Georgetown - Appalachian State 12/18/18 Discussion

[prhoya]

Dec 19, 2018 7:33:36 GMT -5 SaxaCD said:

Dec 19, 2018 6:27:04 GMT -5 Ranch Dressing said:

Mosely played okay. He must lead the nation in charges taken per minutes played.

He had 2 but ref robbed him of one!

No, it was the right call on the second one as he had his right foot on the white line of the arc under the basket.

Don’t know charge taken vs TOs, but up to the LMU game Jagan was ahead in charge taken vs foul called in those situations. Last night he was 1 and 1.

[smokeyjack]

Dec 18, 2018 22:06:29 GMT -5 @nychoya94 said:

Josh has to start and play at least 28-30 minutes a night.

There's a very good case to be made that he's the best player on our roster right now. Which honestly, for reasons unknown, is something I hadn't considered until tonight.

No doubt. I know Pat loves Trey because he understands how he wants to play. But, man, the kid is just a really marginal athlete. As someone said last night, he made an even bigger mess than usual last night because he tried to assert himself offensively. He led the team in attempts until the under 12 TO, and that just can't happen...ever. 

[calhoya]

Actually encouraged by this game as there were several opportunities down the stretch to fold, particularly after two bad losses. Really encouraged by the play and effort of Pickett and the early focus of Akinjo on getting the ball distributed instead of just forcing a shot. LeBlanc is just such an incredible addition to this team it is hard to quantify his value because his offensive game has yet to develop, but he is already one of the best and most consistent players on the team.

Last night showed that every player on this team has his role and if they play within that role they can be good. It also means when a player like Govan is in a multi-game funk, others can pick him up. I worry about the apparent regression of Kaleb and the lack of offensive progress for Mosley. Kaleb had turned himself into a pretty decent FT shooter last year and now even his FT shot is more reminiscent of his early years than last year. Mosley still lacks the confidence to look for his shot outside. Perhaps that can never be his role, but it does limit what the team can do when he is out there because he poses no threat from the outside and opponents are going to back off and defend his passes.

[EtomicB]

Dec 18, 2018 22:25:07 GMT -5 HometownHoya said:

Dec 18, 2018 20:38:23 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Yes, share the ball, move the ball, the ball sticks wayy too much with this team...

It worked very well until JT3 lost his way...

Akinjo is very good but Gtown doesn't have the personnel to have him distribute to the way you're describing... Plus he's a scorer 1st anyway so that makes it that much harder to do for him...

Once the BE season starts, I think this team will be easy to defend...

In my eyes, you are right. I definitely preferred JTIII's team oriented style of basketball but once he lost the guys that could win 1 on 1 match-ups, it was too easy to defend the one dimensional players.

I also agree that Akinjo is a score first PG but that is where Pat's coaching needs to come in. Teach him that his teammates are there for him. I disagree that we don't have the personnel around him to distribute. Pat just needs to find the right off-ball sets to get guys available where they are comfortable: Pickett at the high-post extended, Jessie anywhere, Mourning at the elbow, LeBlanc for dump offs, Mac with a lane to the rim, Greg for any 3pt shot, Blair with a set shot, etc. Plus James needs to be comfortable not only dumping the ball off but getting it to guys outside the arc.

This team has talent. Definitely not the exact talent if Pat drafted everyone to run his sets but enough to make it work. While our offense isn't perfect and isn't the ideal type of team ball, it will get the job done as long as we are shooting around average (which we haven't done every game).

The real key to our season will be defense, which I'm not sure how we solve it. We dont have the length up top to run zone and we don't have the athleticism in the middle and on both wings (outside of line-ups with both Pickett and LeBlanc) to run man. Pack the line would be perfect for this team but it's too late for that. We will just need to be a help heavy team and get our rotations down.

A lot of items to consider in this paragraph, too much to put on one player in my view...

[jwp91]

Every player has now attempted a 3 pointer with Carter and Leblanc hoisting their first. Govan, Malinowski, and Pickett are a step ahead of everyone percentage wise for those who have many attempts.

If I am an opposing coach, I dare Mourning to beat us, and leave him wide open. I like the kid and love the family, but he needs to be a role player.

[EtomicB]

Dec 19, 2018 9:04:42 GMT -5 jwp91 said:

Every player has now attempted a 3 pointer with Carter and Leblanc hoisting their first. Govan, Malinowski, and Pickett are a step ahead of everyone percentage wise for those who have many attempts.

