While I agree. Step back and think what that means. Offense would need to either be run for the 4th option OR they hit shots. So, if Colvin or Heide or cox can hit a few shots, then it’s all good. If one of them had hit a few shots these past few games, then we wouldn’t be as worried.
I think it's more the zeros across the board they've put up a few times. If they don't score in a game, no biggie, it happens.
Our problem is when it's Smith, Loyer, Heide and Colvin on the floor, you have 4 jump shooters. Only Smith has proven his ability to either create or get his own shot (with some limited success but struggles against bigger defenders), which means you have 3 other guys hoping to get an open look. When the shots aren't falling, you need to find other ways to get buckets and we don't have that.
Nailed it. You don't have to run actions for your 4th and 5th option, there just needs to be a counter when defenses scheme to take away your primary action (back door cuts, open threes, etc.) and your secondary players need to execute.
100% agree. Was just saying that Heide and Colvin as 4th and 5th options don’t get anything run for them and I don’t think they are “allowed” to go create (even if they can’t).
Ok this is a doomsday comment but we don’t think Smith leaves after this year to go chase NIL somewhere else, right?
I’m hoping his cyber truck and the team we can have next year are enough to keep him around.
I'm not going to touch this with personal inquiry, but I doubt you are correct. First Ginny is from Arkansas and she is already away from family, but coached at Westfield and will return to coaching some day...maybe when Braden is through college and Maddox is in high school. Dustin has coached AAU and is very involved in Grand park and is maybe 40 miles away from his home and where he played high school ball. He has longtime friends and high school teammates such as Dewayne Ewing and Austin Parkinson not too far from Westfield. The family and grandpa live basketball. GRandpa no longer coaching but still referees. I don't see Dustin and Ginny moving and they don't want to watch Braden play on TV only...and Maddox is coming up and will be another gym rat. I could obviously be wrong, but I think there are a LOT of reasons for them to stay put...
I think Purdue will have to put together a competitive offer, just like they did this year. I think Braden recognizes what he has at Purdue and wouldn’t look to go elsewhere unless the money were so much greater that he couldn’t say no.
Nobody knows, but consider this: Braden could have went to a school other than Westfield...perhaps a team that would be even better than Westfield had Braden left, but he didn't. He stayed at Westfield and broke his foot. He already had a scholly from Purdue and could have stayed out the season to heal for Purdue. Instead he had a screw placed inside his foot and rested it hopeful he could play in the sectional a few weeks away. There were no guarantees, but he wanted to win Westfields first sectional. He never played until sectional and he was in the toughest sectional in the state. Well, Westfield won the sectional beating Fishers and Carmel and another team (Noblesville?) and he put on quite a show with some help from Cam Haffner (whose dad was in the NBA) who came out the third quarter taking some "iffy" shots that he made and really was key in the Carmel game in particular.
Do you think Painter would have a 1 on 1 with Smith and say "What do you need me to get you from the portal?". (meaning, what does Painter need to go get in the portal to makes Smiths job easier and build a NC team)
