Painter seems to like Edey/Gillis combo on the floor at the same time. When Edey is on the floor surround with 3 pt shooters...Gillis is better 3pt shooter than TKR?
According to reports, TKR will come off the bench with Furst to be a change of pace tandem to Edey and Gillis.
Yes, I know, but that wasn't what I was responding to. I was responding to the statement is Gillis a better 3 point shooter. Just because you start, doesn't make you a better shooter.
If you were to look at your post again, you responded to two posts. The first was about the starting 5 and a question mark next to Gillis.
Posters need practice too! They need to practice to get into their mid season form of insulting and harassing others! I can’t believe nobody has called somebody. A troll yet!
Somebody is stuck in the 90s
Let’s just say the great offensive ideas of this millennium sure haven’t worked! The motion offense has taken us nowhere! Maybe it’s time we went back to an old school offense that does actually work! Maybe using it we could beat that 16th seed team this year rather than copying every other loser 2020 offense! And bring back the true point guard who is also a floor general to distribute the ball and call the plays rather than always looking at the coach
Maybe it’s time we stopped playing like an AAU team and started playing some old school basketball. Dictate the tempo! Take a good shot. Set screens. Crash the boards. Just win baby!
So giving the ball to your 7'4 center a foot from the basket is not a good shot?....we set screens all over, rebounding is our forte....got any other great ideas?...
It's a good shot as long as it's not the main focus of your offense. Otherwise painter will continue to lose to scrub teams in the tournament that can easily defend his predictable offense.
Just wait till Math-Fanboi shows up. That is rule #3 of his/her handbook. "If another poster has a different opinion than the correct Fanboi opinion, call them a Troll". It's right there in the book!
Well that front court will be beastly then if TKR is the second best offensive player because Furst and Gillis are no slouches themselves. I don't know what TKR's game is and can't wait to see it. Outside shooter, post up, I have no clue? When Edey is resting could we see TKR, Gillis, Furst at the 3, 4, 5?
I would like to see what that trio could do. Think it would be interesting offense, maybe bad on defense.
Those 3 would definitely be an interesting group to have out there. I think they could some do some damage. Im at least hoping we get to see a lot of Kaufman and furst together. I like the idea of an offense with 2 skilled forwards more than our typical offense that consists of throwing it into a center every time down the court. Just wish we had at least one dynamic scoring/passing guard to go pair them. Our lack of guard play is what's really going to hold us back this year.
That wasn't my post putting the question mark next to Gillis. But how can you rank shooters that haven't played yet at the college level? ( TKR).
Practice doesn't tell everything. Painter said in his latest interview he doesn't run plays for everybody on the team, so not everybody is gonna get equal opportunities.
I said I would rank them that way. That’s an opinion based on reports from practice. It could be wrong? Not a big deal.
Gillis went 4/19 in the last 9 games. Just remember he is going into year 4 in the program and Furst and TKR are year two. Year two can be a huge jump.
I love Gillis, but he’s not a shot creator. If TKR can create shots, either for himself or for others, he may eat into some of those minutes, especially with one of our best shot creators from last season playing for the Pistons now.
I really have a hard time seeing Morton starting if he is not capable of providing something of relevance at the offensive end, either by scoring (very unlikely), or, distributing (almost as unlikely...due to the lack of being a threat from a scoring perspective). The only reason that he would start potentially would be his ability to defend, and, that may be important I guess if Smith/Newman struggle at that end. It is a sacrifice offensively though, and, it keeps one of your best players on the bench as a result (TKR)...I will be really surprised if Trey does not find his way into the lineup...just too talented of a player not to.
I agree. Where's the scoring, boys? .... when ti come down which one is on the floor, 4 of the five (I HOPE) will be determined by who scores
I get it. I'm with you on the excitement!
You hit it. Having 1 of your top 3 guys constantly on the bench is no way to go. CMP needs to figure out who the 5 best are and devise a game plan that has those 5 on the floor the majority of the minutes. "Depth" is way overrated in the college game. Get your best on the floor and let them play.
Completely disagree. Goal should be to have your best unit on the floor as much as possible, which is not the same as your five best players. First unit will all be build around surrounding Edey with the four players that best compliment his game.
