Losing JWF as a shooter and leader that seemed to be a calming force and could hit shots at critical times was a huge blow.
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I agree that losing him has been a factor. I thought that could lead to us taking a step back before taking two forward. Seems to be the case at this juncture.
I like JWF but he's not even a G-league player, nor is he a top-level European league player.
What does that have to do with him being a senior leader on the team last year and a guy that could knock down 3's and outside shots for us with consistency. Most of our Pitt 'stars' from the Howland/Dixon years weren't G league or top level European league players but were damn good for us.
Shoot good, look good.
Shoot bad, look bad.
Between second half of WVU and first half of Monmouth I am not sure Pitt made more than 10 FGs. The second half was markedly better, but still...
I still see too much dribbling from X. The times they got good looks and shots went down had a lot more ball movement. I'd like to think the second half was progress towards what they can be, but I think they still have a way to go.
Shoot bad, look bad.
Between second half of WVU and first half of Monmouth I am not sure Pitt made more than 10 FGs. The second half was markedly better, but still...
I still see too much dribbling from X. The times they got good looks and shots went down had a lot more ball movement. I'd like to think the second half was progress towards what they can be, but I think they still have a way to go.
You will shoot better because you are getting better shots if the ball is moving, including ball reversal.
We have sophomore leadership and not senior leadership so it is literally half as good as it should be. A program such as during the Howland Dixon years was built on senior leadership.
I miss the days when the starters would slap the hands going down the scorers bench, wipe their feet on the sticky mat and then head on to the center jump. It's a little thing but they did it for years and years.
The difference is this team has nothing to play for in March. Capel can't afford to pile up November losses. At some point, teaching a lesson is less valuable than winning a game.
The "roll the ball out" coaches are fine when you have enough talent to actually win. If you have inferior talent, you better have superior strategy.
He's a shooter. The downside is, he's not good enough as a player
to be able to get himself open to get his shot off when he's closely
guarded.
Last night I saw him involved in the weave offensively; this is ok,
but he wasn't able to get anything off of it. That kind of talent just
isn't there for him.
He is a good "spot up" type of shooter with great range, but once the
opposition knows that's your game, it's easy to keep you out of it.
Great players have other things in their game to go to. So far I don't
see this in his game. To his credit, last night a few of his threes
were in and out.
I also like his hustle, and despite everything I said, he can shoot off
the dribble. He is who he is...IMO an average Div 1 player with a
great shooting touch who gives us 100% effort.
I'm glad we have him.
He wasn’t a leader
Considering Pitt won 4 acc games in 2 years with him in the starting lineup
he couldn’t defend me- and his 3 point shooting could best be described as above average
He was a leader. He had nobody else worth a grain of salt that played with him other than maybe Parker down the stretch. He was a good player for us.
I think he had been near our best player. One bad game and some go sour on him - tough crowd
Re read it. It's a realistic opinion of him as a basketball player as I see it.
Following a critique of some of his shortcomings I ended with:
I like his hustle....he can shoot off the dribble...IMO an average Div 1
player with a great shooting touch who gives us 100% effort.
I'm glad we have him.
Since you quoted me, does what I just took out of my assessment sound
like I went "sour on him?" You probably noticed it also included an IMO
(as do most of my posts)....that's all it is..an opinion, nothing more.
No problem on your end - my fault - my reply was to you, not a surprise you thought it was directed to you.
Do you agree with me that Joe's comments were quite over the top?
He wasn't good last night. He was a non-entity against West Virginia (which, to be fair to him, describes just about everyone that night). And he wasn't anything more than average against Robert Morris. Let's not let the fact that he lit up Nicholls State carry too much weight.
Couldn't defend YOU??? Such an arrogant bum. Less is more, remember? Burp. Let's hear it Mr Souf triple double.
I’d normally say couldn’t defend a garbage can -
But since I’m slightly more mobile though i would give him more credit
5 total conference wins over 2 seasons -
0 his first year
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