn't ready to contribute, then why would any other freshman we add be ready? PW may not be a center but he's 6'8" and is clearly pretty adept at operating from the high post. Cameron and Copeland can stretch the floor. The way I see it, neither situation is ideal, but adding a big is a more necessary component beyond just next year. Asking DSR to be the primary ball handler for a year isn't the end of the world and is only going to help his overall development. I think you're painting this picture of DSR having to operate like Markel is operating this year and I don't think our offense will look anything remotely like it does this year.
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 1, 2014 14:42:46 GMT -5
Yaboy, I don't understand your argument on DSR. Our offense is such that our point doesn't have to control the ball -- he judt has to guard points. Moving DSR to guard the 1 allows more time for Peak, White and Copeland. I don't think thats s bad thing. If we were to find a fifth year transfer or if Campbell was really thst amazing, sure. But otherwise, I want my best players on the floor. Basically what H.A.H said. We’re going to ask DSR to break the press, control tempo, get us into sets, and be the Primary ballhandler and scorer on offense, so he’s doing it against the other teams best defender. Then when the shot clock runs down you’re asking him to break down the offense and create for others. It’s a lot to ask of a guy being put in a new role that he’s never played before. If I’m an opposing coach I’m already seeing his handle is not a PG handle, so I’m pressuring him as soon as he’s in the gym. If I’m not getting To’s at least I’m forcing him to start his work 94 feet from the basket every play. Yes our offense can be ran without a true PG but it still needs a facilitator. Clark had Sims. Dsr won’t have anyone so he will have to play a more traditional role in that he will have to be the primary facilitator also. When he drives I’m pinching hard trying to force the ball out of his hands. On the perimeter the only guy I’m worried about other than him is Reggie Cam, so I can clog the paint and either force him to finish over bigger guys, or drive and kick to an average at best shooter. I’m telling my guys get into him and make him work, they're going to do that anyway but it’s different when you have to have the ball in your hands the majority of the time. It’s too easy to defendIf I’m 3 I’m trying to figure out anyway to lessen his load and get him off the ball doing what he does best, Finishing plays. I need to be able to play him like a 20-15 split pG to SG to keep him fresh for a whole season otherwise he’s going to wear down. It’s not just physical but the mental aspect of running a team that will contribute. If nothing happens Imo our best chance is Josh comes back motivated realizing this is his last chance. He still is probably the best big available to us. If he can give us a little more than this year and get in better shape we have potential to be good. I would also look at playing PW at the point on offense and having him guard the 3 on D. He can see over the top and he has a pretty good handle. It allows DSR to relax and focus on what he does best, scoring the ball. You add a relatively versatile defender to the lineup in White. He ran the point against Curie (fwiw) for a period and looked comfortable initiating plays, and he is a good passer. Play him in a Kyle Anderson type of role he, doesn’t have to dribble through the press because he can pass over top. You probably take your lumps early but by seasons end maybe you have something. It definitely will cause opposing coaches to have to think about how to defend us if he is capable of handling the role. This is a very grim outlook Yaboy.. Do you really think Copeland, White & Peak are "average at best" shooters?
