SU Hoops: Quick Thoughts
I have 10 minutes to impart wisdom on my faithful reader(s)...
-I have no problem with Gerry yelling at Josh Wright after the Soph missed that good look with 32 seconds left. Honestly, I would have done the same thing in his position. MJ would have done the same thing. The fact that he was diplomatic after the fact only helps his case.
-A few people around here are worried about the point guard position next year. I'm not. Gerry wasn't even ever a true point guard. Yesterday he was magnificent passing, but he was doing a lot of that from the shooting guard position, with Devo starting the offense. And we all saw Josh Wright run a few plays in crunch time with success. Both of those guys are better off the dribble than Gerry as underclassmen. And Josh especially has a pass-first mentality. I think he'll blossom nicely with more playing time, and we're OK with Devo if he doesn't. Eric averaged 2.3 assists this year, which will go up when Gerry leaves. G-Mac never averaged more than 5 before this season.
-You know a team is tough when Fyall and I can't piece together a theory on how to break em down. That was unsolved riddle for us at the Fort after the first two UConn games. Luckily Jimmy is smarter than us. Offensively, we ran a very patient spread offense that stretched UConn's man-to-man, opening up space for driving and/or passing. That's how we killed them in the points-in-the-paint category. I still think UConn has the best man-to-man in the country. Boeheim just cracked it. Defensively, we've just finally gotten better. The zone did what it's supposed to do: it forced UConn to rely on the three, especially in the first half. Boone and Gay didn't hurt us inside.
-I have no problem with Gerry yelling at Josh Wright after the Soph missed that good look with 32 seconds left. Honestly, I would have done the same thing in his position. MJ would have done the same thing. The fact that he was diplomatic after the fact only helps his case.
-A few people around here are worried about the point guard position next year. I'm not. Gerry wasn't even ever a true point guard. Yesterday he was magnificent passing, but he was doing a lot of that from the shooting guard position, with Devo starting the offense. And we all saw Josh Wright run a few plays in crunch time with success. Both of those guys are better off the dribble than Gerry as underclassmen. And Josh especially has a pass-first mentality. I think he'll blossom nicely with more playing time, and we're OK with Devo if he doesn't. Eric averaged 2.3 assists this year, which will go up when Gerry leaves. G-Mac never averaged more than 5 before this season.
-You know a team is tough when Fyall and I can't piece together a theory on how to break em down. That was unsolved riddle for us at the Fort after the first two UConn games. Luckily Jimmy is smarter than us. Offensively, we ran a very patient spread offense that stretched UConn's man-to-man, opening up space for driving and/or passing. That's how we killed them in the points-in-the-paint category. I still think UConn has the best man-to-man in the country. Boeheim just cracked it. Defensively, we've just finally gotten better. The zone did what it's supposed to do: it forced UConn to rely on the three, especially in the first half. Boone and Gay didn't hurt us inside.
posted by Prof. A at 9:41 AM
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