I don't recall a lot of open shots. I do recall a lot of forced, off-balance shots. Might have to watch again to see.
Most (90%) of Bud's shots were off-balance, forced and/or contested.
I don't recall a lot of open shots. I do recall a lot of forced, off-balance shots. Might have to watch again to see.
I totally understand that, for sure. But if he loses these two freshmen, man, we're in bad shape next year. He'd need to really kill it in the portal, even more so than he did last year. It also kills any continuity the program has. Of course, winning and keeping kids around are probably correlated as well. This is perhaps the biggest issue.It's fair to criticize Capel for not winning enough, but in this era, players can bolt for any reason, and I don't think it's fair to hold the coach responsible.
I totally understand that, for sure. But if he loses these two freshmen, man, we're in bad shape next year. He'd need to really kill it in the portal, even more so than he did last year. It also kills any continuity the program has. Of course, winning and keeping kids around are probably correlated as well. This is perhaps the biggest issue.
And most were his fault and nobody else.Most (90%) of Bud's shots were off-balance, forced and/or contested.
His son had 0 points and was getting lit up on the defensive end with nba scouts there when they showed himI'm not saying we'll lose them. Only that with the circumstances we currently have at Pitt and the coaching inadequacies and NIL money, I could see it happening and I wouldn't blame them for leaving. I hope they don't. But I also hope we get a coaching staff in here that can recruit and develop players. It's not an ideal scenario in either case. They might leave and unfortunately, we're stuck with Capel and staff for at least another year.
It’s important to remember that he’s an 18 yr old freshman and bound to make mistakes and have bad games and the good ones learn more from their failures ….And most were his fault and nobody else.
Was this one?
this one?
How about this one?
It's too bad the condensed game doesn't have all of them. Just to be clear, I'm not ragging on Bub. I'm ragging on the comment on Bub's dad looking unhappy and how it's not Jr's fault. Most of Jr's misses were his fault last night.
JC had every right to expect Dior to be his lead guard this yr , the real failure was not adding a strong inside guy from the portal . Plus I can’t imagine anyone could envision how poorly Fede is playing .Yes and no. There are PLENTY of portal dudes who are as good or better at COLLEGE basketball than Lowe and Bub. As I said before, age matters so much in basketball. I wouldn't bring in freshmen unless they are elite. I'll take the 22 year old who averaged 18 at Towson.
I don’t know if he’d be a lead guard -JC had every right to expect Dior to be his lead guard this yr , the real failure was not adding a strong inside guy from the portal . Plus I can’t imagine anyone could envision how poorly Fede is playing .
Last yr showed you how valuable that adding 22/23 yr olds players can be and this yr you’re seeing the growing pains of relying on younger guys .
Oh, I agree. He's been a refreshing surprise this season.It’s important to remember that he’s an 18 yr old freshman and bound to make mistakes and have bad games and the good ones learn more from their failures ….
His father is a Bb coach and he knows how to evaluate his sons play and progress . It wasn’t JC throwing up all those misses !
JC had every right to expect Dior to be his lead guard this yr , the real failure was not adding a strong inside guy from the portal . Plus I can’t imagine anyone could envision how poorly Fede is playing .
Last yr showed you how valuable that adding 22/23 yr olds players can be and this yr you’re seeing the growing pains of relying on younger guys .