This. It brings up another major adjustment this young team is making. Only 2 players with 2 full years of experience and a new OC.
Learnings for this Game
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All good points why it may take a few games to adjust to the play caller and the team to find its identity it’s just a matter of time it all comes together
Need to sub NE out on offense down the stretch. The offense just dies with the ball in his hands. No threat to score from the perimeter or slashing to the basket so his man just sags and blows up the offense. Bring him back in on D. No one plays harder on defense and he rebounds well.
You watching the same game I am? You didn't see the passes NE made, or his back door cuts getting passes from Tre? Wow! Please go back and watch the game again.
NE is great at handling the ball against pressure, and initiating the offense. He creates all kinds of switching mismatches by his presence on the court and his cuts & movements.
These are the people who simply don’t understand the game and they look solely at his 6 points he scored but not everything else he does on the floor. Scoring gonna come he’s figuring out his teammates and this teams identity to put himself and his teammates in position to score and win games. It’s always a few that complain but I can bet they could not play at the level he’s playing at or do 1 percent of what he does on the court but yet complain very typical tho
I predicted 8 assists for NE and he had 6 which is great. He setup Hunter for a three which was a great play. There were probably a few missed shots in there especially with the number of shots we missed to push the assist total higher. Would Romeo make those passes? Nope.
I think so many get caught up in 3point shooting and scoring which I do understand the relevance and importance that to is to the game however your point guard is the extension of the coach he is the player that has to run the offense put his teammates in the best possible position to score and his creativity of scoring comes with that of which he will do. It’s 2 games and these are the reactions after a loss so many wanna pinpoint the things he didn’t do and not look at his impact of the things he did do. Getting back in shape is definitely something that may take a few more games to do defensively and offensively but he’s controlling the game picking his spots to score he missed a few shots himself but they will start to fall soon enough but his impact on the court is just as impactful as his scoring will be. It’s a marathon not a sprint to the finish line and soon we’ll see the benefits of what he’s doing that looking at a glass half full. 2 years and some wanna see better results him shooting the 3 him scoring more I get it it’s coming. Year 1 play 12 min a game year 2 had to prolific scores and the team played a role year 3 just started watch and wait we all will be pleased with the outcome
Six assists, zero turnovers. If you only watch the players who score the most points, you are missing some of the most fun parts of the game.
Nojel didn't cause perimeter players to lose the ball out of bounds and the big men miss shots within 5 feet of the basket. Give it time. Winning cures everything.
Did I really need to add that? I assume there is more intelligence on this board to need that to be said.
Are you serious? He is a much better passer than shooter. He needs to get his teammates to cut behind and use the back door. He is a skilled passer.
It was quite obvious when Shaka had his team increase their half court defensive pressure. As usual Painter didn't have his team adjust and start cutting behind the belly-up pressure. I was surprised Shaka didn't put on a smothering full court press.
BUT...at the end of the game you still need to score more points than the opponent????
Well that's where the hell he was at in the Tx.game! Isn't that the truth,sure the hell wasn't my call!
Call in and ask Painter. I am sure he is eager to hear your coaching tips!
There is nothing for me to be 'ok' or 'not ok' with. I'm just a spectator and have no idea what the underlying reasons are. If you question Painter, call in and do it so he can respond.
It's the same crap every year and every year Painter shows why he is the coach and the rest of us aren't.