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Post by SFHoya99 on Mar 1, 2014 14:56:37 GMT -5
Yaboy, I don't understand your argument on DSR. Our offense is such that our point doesn't have to control the ball -- he judt has to guard points. Moving DSR to guard the 1 allows more time for Peak, White and Copeland. I don't think thats s bad thing. If we were to find a fifth year transfer or if Campbell was really thst amazing, sure. But otherwise, I want my best players on the floor. Basically what H.A.H said. We’re going to ask DSR to break the press, control tempo, get us into sets, and be the Primary ballhandler and scorer on offense, so he’s doing it against the other teams best defender. Then when the shot clock runs down you’re asking him to break down the offense and create for others. It’s a lot to ask of a guy being put in a new role that he’s never played before. If I’m an opposing coach I’m already seeing his handle is not a PG handle, so I’m pressuring him as soon as he’s in the gym. If I’m not getting To’s at least I’m forcing him to start his work 94 feet from the basket every play. Yes our offense can be ran without a true PG but it still needs a facilitator. Clark had Sims. Dsr won’t have anyone so he will have to play a more traditional role in that he will have to be the primary facilitator also. When he drives I’m pinching hard trying to force the ball out of his hands. On the perimeter the only guy I’m worried about other than him is Reggie Cam, so I can clog the paint and either force him to finish over bigger guys, or drive and kick to an average at best shooter. I’m telling my guys get into him and make him work, they're going to do that anyway but it’s different when you have to have the ball in your hands the majority of the time. It’s too easy to defend If I’m 3 I’m trying to figure out anyway to lessen his load and get him off the ball doing what he does best, Finishing plays. I need to be able to play him like a 20-15 split pG to SG to keep him fresh for a whole season otherwise he’s going to wear down. It’s not just physical but the mental aspect of running a team that will contribute. If nothing happens Imo our best chance is Josh comes back motivated realizing this is his last chance. He still is probably the best big available to us. If he can give us a little more than this year and get in better shape we have potential to be good. I would also look at playing PW at the point on offense and having him guard the 3 on D. He can see over the top and he has a pretty good handle. It allows DSR to relax and focus on what he does best, scoring the ball. You add a relatively versatile defender to the lineup in White. He ran the point against Curie (fwiw) for a period and looked comfortable initiating plays, and he is a good passer. Play him in a Kyle Anderson type of role he, doesn’t have to dribble through the press because he can pass over top. You probably take your lumps early but by seasons end maybe you have something. It definitely will cause opposing coaches to have to think about how to defend us if he is capable of handling the role. If your solution is to play Paul White a lot, we have the same solution. My preference would be to play the best five players most often rather than forcing Campbell into significant minutes he's not ready for (provided he's not ready). I'd rather run the best five out there than put a worse player out there just to get the ball out of DSR's hands for most of the game. I am fairly certain Campbell won't be in our Top 5 best players and that's not including our "centers" -- behind DSR, Copeland, White, Trawick, Peak at minimum. And there's a really good chance Cameron will be better. Are we really going to give Campbell huge minutes over someone like LJ Peak -- whose minutes would surely be squeezed? Than again, at this point, I'm just about ready to start Copeland at C.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Mar 1, 2014 15:00:44 GMT -5
Who is going to shoot the 3 next year? DSR is better at mid-range, Jabril still developing, Cameron wildly inconsistent and cannot create his shot, and Domingo clearly not the shooter we thought. Which of the newcomers has the outside shot? DSR is shooting 40% for three. Three point shooting is inconsistent, but he's a good bet to be good. I think Cameron has a shot to be pretty good. But what we really have to hope for is that the rest of the team is hitting around 35%, not the 20% they were hitting for most of the year. Trawick and Bowen have both picked it up; if White, Copeland and Peak can all be respectable, we'll be okay.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 2, 2014 11:06:12 GMT -5
Campbell? A DSR/Trawick combo? Moses should not be back next year, I think last night clinched it. We certainly cannot count on Smith, Hopkins has been a cipher for 2 years, and even though Bradley contributed last night, there are no certainties as to what he will give us. As for Copeland and White, they are not 5's, plus who knows for certain how much they give us down low? We have big bodies, but as we have seen this year, you have to have some actual talent down low to succeed. We have 2 outstanding guards, but we are facing a Wednesday BET game. DSR Trawick aren’t PG’s it cuts both ways… Doesn’t matter who you have down low if you can’t get them the ball and I don’t think it’s the best thing to have our best scorer trying to break presses and facilitate for others while playing a relatively new position for himself. If DSR struggles or get’s into foul trouble where do you go? Even though it is probably an unrealistic dream for him, if Jabril still wants that crack at the NBA he must futher shore up his handle over the spring and summer. Same can be said for DSR if he has NBA aspirations. Those aspirations may be a pipedream too but nonetheless DSR won't have any shot if he doesn't work on that aspect of