Haas playing soft.

[lbodel]

I'm not going to defend Haas he was not good. But that punch he took was just that. A full force palm punch right square in the nose. Can't believe they didn't even look at it. Now as for the rest, I still want to see deeper post position from him to improve his offensive efficiency.

Haas didn't have a good game, but he's had good games against decent opponents this year. I think he's very aware of his circumstances - his freshman year he got a couple flagrant fouls called for nothing except him being normal. So I think he's still hesitant sometimes. But it's about the right positioning - when he positions himself right, he's unstoppable. He's gotten a lot better than that, but it's easier said than done.

That being said, I do not understand how that palm to the face was not reviewed. He was clearly shaken up by it and usually if there's any sort of suspicion about a blow to the head, they review it.

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Haas didn't have a good game, but he's had good games against decent opponents this year. I think he's very aware of his circumstances - his freshman year he got a couple flagrant fouls called for nothing except him being normal. So I think he's still hesitant sometimes. But it's about the right positioning - when he positions himself right, he's unstoppable. He's gotten a lot better than that, but it's easier said than done.

That being said, I do not understand how that palm to the face was not reviewed. He was clearly shaken up by it and usually if there's any sort of suspicion about a blow to the head, they review it.

agree. I'm not willing to judge the player as a whole on this. He had a bad game, it was a bad match up, he got beat up and was generally struggling. I called for him to be taken out in the first 4 minutes in the game thread as it was obvious it was just not his night. CMP made the right adjustment but we will need him in the future.

 

[bonefish1]

I agree, as long as the aggressiveness is still basketball aggressive and not just for the sake of crushing skulls.
I need to look at it again but my memory is that Haas was not getting good, deep, post position. He seemed to let Colton push him out ten feet from the rim with no fight whatsoever. If he battles for a foot on the block Colson would have had more fouls trying to push him out and Isaac would have made more shots, both helping the cause greatly.
If a big does his work early, everything we all see (from when he gets the ball onward) becomes much easier for him.

That was my original comment to start the post. He was letting the D push him away from the bucket and then started settling for fade aways and other poor shots. That's not Haas' game. He needs to kick the ball out, reposition and get another post feed.

 

[PU pit bull]

That was my original comment to start the post. He was letting the D push him away from the bucket and then started settling for fade aways and other poor shots. That's not Haas' game. He needs to kick the ball out, reposition and get another post feed.

This must be the long version of your original post..........

 

[Dakota Girl]

That was my original comment to start the post. He was letting the D push him away from the bucket and then started settling for fade aways and other poor shots. That's not Haas' game. He needs to kick the ball out, reposition and get another post feed.

Yes. He is so strong he will foul guys out guys just trying to keep him off the block let alone once he gets the ball in there.

 

[GoldandBlackintheSaddleAgain]

Can't finish. Getting pushed around.

How ya like Haas swatting that lil smack-talking crud away in the Norfolk State game just now?

Issac may have some bad matchups at times..but saying he's soft is beyond Wee - Todd - Did.

 

[BuilderBob6]

I agree, as long as the aggressiveness is still basketball aggressive and not just for the sake of crushing skulls.
I need to look at it again but my memory is that Haas was not getting good, deep, post position. He seemed to let Colton push him out ten feet from the rim with no fight whatsoever. If he battles for a foot on the block Colson would have had more fouls trying to push him out and Isaac would have made more shots, both helping the cause greatly.
If a big does his work early, everything we all see (from when he gets the ball onward) becomes much easier for him.

This really is the key. If he's deep he can make his decision quickly, as Painter wants his bigs to do.He's close enough to take the shot right away. When he sets up too far away he doesn't have the handles to put it on the floor and make a move........combined with the probability he will get double teamed and the ball will get stripped/stolen. It's all about where he's able to post up.