If I am an opposing coach, I dare Mourning to beat us, and leave him wide open. I like the kid and love the family, but he needs to be a role player.

What's interesting is none of these players lead the team in 3pt attempts...

[RockawayHoya]

Dec 18, 2018 22:04:11 GMT -5 mfk24 said:

Dec 18, 2018 20:53:07 GMT -5 RockawayHoya said:

Happy to get a double digit win (finally), but man... not a whole lot encouraging about tonight.

Was looking for the following tonight:

Alleninxis' analytics post on CH confirmed what most of us already knew. Leblanc and Malinowski have to play more, Trey has to play less. And what we saw tonight completely ignored those findings; Trey made a bunch of mistakes early and we started slow out of the gate again (no surprise). Greg didn't even see the court in the first half, but was a difference maker in the 2nd. Let a largely mediocre team like App. St. hang around and they start to get the belief that they can pull it off. That's on Pat for not making the obvious lineup adjustments that have been screaming at him. For my money, the analytics guy we supposedly hired in the offseason can pack his bags and leave tomorrow morning.

Jessie needed to play better after a poor game on both ends vs. SMU. He hit a big 3 down the stretch, but overall he was even worse tonight. Zero D, careless turnovers at midcourt, poor entry into Trey that should've been stolen but luckily deflected to Akinjo, missed open jumpers, etc. Not sure what is wrong with him right now, but his level of energy is extremely low. We cannot hope to compete in conference this year with Jessie motoring around at anything less than his 100%.

Thankfully it looks like Pickett's absence was limited to one game, because without his defense vs. the likes of Mourning/Kaleb/others, we may have lost this one too.

As has plagued us for a year and a half, our decision making coming down the stretch was again questionable. How you can turn a 7 point lead with the ball and 4:30 to go to a 3 point lead and the other team having possession with 3:50 to go is mind-boggling. 3 turnovers and just rushing every single possession for no reason. Even James' pull up at the elbow was rushed. This team has GOT to start to learn how to burn some clock towards the end of games with a lead. It is going to unnecessarily cost us games against better teams. Have James dribble at half court till the shot clock gets to 10 and let him go. This again is on Pat for not reeling his guys in when the situation warrants it. Pat's post game comment with Lavin re: telling James "just go ahead and play" at halftime screams "I have no clue what else to tell him." It was alarming.

Aside from Greg's timely shooting and passable defense (which is starting to be something we can count on more often than not), one positive was Carter looking like he's finally making some strides and could push for some spot minutes. If he can play at least halfway credible defense, box out, and hit the rare open jumper, there is a role for him on this year's team. I'd rather see him shoot the 3 than Trey, that's for sure.

Hoping to see some improvement in these key areas that we didn't see tonight on Saturday. Time is running out before we have to run through the conference gauntlet, and I'm still not sure Pat has figured out which combinations work and which don't, what problem areas to focus on in practice, etc.

The thing is there are multiple problem areas, hard to pick just a few. Personnel wise, there’s no way to please everyone and w/ 11 guys you could realistically give minutes to, it’s hard to see where there could be a consistent rotation. He seems to use guys situationally but there are some redundancies like Malinowksi and Blair for example and guys who are one dimensional/essentially defense only like Jagan and Kaleb. Sad to say but I think he could probably drop Kaleb from the rotation entirely except for foul trouble situations.

I also think for all the talk there are some really good plays in the offense that don’t always get well executed. We ran good stuff to get Greg open from 3, there’s a play with Govan and Akinjo where he sets a brush screen and Govan ends up open for 3 almost every time. The play that Leblanc dunked on also had a shooter wide open in the opposite corner for a 3. There are some good pin down plays for Govan to get the ball in the post, some high-low big to big action, pick and pop for short jumpers for Govan, we ran quite a few plays to get Malinowksi open for 3. Unfortunately it’s just choppy and disjointed right now. A huge part of that is guys will will take the first semi-available open shot in a set instead of working for a better shot. For example, right before the barrage of second half turnovers l, Ewing called out a play, Leblanc set a screen for Mac which he came off of for a pull up 3. Do I think that was the shot Ewing wanted? Sure didn’t seem like it given his yelling and facial expression. Mac has to learn that there is probably a better shot available by making the extra pass. I hear Ewing saying “move” or “move the ball” quite often so clearly he wants more ball and player movement. To me that says it’s an execution issue. The backcourt needs to learn to balance getting their own shots with getting shots for their teammates and that’s a bigger challenge for these guys because they believe they can get theirs anytime they want. I also didn’t take Pat’s comments as not knowing what to tell Akinjo, he clearly said that in the first half he told Akinjo to focus on getting others involved first before looking for his own shots. Sounded to me like Akinjo asked Coach to loosen the reins a little and let him play his game to which he obliged. You can argue if that was the right decision or not but again these guys are learning that balance and rewarding him a bit can also be positive.

