Jaland Lowe is the biggest problem on this team. The coaches continue to let him play dribble dominant hero ball night in and night out, with an unwarranted green light.
Fun fact, among all qualified guards, Jaland is THE worst non-mid major guard in the country terms of inefficiency. Including all D1 teams, he ranks 333/346 in Field Goal Percentage (38.2%) on the season.
He also plays the 7th most minutes of any power 5 guard in the country at over 35 minutes a game.
Now, go ahead and sprinkle in an almost 1:1 assist to turnover rate against power 5/6 competition. The recipe is one of the worst run offenses in the country, getting bailed out for stretches by a supporting cast that is horribly underutilized.
So, whose fault is this? Lowe’s? Coaching? Scheme? Other players? Dunn’s Injury?
The unfortunate answer is all of the above.
The fact is as of today, I can argue we have statistically the most inefficient guard in the country, getting way too many chances, playing too many minutes, with way too green of a light, surrounded by coaches incapable or at best, unwilling, to change things up.
My personal solution (easier said than done) is Lowe playing off the ball more, deepen the guard rotation with Cummings, and coaching that’s willing to get in his ear about his game wrecking shot selection, and get others involved.
We’ve seen Dunn, Cummings, Leggett, and now even Jorge go off, and the result is ALWAYS better than Lowe getting a high volume of shots. They’ve got to balance Lowe’s skill set and drive with what’s best for the team, while still allowing him the motor needed to run the offense as the primary PG.
At this point, the coaches have got to recognize this as an incredibly hurtful trend to the team’s success, regardless of who is at fault the most, and make some actual adjustments before the season is truly over. There is no “play through it” solution.
Fun fact, among all qualified guards, Jaland is THE worst non-mid major guard in the country terms of inefficiency. Including all D1 teams, he ranks 333/346 in Field Goal Percentage (38.2%) on the season.
He also plays the 7th most minutes of any power 5 guard in the country at over 35 minutes a game.
Now, go ahead and sprinkle in an almost 1:1 assist to turnover rate against power 5/6 competition. The recipe is one of the worst run offenses in the country, getting bailed out for stretches by a supporting cast that is horribly underutilized.
So, whose fault is this? Lowe’s? Coaching? Scheme? Other players? Dunn’s Injury?
The unfortunate answer is all of the above.
The fact is as of today, I can argue we have statistically the most inefficient guard in the country, getting way too many chances, playing too many minutes, with way too green of a light, surrounded by coaches incapable or at best, unwilling, to change things up.
My personal solution (easier said than done) is Lowe playing off the ball more, deepen the guard rotation with Cummings, and coaching that’s willing to get in his ear about his game wrecking shot selection, and get others involved.
We’ve seen Dunn, Cummings, Leggett, and now even Jorge go off, and the result is ALWAYS better than Lowe getting a high volume of shots. They’ve got to balance Lowe’s skill set and drive with what’s best for the team, while still allowing him the motor needed to run the offense as the primary PG.
At this point, the coaches have got to recognize this as an incredibly hurtful trend to the team’s success, regardless of who is at fault the most, and make some actual adjustments before the season is truly over. There is no “play through it” solution.
