TheMookieMonster
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My mama always said, if you don’t got nuthin nice to say don’t say nuthin at all.
In all seriousness, I’m happy for the win. But, obviously, this game doesn’t do a lot for momentum and confidence in our shooters. AdjO dropped from #41 to #63 on KenPom in one game. Woof. Statistics say that ain’t going to cut it to make an E8 or F4 no matter how historic your defense is. Offense has to figure something out.
There is still plenty of time to build some momentum into the post-season, but really it needs to happen this week. Feast on weaker opponents. Get some confidence. If you don’t start building momentum now, I’m not sure when it happens.
I think one of the biggest reasons for our offense struggles has been the disappearance of Aidoo. No idea what happened to him. When we were at our best in January, he was having big games and he was getting a lot of love in the BTO postgame reports. Lately? He’s been non-existent and a borderline liability to even put on the court. I’m not sure how you regress that much that quickly, but it’s happened.
Finally, this is said every game and in every thread, but it holds true….I am baffled we do not try and get Phillips more involved in the offense. He took 3 shots tonight….3!! He absolutely has to be better than that. He has to be more aggressive. I just don’t understand what has happened to him.
In all seriousness, I’m happy for the win. But, obviously, this game doesn’t do a lot for momentum and confidence in our shooters. AdjO dropped from #41 to #63 on KenPom in one game. Woof. Statistics say that ain’t going to cut it to make an E8 or F4 no matter how historic your defense is. Offense has to figure something out.
There is still plenty of time to build some momentum into the post-season, but really it needs to happen this week. Feast on weaker opponents. Get some confidence. If you don’t start building momentum now, I’m not sure when it happens.
I think one of the biggest reasons for our offense struggles has been the disappearance of Aidoo. No idea what happened to him. When we were at our best in January, he was having big games and he was getting a lot of love in the BTO postgame reports. Lately? He’s been non-existent and a borderline liability to even put on the court. I’m not sure how you regress that much that quickly, but it’s happened.
Finally, this is said every game and in every thread, but it holds true….I am baffled we do not try and get Phillips more involved in the offense. He took 3 shots tonight….3!! He absolutely has to be better than that. He has to be more aggressive. I just don’t understand what has happened to him.