In the past, there have been comments regarding coaching vs - players doint what they are coached to do. I really like Painter's comments after the MD game:
It's the passing and catching. I know that's elementary and it's fundamental, but it's what it comes down to. We had to make better passes out of the post. We drove the ball a couple of times into crowded areas, you always have to attack into space so you have room to play.
We've been really good at the first five minutes of the second half this season, across the board. We haven't been perfect, but we've been pretty good and pretty consistent there. But we just weren't. You start the second half, you miss a layup. You take an out-of-rhythm three, you miss another layup, you turn the basketball over, and now they're scoring, that's how runs go against you.
You want that flipped. You want to make that layup, take a rhythm three, don't turn the ball over, and now they stay out of transition that way because you're making better decisions. And even if you're missing shots, if you're missing quality shots, you're still normally going to set your defense.
So it was just a combination of that. Tough shots or missed shots, turnovers, and now them running out. And then they started making some shots. Obviously, they're a quality team Jahmir Young started to keep going. Julian Reese was good the whole game. I thought he was fabulous. He gave them that staple that when things got tough, give him the basketball. He can get them a bucket.
It's the passing and catching. I know that's elementary and it's fundamental, but it's what it comes down to. We had to make better passes out of the post. We drove the ball a couple of times into crowded areas, you always have to attack into space so you have room to play.
We've been really good at the first five minutes of the second half this season, across the board. We haven't been perfect, but we've been pretty good and pretty consistent there. But we just weren't. You start the second half, you miss a layup. You take an out-of-rhythm three, you miss another layup, you turn the basketball over, and now they're scoring, that's how runs go against you.
You want that flipped. You want to make that layup, take a rhythm three, don't turn the ball over, and now they stay out of transition that way because you're making better decisions. And even if you're missing shots, if you're missing quality shots, you're still normally going to set your defense.
So it was just a combination of that. Tough shots or missed shots, turnovers, and now them running out. And then they started making some shots. Obviously, they're a quality team Jahmir Young started to keep going. Julian Reese was good the whole game. I thought he was fabulous. He gave them that staple that when things got tough, give him the basketball. He can get them a bucket.