Pitt would be deadly with the inside-out/kick-out to an open 3 point shooter. IF they had one. Hugley is strong and a good passer out of the double team.
I agree. Great coaching by Capel. On the last two possessions he has Hugley set high ball screens 20 get from the basket instead of feeding hom down low.
He had 7 TO’s tonight and at least 3 travels that weren’t called. His ability to play out of the post besides putting the ball in the hoop is overrated.
Because there are NO options. He gets little help.
He forced way too much early in the game. Most of his TO’s were unforced. John is a stud and playing well, but he still has some things he needs to learn and work on.
Part of the problem is where they get him the ball. UVA did a good job forcing him down to the baseline a good bit away from the basket. Whenever we fed it to him there, that’s when John forced things too much resulting in a bad shot or turnover. When we got it to him closer in the key, much better results with a made bucket and/or foul.
Of course you’d find fault . Does he stink too !
Are you going to post this in every thread on both basketball boards?
You’re right, my fault. I shouldn’t have blamed him for the almost and should’ve been 10 turnovers. It was Dixon’s fault! Or Stallings! Anyone’s but anyone currently representing Pitt! All I said is his playmaking out of the post ,
Pitt is using him in the only way it can with its current personal . Play him less they lose , are they asking too much from him , absolutely, but what other choice is there ?
Ah, so if they play him less they’ll lose. What was the score last night?
Yeah. Running the full 94 feet every possession is rough on bigs. Guards don't have to run nearly that far. I like your thoughts on getting John more rest. Collier is bad, but he sets good screens and can finish with dunks.
I’m sure if you asked him he doesn’t want to sit a minute .
Correct. He’d be all league in the A10 at like Dayton. Unfortunately for him, he’s stuck being overused and abused at Pitt and it’s ruining his efficiency.
Would it be possible for a good coach to use teams emphasis on Hugley against then?
Pitt’s best performance this year was the win over Louisville, and he played 26 minutes.
You think you can rely on the other players to score on a consistent basis , I don’t nor do I think the coaches do .
Pitt should have had a significant mismatch on Clark guarding anyone other than Eze.
I think our stats say yeah you can rely on other players to score on a consistent basis, at least somewhat consistent. Scoring averages of our top 4 aren’t that much off of other teams in the ACC. We have 3 guys with double-digit averages and Mo just outside double-digit.
You're right, but last night
No, but you also can’t rely on John to play almost the entire game and still be effective in the last few minutes, which is when every ACC game except Syracuse was decided.
That’s with them double and tripling Hugley .
He has an OUTSIDE shot at 3rd team, strictly from pure volume and no one else on the squad being deserving. VERY outside shot. Hes one of the least efficient offensive players in the league. He’s also probably the worst defensive center in the league. Alume and Bacot have locked in the first 2 teams already.
They rest him around timeouts and he gets himself in foul trouble enough to get a seat on the bench too often . I think the coaches are well aware of his usage .
Correct, you have to look at how many shots he’s taking, how many turnovers he’s creating, if he’s creating for any teammates, and what he’s giving up on the other end.