Agreed on just about everything. Unless we are pressing for the majority of the game (which we aren't because... well we can't) or if we're in significant foul trouble, there is no reason to use such a large rotation. I get trying to get everyone PT early on in the season to see what works and what doesn't, but we're 11 games in now. We need guys to starting getting comfortable in their roles instead of wondering from game to game what they're going to be asked to do (or whether they're even going to play at all). Agree that we can probably drop Kaleb from the rotation without any harm. He competes hard and has experience but at this point playing him really lowers the ceiling. I would say the same about Trey except he's got even less experience but lacking depth at 4/5 until Carter comes around, he's got to play at least some. If we can get to the point where the frosh are making fewer mistakes and mental lapses, I'd be OK with dropping Mosley from the rotation too. Again, definitely a competitor, but I can't justify playing a guy 12-14 minutes a game just to try to draw a charge here and there and not shoot. All the above minutes should be going to Josh and Greg.

I thought James did a great job towards the end up 3 with about 1:40 left by running the shot clock to about 14-15 and then making a move towards the basket before finding a cutting Josh for the dunk. That's the kind of possession I would be hoping for up 7 a few minutes earlier. Not saying he shouldn't stay aggressive, but we could really be OK with him not starting the play we want to run until the shot clock is at that point. That is what Ewing needs to be telling him instead of the constant "move the ball" we hear on TV all the time.

[HometownHoya]

Dec 19, 2018 8:57:24 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Dec 18, 2018 22:25:07 GMT -5 HometownHoya said:

In my eyes, you are right. I definitely preferred JTIII's team oriented style of basketball but once he lost the guys that could win 1 on 1 match-ups, it was too easy to defend the one dimensional players.

I also agree that Akinjo is a score first PG but that is where Pat's coaching needs to come in. Teach him that his teammates are there for him. I disagree that we don't have the personnel around him to distribute. Pat just needs to find the right off-ball sets to get guys available where they are comfortable: Pickett at the high-post extended, Jessie anywhere, Mourning at the elbow, LeBlanc for dump offs, Mac with a lane to the rim, Greg for any 3pt shot, Blair with a set shot, etc. Plus James needs to be comfortable not only dumping the ball off but getting it to guys outside the arc.

This team has talent. Definitely not the exact talent if Pat drafted everyone to run his sets but enough to make it work. While our offense isn't perfect and isn't the ideal type of team ball, it will get the job done as long as we are shooting around average (which we haven't done every game).

The real key to our season will be defense, which I'm not sure how we solve it. We dont have the length up top to run zone and we don't have the athleticism in the middle and on both wings (outside of line-ups with both Pickett and LeBlanc) to run man. Pack the line would be perfect for this team but it's too late for that. We will just need to be a help heavy team and get our rotations down.

A lot of items to consider in this paragraph, too much to put on one player in my view...

Oh I hope you dont take it that way. I'm not putting blame on James, it's just growing pains. To run his offense, Pat needs more guys like James to handle the ball and more like Josh to work off ball.

[TrueHoyaBlue]

A few thoughts from seats closer than my usual ones last night:

- Jessie seemed a couple of steps slow, almost like he was fighting through cold/flu. He was competing out there, but was laboring, and didn't have his usually offensive quickness. If that's the case, hope he has a full recovery soon.

- LeBlanc is even more fun to watch up close. Gets after it every play, and you can see that as he matures, he's going to put up at least a few more points and rebounds per game (even before diversifying his offense). On the 3-point attempt, he actually had a great look, but seemed to hesitate and step into a less good look. I think that hesitation will go away, but that was what seemed to throw the shot off.

- It's been great seeing Akinjo and Mac adjust their driving game to the college level, where they are doing a better job of finishing, drawing contact, and/or dumping it off in the lane. Those are all dramatically improved from the first few games. Once they can add the threat of kicking out to the wing for open shots, this offense should really open up.

