Pharm Frog
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Dixon went to his "go 2 guy".
I don’t think JD had anything to do with it. I think someone values their own skills significantly more than warranted and the best player didn’t demand the ball.
Dixon went to his "go 2 guy".
I do. Unless I missed it, Dixon didn't call time out to set Bane up. Just let #2 race up and down the floor totally out of control.I don’t think JD had anything to do with it. I think someone values their own skills significantly more than warranted and the best player didn’t demand the ball.
Dennis can get into the lane and is the best defender on our team.
He is so bad at decision making though. Strange.
#2 stat line:
3-12 fg
1-2 ft
5 TO
1 assist
1 steal- after he turned ball over
why are you not getting the ball out of your hands in crunch time!?!?
great team effort but season is over
Everyone has a bad year.I am very limited in non-B12 BB I pay attention to. So what the heck with UNC?
Hell, I’m almost 40 & not good at basketball and I can get into the lane. What we need is someone who will show some resemblance of a basketball shot when they get there. The “flail, hopelessly while looking for a phantom foul on the road” isn’t always a great strategy.Dennis can get into the lane and is the best defender on our team.
He is so bad at decision making though. Strange.
he has made some plays this year. He just makes inexplicably bad decisions. Like that one pass to Samuel early in game.I'm not sure how much of it is that Dennis is good at getting in the lane or that defenses are totally ok with him taking the ball into the lane.
I'm not sure how much of it is that Dennis is good at getting in the lane or that defenses are totally ok with him taking the ball into the lane.
I'm not sure how much of it is that Dennis is good at getting in the lane or that defenses are totally ok with him taking the ball into the lane.
Defenses would obviously PREFER that the ball never get inside but basketball is a game of picking and choosing the things that you're more ok with happening since you can't stop everything. Dennis is a decent 3 point threat but is highly inconsistent as a playmaker and is not a good finisher in traffic. So in crucial situations you're not going to let him step into a 3. You're going to force him to put the ball on the floor and if he gets by you then you'll live with the results.No doubt they didn’t want the ball in Bane’s hands, but they still would prefer stopping the ball going to the hoop. That’s where defenses break down. If you can get the ball going to hole, lots of good things can happen- made shot, foul, dish to Samuel, rebound put back by guys crashing the board, hit Bane or Grayer for the open three.
I like the strategy, tbh. I don’t know who would have been better of the guys on the floor tonight. Obviously Nembhard is our best option in game time situations. It’s not Bane’s forte, and he’s such an asset for the 3 or offensive rebound in that situation. I did think Bane he did a good job in the second half executing from the top of the key.
I guess we want Dennis shooting down the stretch