the game: ballhandling. Any work that both put in should help their games and most of all help the team next season. And to DSR's credit he is already a pretty good creator in his own right; he can create for others even outside the Princeton system. He isn't merely a scorer. Granted I too understand you want him to be able to concentrate on scoring and not using up so much of his energy and time creating for others. I think he still will be able to do that. He will just have to take an approach like Stephen Curry had at Davidson. Curry had a backcourt teammate whom one could claim to be the point guard of the team, but the reality is that Curry had the ball in his hands more than anyone and was able to score and to accumulate assists as the result of defenses being so worried over his scoring ability. DSR is not at Curry's level, but still a guy like Curry could provide a blueprint for how DSR can be a multiple threat on offense. The added bonus is that with Campbell and White DSR and Jabril won't be the only guys with the responsibility of breaking the press.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 2, 2014 11:14:40 GMT -5
Jabril and Tre are alternatives as PGs next year (and are going to do a better job playing PG next year than the current crew of centers is going to do playing center next year), and we can break the press with a team approach using Peak/White/Copeland, similar to what we did with Otto and w/ Monroe. Not to mention that we don't have to run our offense through our PG--we can run it through a wing like we did with Otto (and technically through a big, but hey, let's not do that next year). And the reason a big is the most important add for next year is that bigs (1) tend to develop more slowly; and (2) are more likely to get in foul trouble (especially the group of bigs, including Smith, that we currently have). Consequently, if we only had one schollie, I'd rather see it used on a big next year than a PG, especially b/c it means we'll have a sophomore center in 2015 rather than a freshman for the year we are most likely going to be in the best position to make a run at a national title (I mean, if we get Ivan Rabb in 2015, sure, we don't need a center as much in 2014, but is that something we want to count on?). Hayes is our only big guy on the roster in 2015, and that's the kind of hole that prevents a roster that's stacked at every other position from being a great team. Those are shaky alternatives at best and even if you think those guys can do it, who are these facilitators on the wing that you can run offense through? If I’m 3 I’m trying to figure out how to get DSR to the 2 where I can have him finishing plays. Heck If things stay as is if I’m 3 I might even look at playing Paul at the 1 just because he can see over the top has a good handle and will have a bigger guy on him. Imo when you pressure Brill especially with smaller quick guards he’s coughing it up. Tre is 6’1 160 maybe and freshman usually don’t contribute first year much. What does Tre's size have to do with anything? What being at least 6 feet can't get the job done in college basketball anymore? And if you don't think Tre can contribute much next season because he will be a frosh, what makes you think using a schollie on another (although likely less regarded) would-be-freshman guard will help out the situation? By your point of view that second freshman point guard won't be able to contribute much either.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 2, 2014 11:24:59 GMT -5
Yaboy, I don't understand your argument on DSR. Our offense is such that our point doesn't have to control the ball -- he judt has to guard points. Moving DSR to guard the 1 allows more time for Peak, White and Copeland. I don't think thats s bad thing. If we were to find a fifth year transfer or if Campbell was really thst amazing, sure. But otherwise, I want my best players on the floor. Basically what H.A.H said. We’re going to ask DSR to break the press, control tempo, get us into sets, and be the Primary ballhandler and scorer on offense, so he’s doing it against the other teams best defender. Then when the shot clock runs down you’re asking him to break down the offense and create for others. It’s a lot to ask of a guy being put in a new role that he’s never played before. He wouldn't have to do all of that. If he is the best ballhandler on the floor for the Hoyas he may get the bulk of the responsibility of bringing the ball up when the Hoyas are being pressed (which btw won't happen every possession), but once he crosses that halfcourt line there is a system in place that will allow the Gtown offense to flow even if the ball isn't in DSR or a point guard's hands. And, yes, I do believe Jabril can help control tempo in those moments; you are underestimating how much of a handle he has right now. Recall how no Hoya fans had any confidence in Jason Clark on this front leading into his senior season. And he ended up being much better than expected once he was handed more of those ballhandling responsibilities. Plus as mentioned before there are guys named Tre and Paul to help out too.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 2, 2014 11:38:18 GMT -5
What we will miss most from Starks is his ability to run an effective fastbreak. This is the first season in which III's teams have looked to push it quickly in order to get early baskets. I think this was something Starks was capable of for awhile. I also think Bowen's play has helped the Hoyas feel more comfortable looking for that quick strike. Nonetheless I feel III has made this change mostly because he understood how unreliable his halfcourt offense was going to be and he relaized he needed easier baskets to help keep the team competitive. Whatever the reason I am simply pleased to see III use this type of attack; my only regret being that it took him this long to go that route.