- I'm not surprised that Coach is widening out the rotation at this point in the season. Because there were 3 new starters, there wasn't really much time at the start of the season to do the "see what secondary rotations can work" games that a team normally has.

- Pickett definitely looked engaged on both sides of the ball. He spends a lot of time wide open on the left wing, and if the team can find him there more consistently, he's going to score a lot more points. He doesn't have the quick release on 3s that Malinowski does, but his height and arc gives him some space.

[tribeninerhoya]

I have an issue with Govan being a black hole of defense. When the interior defense is weak, it requires players to collapse a lot harder, leaving open shots. Additionally, knowing that help defense isn't really there means that players have to hedge a little and overreact to drive fakes, etc. In essence, Govan's lack of defense makes the entire team's defense look worse.

[EtomicB]

Dec 19, 2018 9:29:52 GMT -5 HometownHoya said:

Dec 19, 2018 8:57:24 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

A lot of items to consider in this paragraph, too much to put on one player in my view...

Oh I hope you dont take it that way. I'm not putting blame on James, it's just growing pains. To run his offense, Pat needs more guys like James to handle the ball and more like Josh to work off ball.

I don't think you're placing blame on Akinjo, I think you(other folks too) believe it's his duty to make it happen for everyone...

To me, that's too much responsibility on one player/position on the team...

[NCHoya]

I end up feeling encouraged after watching this game. I thought we closed out the game the way I had been hoping. The players on the court made sense and they executed at the toughest point in the game. Still taking shots a little fast in my opinion, but when they go in, it is easier to ignore that sort of thing. Mosely has to take some shots. I actually enjoy watching him compete, but teams scout and will just stop guarding him which will kill the offense.

The game was closer than it should have been, but I put a lot of it on Govan. Hopefully he was sick because his game was terrible. When he is not active on offense he has negative value because he is a bad defender.

The rotation should be tightened at this point, there are just 2 more games before the conference season starts. I understand Ewing is searching for line-ups, and maybe Govan's struggle made the rotation wider than normal, but 35% of the season is over, we should have a better idea of rotation. Unfortunately, I see no role Kaleb or Mourning other than spot minutes, but I have zero expectation Mourning will lose minutes.

I am also surprised about the concern over minutes played. These guys are young, playing 30+ minutes is not going to hurt them, especially right now when they are playing 1 game a week. Build up the stamina now. If Josh is our best player, he should be playing 30 minutes a game, period.

[HOYAPLAYA]

Dec 19, 2018 9:12:19 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Dec 19, 2018 9:04:42 GMT -5 jwp91 said:

Every player has now attempted a 3 pointer with Carter and Leblanc hoisting their first. Govan, Malinowski, and Pickett are a step ahead of everyone percentage wise for those who have many attempts.

If I am an opposing coach, I dare Mourning to beat us, and leave him wide open. I like the kid and love the family, but he needs to be a role player.

What's interesting is none of these players lead the team in 3pt attempts...

Interesting is an "interesting" choice of words. I'd call it madenning!🤣

[drquigley]

Dec 19, 2018 9:40:21 GMT -5 tribeninerhoya said:

I have an issue with Govan being a black hole of defense. When the interior defense is weak, it requires players to collapse a lot harder, leaving open shots. Additionally, knowing that help defense isn't really there means that players have to hedge a little and overreact to drive fakes, etc. In essence, Govan's lack of defense makes the entire team's defense look worse.

I agree. I know it's crazy to say this but I really would like to sit Govan for a half and go with LeBlanc, Malinowski, and Pickett. Have Carter spell LeBlanc. See what happens. Obviously, without Derrickson, Govan's lame defense is hurting the entire defensive effort which is putting a bigger burden on the offense. I know this will hurt Govan's NBA dream and Patrick's desire to help him attain it but we gotta try something before the BE games. Otherwise we better be prepared to score 90+ points a game to get any BE wins.

[aleutianhoya]

Dec 19, 2018 10:55:10 GMT -5 drquigley said:

Dec 19, 2018 9:40:21 GMT -5 tribeninerhoya said:

I have an issue with Govan being a black hole of defense. When the interior defense is weak, it requires players to collapse a lot harder, leaving open shots. Additionally, knowing that help defense isn't really there means that players have to hedge a little and overreact to drive fakes, etc. In essence, Govan's lack of defense makes the entire team's defense look worse.

