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Post by rockcityhoya on Mar 6, 2012 14:08:23 GMT -5
professorhoya - "all angles"
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Post by rockcityhoya on Mar 6, 2012 13:46:02 GMT -5
For us to have success going forward, Hollis needs to shoot more. Period.
Our biggest weakness, and what I believe will be our downfall going forward is team 3pt shooting percentage (we rank 141st). Our team numbers are slightly skewed because Hollis shoots at such a high clip. Take him out of the equation, and our best 3pt shooter is Markel. Jason, while he makes a lot of threes, takes too many, significantly impacting our efficiency (points per possession). Here’s the breakdown:
Hollis - Attempts 4.1 threes per game, and makes 1.9, or 45.8% (totals = 54/118) Jason – Attempts 4.6 threes per game, and makes 1.5, or 32.8% (totals = 44/134) Surprisingly, Markel is our second best shooter percentage-wise, attempting 3.4, making 1.3, or 37% (totals = 34/92)
Why this matters: Jason’s efficiency impacts our team because of 1542 field goals attempted this year, 476 of them have been three’s, or 30% of our offense. We are 272nd in the country in possessions per game, so when we take so many threes, and our top guys are shooting a combined 38% from three, it’s very hard to win.
Bottom line: Hollis needs to take more of our 3pt attempts, Jason needs to step his shooting up, and Markel needs to take more threes.
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Post by rockcityhoya on Mar 5, 2012 19:46:18 GMT -5
While I get what you're saying, making comments like "but that's not what is going to win Noel over" is ridiculous. You have no idea what motivates this kid. A 17 year old elite basketball player who compares notes with his peers is always going to notice/take facilities into account.
While I understand (and frankly, agree) that our edge is the program/the tradition/the player development/he camaraderie, recruits DO take facilities into account.
My only point was that we need to come at him from all angles and facilities is one of the angles. I think the Verizon center is awesome and can be sold to recruits.
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Post by rockcityhoya on Mar 5, 2012 17:41:31 GMT -5
I hope we take him on a tour of the Verizon Center and at least play the intro music through the speakers. A cafeteria, no matter how bumpin', is not gonna cut it.
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Post by rockcityhoya on Mar 2, 2012 11:10:27 GMT -5
As I said "It's a pickup game, so we shouldn't put too much stock in it, but hey, at least we get to see the kid run around."
That's all it is. Deep breaths guys.
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Post by rockcityhoya on Mar 1, 2012 14:36:15 GMT -5
Nerlens will have already visited the Hilltop (fingers crossed), and they can bond over how good the Chicken Madness is. Get it done DSR!
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Post by rockcityhoya on Mar 1, 2012 14:01:48 GMT -5
No thank you to Kentucky.
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Post by rockcityhoya on Mar 1, 2012 13:40:51 GMT -5
Bolden is also in this footage. It's a pickup game, so we shouldn't put too much stock in it, but hey, at least we get to see the kid run around. Grey t-shirt, navy shorts (wonder where he got those).
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