Jamie didn't do that to him often in the regular season. Frankly, I was surprised to see him play at all.
He pretty much did anyway.If that's how things are going to be the program is in deep s#it.
It isn't. Another popular but false narrative. Only player I remember that being true for was JJ Moore, and I was always glad when he was pulled.
Don't u find it odd that Josh Newkirk showed flashes of potential, and then all of a sudden it looked like he had lost all confidence in his game? He was good enough for a team going to the Sweet 16 to offer him a 'ship, and a coach that knows a few things about guard play. How about the comments made by Travon Woodall regarding JD. Pitt was playing poorly and then pulled ahead of S. Fla. The reporter asked him what adjustments were made, and Tra said he told coach that u just need to let us play. How about Trey Zeigler looking lost here, but then went to TCU and all of a sudden became a good player. JD is a system coach who is going to pound a square peg into a round hole. He wants robots for players.
Ziegler did not go to TCU and become a good player. his stats were worse than when he played at Pitt, he just had more of them because he played more minutes. Newkirk never moved his feet on defense. I think that annoyed Didon more than any offensive mistake he made.
I didn't say it never happened, every coach does that, at least the successful ones. But the narrative that if a player makes one mistake ever and he gets yanked is patently false.
He made his bones by being a volume shooter, at a low percent, at mid major level schools. I was happy when we got him, then regretted it. I believe he shot at or around 20% for his career from 3, as a SG. I would have to check that though, but I am a lazy, lazy man.
Zeigler played with more confidence at TCU, and was better offensively and defensively. His scoring output and % were better. Newkirk lost all confidence in his game last year. The narrative on Khem Birch was he was soft, so he left. Well, ironically he was a very good rebounder and defender for UNLV and played hard. The problem is Dixon is a system guy who wants robots for players. The problem is players are not robots and a really, good coach knows to handle kids differently.
Lol.....his shooting % went from 44% to 46%. Yeah, he really flew through the roof. You know what did go up most, his turnovers. They doubled. His 3 point shooting stayed flat at a robust 0%. Not bad for a guard.
2 pt%, FT%, assists, points per game all went up. Anyone that watched him play saw that he was an improved player who played with more confidence. They are a lot of guys recently who coincidentally showed a lack of confidence or development in their game. That could not possibly be coaching now could it. Did u ever play or coach the game beyond the Pee Wee level?
(He played more minutes). He had a coach that didn't care how he played, of course he was more loose. You claim to have played and coached, but your posting history doesn't reflect it. 2% is not a significant increase in shooting %, surely not enough for you to be pounding your chest over, Coach.
1) His PT was not doubled
15 minutes to 27 is very close to doubled, right? Stats per minute is not manipulating anything. It is a real number that a person who doesn't lie about being a coach would understand. You don't know what you seeing, obviously.
I can't remember if his defense was adequate or not. But all this diverts from the original position of this being a bad guy to pick as the poster boy for doing better elsewhere. Outside Uchebo, I can't think of one guy who we had leave who did demonstrably better at his new school (which could be more indicative of recruiting misses). The book is still out on Newkirk, but I still think it's his bad defense more than his offense which drive Dixon, and Pitt fans, crazy.
Did u factor in that Zeigler built up his numbers against cupcakes when he played for Pitt,
I just watched the replay. He knocked it out of #22's hands, and then Jones passed it forward to him. It was not a clear layup. Hayes got back. It was a nice play by Wilson.
Part of a coaches job is to help build team chemistry. Dixon failed with Birch and this squad. We have been lacking good, team chemistry for awhile.