I agree. I know it's crazy to say this but I really would like to sit Govan for a half and go with LeBlanc, Malinowski, and Pickett. Have Carter spell LeBlanc. See what happens. Obviously, without Derrickson, Govan's lame defense is hurting the entire defensive effort which is putting a bigger burden on the offense. I know this will hurt Govan's NBA dream and Patrick's desire to help him attain it but we gotta try something before the BE games. Otherwise we better be prepared to score 90+ points a game to get any BE wins.

Even if I thought it was a good idea generally (which I don't), we're way, way too small with that lineup. Our front-line is 6'5, 6'7, 6'7 under that scenario. I know LeBlanc plays bigger than he is, but having him defend an opposing starting five (which is what you'd have to have him do) likely negates that.

[tribeninerhoya]

Dec 19, 2018 11:20:52 GMT -5 aleutianhoya said:

Dec 19, 2018 10:55:10 GMT -5 drquigley said:

I agree. I know it's crazy to say this but I really would like to sit Govan for a half and go with LeBlanc, Malinowski, and Pickett. Have Carter spell LeBlanc. See what happens. Obviously, without Derrickson, Govan's lame defense is hurting the entire defensive effort which is putting a bigger burden on the offense. I know this will hurt Govan's NBA dream and Patrick's desire to help him attain it but we gotta try something before the BE games. Otherwise we better be prepared to score 90+ points a game to get any BE wins.

Even if I thought it was a good idea generally (which I don't), we're way, way too small with that lineup. Our front-line is 6'5, 6'7, 6'7 under that scenario. I know LeBlanc plays bigger than he is, but having him defend an opposing starting five (which is what you'd have to have him do) likely negates that.

I mean, you could try it for a half against ALR, given their tallest player is only 6'8". I don't think it's a long term solution, of course, but it would be interesting (and might send a message to Govan).

One thing i was trying to acknowledge, though, is that the team may not be as terrible defensively as they appear (yes, the freshmen make mistakes, yada yada), but rather, they're being handicapped by the lack of defensive help (or the anticipated lack of defensive help) on the interior.  It could be that the defense looks a ton better on the perimeter if we can somehow address the interior.

[Bigs"R"Us]

Pickett and Malinowski would have more three attempts if the could create on their own. Akinjo and McClung can create open looks for themselves all day long- they just have to shoot at a better clip, especially Mac. I don’t think you want your center leading the team in three point attempts.

[SFHoya99]

Dec 19, 2018 7:36:52 GMT -5 aleutianhoya said:

Dec 18, 2018 23:20:47 GMT -5 SFHoya99 said:

I think I watched a much different game than those in the game thread. Obviously, this team isn't a great team, but I saw some levels of progress to see the team win by 10 despite a complete no show by Govan.

• The Hoyas absolutely deserved their high 3pt shooting this game. Almost all of our threes taken were open. People have a strong hatred of early shot clock threes; I don't if they are open and in rhythm, especially those close to the line. I don't remember a bad three, except the Trey Mourning 3. That's a big reason why we shot 45%.
• We ran a ton more plays this game than we have previously, especially in the second half. It was good to see Ewing take more control, even when the execution didn't work. App St.'s last run wasn't driven by a lack of direction, despite some poster's view in the game thread -- it was just crappy execution leading to a few straight turnovers. That's completely different than without a plan. And the plays were largely successful -- that last clear out with the dish to LeBlanc for the dunk was very nice. So were the simple screens to Malinowski, though we twice screwed those up in execution.
• Akinjo was great on offense. He got bullied a bit on defense, but the effort was there. But he ran the offense very well. Yes, once or twice he got ahead of himself / didn't make the right call on dishing the ball. But for the most part, he made the right pass, kept the ball moving and didn't dominate nearly as much. Strong progress.
• Lots of good out of bounds plays as well
• Seventeen assists on 28 made shots is pretty good. Not Warriors-like ball movement, but we actually assist on a high % of our baskets, which doesn't quite fit the narrative.
• As much as I thought the play calling was much more controlled and thus better, the minutes choices continue to confound a bit. Govan wasn't good, but Mourning was worse than his box score. Good to see Josh get 30+ minutes but I wonder if that is true in a game where Jessie isn't in foul trouble or bad. Kaleb was also not good.
• Best part of today was Pickett playing with energy, getting into position for shots and taking them. We need both his spacing and defensive length -- we are a much better team with Pickett around.
• The reason why App St stayed anywhere near us in this game was the fact that we somehow were outrebounded and committed more turnovers. Many of the turnovers are still dumb -- we had several players bobble away easy layups, for example. And Akinjo and Malinowski both had terrible live ball giveaways late. But more damning is getting outworked on the boards. Part of the reason teams like App State rarely beat high majors is that they usually have to overcome a rebounding disparity even if they can outshoot the opponent. We didn't have that -- in fact, they got more chances than us.

