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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Jan 18, 2020 22:55:35 GMT -5
Could we have one the game ....yea !!!!
I am excited to see how the team and Coach Jones bounce back on Monday
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Post by lobengula on Jan 19, 2020 3:51:35 GMT -5
Langley can’t shoot; not even a free throw. A guard that can’t shoot?? And he is damn sure not a facilitator . As much has he handles the ball at least he should be able to get it to someone closer to the basket . Hale he can't even hit a mid range shot . We have a bunch of guards that are streak shooters to can't shoot at all from any range . Out best 3 ball shooters may just be our block Players . As I have said before " Our guard play is going to kill our season" Coppin State shouldn't have been in 20 points of A&T . You can't put this on the Coach because this is all on the players especially our guards . I think it is time bench a few players . Coppin had nothing and we just gave them what they needed on a platter . A guard is suppose to be a facilitator much like a conductor with peripheral vision and anticipation to effect the flow of the game to be victorious when the buzzer sounds. This means the he above all must be physically fit conditioned for endurance. He must hit mid range shots as well as free throws and create opportunities for his teammates.
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Post by saabman on Jan 19, 2020 8:52:55 GMT -5
And he is damn sure not a facilitator . As much has he handles the ball at least he should be able to get it to someone closer to the basket . Hale he can't even hit a mid range shot . We have a bunch of guards that are streak shooters to can't shoot at all from any range . Out best 3 ball shooters may just be our block Players . As I have said before " Our guard play is going to kill our season" Coppin State shouldn't have been in 20 points of A&T . You can't put this on the Coach because this is all on the players especially our guards . I think it is time bench a few players . Coppin had nothing and we just gave them what they needed on a platter . A guard is suppose to be a facilitator much like a conductor with peripheral vision and anticipation to effect the flow of the game to be victorious when the buzzer sounds. This means the he above all must be physically fit conditioned for endurance. He must hit mid range shots as well as free throws and create opportunities for his teammates. Exactly !!
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Jan 19, 2020 10:34:36 GMT -5
You guys kill me sometimes. We won the previous 4 games and Kam was still a poor jump shooter.
As a junior he should shoot the ball waaay better than he does. Which is kinda strange because he works on his game. My assessment is Kam is passing on all shots unless its a layup. As example we were down 4 with 8 seconds and he received the ball off of rotation in the corner; he passed on the wide open 3. You got take that shot another 4 seconds went down before Maye was forced to take a desperate shot.
Kam your jump shot / set shot never gone get there until you start letting some shots fly. Make sure you are shot ready and let it fly. At the end of your freshman year you were knocking down a few 3's a game.
We loss the game due to all the missed layups and alley-oops. We are not gone score a 100 points every game seems the magic # for us is 80 points.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 19, 2020 10:44:04 GMT -5
He has almost reached a Ben Simmons level of self doubt when it comes to taking open jumpshots. Him passing up that wide open three attempt in the final seconds yesterday was very sad to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 10:59:58 GMT -5
He has almost reached a Ben Simmons level of self doubt when it comes to taking open jumpshots. Him passing up that wide open three attempt in the final seconds yesterday was very sad to watch. He'll get that confidence back. It was a learning experience that he and the team needed for our goals to be met.
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Post by neighborhoodsuperstar on Jan 19, 2020 11:03:00 GMT -5
We lost the last few minutes of each half yesterday. Whether it was due to FT shooting, turnovers, made shots per the other team, etc, we were horrible at the end of each half. I equate that to a boxing match where a boxer steals a round by throwing a barrage of punches in the final 10 seconds to get the points from the judges....
Even though we beat Del St, if you all recall, we were killing them in the 1st half until they finished in a flurry to close the lead to 4 points before halftime. We were up on Coppin 35-24 with a few minutes left in the 1st half, only to go into halftime up 37-34.
The staff needs to look at what they’re doing in the final few minutes before halftime, because it’s clearly not working. Whether it is the plays being dialed up or who is in the game at those times, something needs to change. We were clearly in control of this game until the final few minutes of the first half. It was a dogfight from that point onwards...a fight that we ended up losing.
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Jan 19, 2020 11:03:35 GMT -5
He passed because he was not shot ready with his shooting mechanics. you catch ball flat footed an attempt a shot it most likely gone be an air-ball. Its called having 2 feet in the box...
We all wish he had taken the shot and knocked it down but the more concerning thing is him not being shot ready to take that shot when you are wide open and on the same side of the floor with your teammate that has the ball. I am a little less concern if he makes it because it the right shot and what the defense gave us
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Post by Aggie77 on Jan 19, 2020 11:36:05 GMT -5
I don’t think coaching was the problem. Coppin’s shots started falling down the stretch, and ours weren’t not even lay-ups. But I have to admit, I didn’t understand why we walked the ball up more in the 2nd half. We had the deeper bench, and Coppin only dressed 10 players and three had 4 fouls late.
FC Jr. had an ice bag on his knee the last 5 minutes. I think he went out at the under 8 timeout and never came back. I don’t expect to see him Monday.
The thing I noticed during both warms-ups sessions, not a single free-throw was shot. 70% dunks or alley-oops, then layups or jump-shots.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Jan 19, 2020 11:47:59 GMT -5
I'm not going to join in the finger pointing today. Hey, we've been poor shooters for years. This isn't a issue that just popped up yesterday. What changed recently with the new coach... we just out ran and overwhelmed our competitors. Coppin state forced us to out of our gameplan.
Let's not single out any player because this is a team issue. This season we'll have to live with it and hope we can recruit better shooters in the future.
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Post by ohsixrain on Jan 19, 2020 13:05:17 GMT -5
Well, you know we have folk that will jump off the ledge whenever we lose. Yesterday was not a bad loss. The coaching was fine, we were in position to win we just didn't. Now, I know we expect to win every game but, this is basketball and I'm not that naive that I expect us to go undefeated. Athletically, we match up with anybody our team must play to their potential. Now, please, let's not start the "Ship is taking on water," after one loss.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jan 19, 2020 16:12:20 GMT -5
He passed because he was not shot ready with his shooting mechanics. you catch ball flat footed an attempt a shot it most likely gone be an air-ball. Its called having 2 feet in the box... We all wish he had taken the shot and knocked it down but the more concerning thing is him not being shot ready to take that shot when you are wide open and on the same side of the floor with your teammate that has the ball. I am a little less concern if he makes it because it the right shot and what the defense gave us yeah, i saw kam pass up that shot and i agree, given how much time was left he should've shot it even though he's not confident in that shot. i honestly don't know why kam hasn't built confidence in his outside shot, let alone his 3 point shooting. i'm a firm believer that "anyone" can develop a respectable outside shot/3 point shot. it really comes down to "practice/repetition". of course mechanics and conditioning are important too. but anyone who puts in the work at a minimum can develop a respectable 3 point...
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Post by saabman on Jan 19, 2020 16:29:16 GMT -5
I'm not going to join in the finger pointing today. Hey, we've been poor shooters for years. This isn't a issue that just popped up yesterday. What changed recently with the new coach... we just out ran and overwhelmed our competitors. Coppin state forced us to out of our gameplan. Let's not single out any player because this is a team issue. This season we'll have to live with it and hope we can recruit better shooters in the future. I understand what you're saying . I don't care about the outside shots from the three-point arc because A&T is a streak shooting team . What got me upset was when our biggs have established position near the basket that they are not getting the ball on time it's either late or never that's what is eating at me . A&T passed on a lot of mid range shots in favor of alley oops or failed three pointers . Missing easy layups & free throws or unexcusable at this level .
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