Not sure that anyone on next year's team will be as effective as Starks in orchestrating a fastbreak, but that doesn't mean I'm advocating for an additional pg. Next season's team will be different and likley will have enough gifted offensive players that the halfcourt offense will be much improved. I still seeing us running more than normal though. With athletes like Jabril, Isaac, LJ, Paul and probably Aaron, we would be foolish not to exploit that area of the game.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2014 12:00:45 GMT -5
What we will miss most from Starks is his ability to run an effective fastbreak. This is the first season in which III's teams have looked to push it quickly in order to get early baskets. I think this was something Starks was capable of for awhile. I also think Bowen's play has helped the Hoyas feel more comfortable looking for that quick strike. Nonetheless I feel III has made this change mostly because he understood how unreliable his halfcourt offense was going to be and he relaized he needed easier baskets to help keep the team competitive. Whatever the reason I am simply pleased to see III use this type of attack; my only regret being that it took him this long to go that route. Not sure that anyone on next year's team will be as effective as Starks in orchestrating a fastbreak, but that doesn't mean I'm advocating for an additional pg. Next season's team will be different and likley will have enough gifted offensive players that the halfcourt offense will be much improved. I still seeing us running more than normal though. With athletes like Jabril, Isaac, LJ, Paul and probably Aaron, we would be foolish not to exploit that area of the game. I still think this team could have exploited the fast-break or secondary break a little better this year, but no doubt we run more than previous years. You still see a little bit of that residual hesitancy on a lot of plays where guys have good angles to attack the basket or numbers advantages and are reluctant to try to make a play. Then again, we've had more alley-oops this year than maybe every other JT3 season combined so you take what you can get. Losing Starks will be very difficult of course. I think he would have been the perfect PG for the class we have coming in, but it always seems like we're a year off with the timing of some of our personnel. Looking to the future, I see Tre as eventually being the best fast-break PG we'll have had under JT3. It will take some time for him to develop-- I'm one of those people that thinks he won't come on strong until later in his career -- but once he does I could see him as a poor man's Ty Lawson. From the WCAC games I've seen, I like how quickly he distributes the ball and his ability to move the ball over long distances as soon as it's inbounded to him. In this way he reminds me of Lawson although obviously Lawson was much more skilled offensively coming out of high school and was faster and stronger than Tre albeit an inch or two shorter than Tre. With Tyler Ennis and Trey Burke it's not impossible to have a freshman PG make an impact but my expectations are tempered for now. Tre's learning curve will be a very important barometer for the success of the team. If he is competently running the point by sophomore year, that could be a special year for this program.
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Post by sleepy on Mar 2, 2014 16:34:03 GMT -5
What we will miss most from Starks is his ability to run an effective fastbreak. This is the first season in which III's teams have looked to push it quickly in order to get early baskets. I think this was something Starks was capable of for awhile. I also think Bowen's play has helped the Hoyas feel more comfortable looking for that quick strike. Nonetheless I feel III has made this change mostly because he understood how unreliable his halfcourt offense was going to be and he relaized he needed easier baskets to help keep the team competitive. Whatever the reason I am simply pleased to see III use this type of attack; my only regret being that it took him this long to go that route. Not sure that anyone on next year's team will be as effective as Starks in orchestrating a fastbreak, but that doesn't mean I'm advocating for an additional pg. Next season's team will be different and likley will have enough gifted offensive players that the halfcourt offense will be much improved. I still seeing us running more than normal though. With athletes like Jabril, Isaac, LJ, Paul and probably Aaron, we would be foolish not to exploit that area of the game. Starks cannot run an effective fast break. Have you been watching this season? He, and most of the other players, have no clue on spacing, passing, or even timing. Willingness to push it does not mean he is effective in doing so. But I do agree that we have been better at trying to attack the full court this year, likely because we have no other choice. All that being said I don't understand what this argument is about with needing to move DSR to the 2 guard or all hope is lost. The two guard positions are interchangeable in our offense and DSR will not have press breaking responsibilities a la Wright or even Starks. Hopefully we'll use our incoming wings to break the press and toss to them at half court the way we did in the pointguard-less era that was 2004-2008.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 3, 2014 10:33:07 GMT -5
Good grief, Sleepy, you must have hated every element of the team this season if you think Starks can't run an effective break. I thought Starks was pretty good at it myself. We'll have to agree to disagree.
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Post by daymondmyles on Mar 3, 2014 13:55:08 GMT -5
I agree with Sleepy. I actually think DSR runs it better except he's much slower. Starks has some strange instincts on fact breaks.
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Post by idhoya on Mar 3, 2014 16:27:13 GMT -5
Kells not only runs the break better; he's not far behind DSR in finishing at the rim. He's also better in the halfcourt.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 3, 2014 16:32:00 GMT -5
I think we will be fine next year. Between DSR and Trawick, and the new incoming freshmen I think we will be more than capable. I think some are focusing too much on the press. Yes, it's important but how many teams really employ a good enough press where we need to worry about it? A few but most teams don't even bother.