I don't mind the right people taking early threes but Mac (or any big other than Jesse) really shouldn't be.

I think we actually have run plays on most possessions throughout the year and maybe the execution has improved, but it's still very crappy. Agree to disagree on James. I think he remains a ball-stopper. His first instinct when he gets the ball is to bounce it. Maybe that's by design (and he's obviously very dangerous with the bounce). In any event, it's more the off-the-ball action that's lacking. The screens aren't solid, the cuts are lazy, and the weak-side action is either not drawn up correctly or run very poorly.

My concern is that there's not much we do that's overly intricate on either offense or defense, so the execution should be really, really good at this point. I get that we're young. But rubbing hard off a pin-down screen isn't exactly an advanced concept! Defensively, to be fair, it may be more an issue of foot speed than execution, but it still looks to me like we fail to close out appropriately.

Perhaps there's been improvement, but we need to get a lot better. Quickly. At this point in the season, the margins of victory don't lie. We've played 2 games against 200-300 teams and didn't beat either of them by over 10. We've played 4 games against KenPom 100-200 teams and have lost 1 and failed to win by more than 10 points against the other 3 of them. Illinois, SMU and Liberty are all ranked in the 90s. Illinois was a good (but not great) win. We lost to SMU. And Liberty is 93....we played them close. Syracuse obviously was a very close loss -- probably our best result of the season statistically.

Well, four of our nine conference opponents are ranked in the top 50. The other five are in the top 100.

I'm not disagreeing that we aren't very good. There's also a better chance that we don't improve enough than that we do. I don't think there's much to say about that.

But I will disagree on two points.

1. We absolutely ran more set plays in the second half yesterday than we have all year. People may not like the plays, but down the stretch, Ewing was calling almost everything. And whether it was a simple flare screen, or a simple pick and roll, or a few plays a bit more complex, we did run them. There was more movement than most of our games and more sharing.

2. James is a bit of a ballstopper. But so is Chris Paul. Yes, there were a couple of plays yesterday where he called his own number a bit too much, but he also did a much better job of looking for the open three, moving the ball at times and dishing in the interior. I saw marked improvement and thought he was fantastic -- in a game where Govan played 24 minutes and most of those lethargically, he scored, he drove and dished and while he was far from mistake free ...

...I'm really struggle with the board's sudden nostalgia for a motion offense with player with no one on one skills. Obviously, there's a happy medium, but you do take the good with the bad at some point. I, too, wish we had more plays for Pickett to shoot threes and I'm not quite sure why we aren't running backdoor cuts for McClung daily ... but I somewhat gave up on either Mac or Akinjo being freshman superstars after game 1. They are both good, talented freshmen guards who are playing like freshmen.

Perhaps I'm just further along the acceptance curve here. But game to game improvement from them is fine for me. More minutes for LeBlanc; a strong second half for Govan; and Pickett earning 30 minutes seem both much more important and more likely to happen than suddenly Mac and Akinjo being perfect ... which seems to be the expectation.

[jwp91]

Dec 19, 2018 11:39:24 GMT -5 Bigs"R"Us said:

Pickett and Malinowski would have more three attempts if the could create on their own. Akinjo and McClung can create open looks for themselves all day long- they just have to shoot at a better clip, especially Mac. I don’t think you want your center leading the team in three point attempts.

If he shoots 50%, I am totally fine with my center leading the team in three point attempts.

[the_way]

Dec 19, 2018 11:39:24 GMT -5 Bigs"R"Us said:

Pickett and Malinowski would have more three attempts if the could create on their own. Akinjo and McClung can create open looks for themselves all day long- they just have to shoot at a better clip, especially Mac. I don’t think you want your center leading the team in three point attempts.

This. And right now, Akinjo and McClung are the better talents too. With Govan on the team, anyone else is a 4th option at best. For someone like Malinowski it's no big deal, because people expect him to be that role-playing, 3-pt specialist. For Pickett, the expectation is much different. Blair in less minutes, has almost as many FG attempts as Pickett, and more 3pt attempts than Pickett. Are more plays being called for Blair than Pickett? Or is it something else?