As someone mentioned above, Jason Clark's handle was absolutely awful before his senior year but he improved substantially to the extent that he was more than capable of handling the ball against pressure. I expect DSR and Trawick to improve as well.
Will any single player be as good as Starks at ball handling? Probably not but I think we will be fine.
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 3, 2014 17:39:14 GMT -5
Jody Demling @jdemling 38m Anas Osama Mahmoud, a 7-foot-1 Egyptian, has committed to Louisville per his guardian.
Kills me!!! If this turns out to be true that will mean in one class Pitino has pulled 3 centers.. Way to hedge your bets..
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 3, 2014 18:02:17 GMT -5
Here's another big popping up on high major radars for 2014.. recruitscoop.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=161584315 interesting unsigned seniors.. ABDOULAYE GUEYE 2014 6-9 220lb power forward from Central Park Christian (AL) - Another late signing period stock riser, Gueye is benefitting from the lack of available big men and capitalizing on his tremendous size. Among those involved are Minnesota, Texas Tech, UAB, Auburn, Memphis and others. Most recently, the Red Raiders and Golden Gophers have come on the strongest, including an official visit to Minnesota last month. www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/11/basketball_a-list_central_park.html
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 0:23:55 GMT -5
Whose the big you’re running offense through? Clark had Sims and Hollis to stretch the floor, who does D have? Do you really want DSR to be the primary ball-handler and facilitator on offense, don’t think that’s a lot to ask for a player whose never been a PG? Where are we magically pulling a ball-handling, facilitating PG from? If the assumption is that Tre isn't ready to contribute, then why would any other freshman we add be ready? PW may not be a center but he's 6'8" and is clearly pretty adept at operating from the high post. Cameron and Copeland can stretch the floor. The way I see it, neither situation is ideal, but adding a big is a more necessary component beyond just next year. Asking DSR to be the primary ball handler for a year isn't the end of the world and is only going to help his overall development. I think you're painting this picture of DSR having to operate like Markel is operating this year and I don't think our offense will look anything remotely like it does this year. I wasn’t speaking of adding a Freshman. At the end of the season there will be players available either through transfer or or via coaches getting fired and them being released. It happens every year and as I stated above the ideal situation would be a Senior transfer similar to who UNLV just landed so he only plays one year and doesn’t hurt your scholly situation if you could fit that in. That’s fine if you think you can run offense through Paul in the high post but he still is a Freshman so imo there’s no way we could count on that at this point despite the fact I think Paul is very good. People keep saying that he won’t have to play like Markel but if you’re the primary Ball handler, top facilitator and scorer, while running the PG position how is he not? In fact he probably will have it in his hands more than Kel because Kel has D to take some pressure off, who does D have?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2014 0:34:13 GMT -5
Basically what H.A.H said. We’re going to ask DSR to break the press, control tempo, get us into sets, and be the Primary ballhandler and scorer on offense, so he’s doing it against the other teams best defender. Then when the shot clock runs down you’re asking him to break down the offense and create for others. It’s a lot to ask of a guy being put in a new role that he’s never played before. He wouldn't have to do all of that. If he is the best ballhandler on the floor for the Hoyas he may get the bulk of the responsibility of bringing the ball up when the Hoyas are being pressed (which btw won't happen every possession), but once he crosses that halfcourt line there is a system in place that will allow the Gtown offense to flow even if the ball isn't in DSR or a point guard's hands. And, yes, I do believe Jabril can help control tempo in those moments; you are underestimating how much of a handle he has right now. Recall how no Hoya fans had any confidence in Jason Clark on this front leading into his senior season. And he ended up being much better than expected once he was handed more of those ballhandling responsibilities. Plus as mentioned before there are guys named Tre and Paul to help out too. We all know how the offense works, and of course it can be run without a PG, BUT every offense needs a facilitator including GTowns. John Wall, Sapp were combos but they had Hibbs and Jeff to run offense through Clark had Sims, who does D have? and if he’s the main facilitator as well then despite the system that’s still a pretty traditional PG role no matter what your plays look like. TBH the Clark situation is what I’m hoping for a PG in Clarks case that would have been Markel to take pressure of him for 15-20 min a game so he he’s fresh at winning time Lastly tbh it doesn’t have to be a PG if Josh comes back motivated read to play you can run offense through him, but aside from that another player you who could create for others and themselves would make next years team particularly dangerous.
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