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Re: Game 27: vs. Vermont, 2/20 7pm
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: February 21, 2020, 11:11 am
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> Miles made the right pass and Mo never saw it coming. Which
makes me think even if SB had a better passing PG, the benefit
would be marginal because none of their 4's and 5's can score
consistently on the inside.
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> By the way, coach ford should adopt the policy of "make or
miss", if you take a shot from Riverhead, you sit for the rest
of the half.
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I had that play right in front of me - Mo should have been ready
for it. We're not a great passing team, and our bigs are not
great receivers of passes. Jeff and The Chef both have glass
hands and are often aloof to what's going on offensively, and Mo
hasn't been as sharp of late either.
Makale is a lightning rod at times, but over his last 7-8 games,
the shot selection has been dubious and he's missed some shots
badly. He's very quick, but he is a natural 2, not a 1. Coach
Ford has been cutting him a lot of slack because he knows that
Makale is streaky and can catch fire at any time. Still, I
agree, the shot selection needs to be tempered.
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Re: Game 27: vs. Vermont, 2/20 7pm
DIR By: guest369
Date: February 21, 2020, 12:02 pm
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Elijah’s absence was felt. I saw Mo and Miles completely botch
what should have been easy layups late, Elijah would have went
in hard and finished those. on the other end, Ryan Davis for
Vermont got those buckets easily in the first half. Agree that
Garcia should have been driving more at the end.
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Re: Game 27: vs. Vermont, 2/20 7pm
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: February 21, 2020, 12:23 pm
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looks like two things are holding this team back. self, and
self.
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Re: Game 27: vs. Vermont, 2/20 7pm
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: February 21, 2020, 1:34 pm
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Another observation over the last few games is that Ford's
rotation is changing/evolving (maybe related to Elijah being out
or maybe not):
- Jeff Otchere has been losing minutes. Jeff is somewhat of a
liability on offense, and his defensive presence, IMO, has been
less impactful of late (certainly no DPOY this year);
- Mackenzie minutes have dropped even further than what he was
getting earlier in the year. TSM and TPP the beneficiaries of
this;
- Latimer's minutes down, in favor of TPP, in particular. Miles
is working hard, but his shooting has tailed off this year
(sophomore jinx?), and even his FT % has been down. Watching
Geno's body language with him, I think Miles may not be in
Geno's Circle of Trust at the moment;
Bottom line, I think Geno favors guys being in there who are
scorers first, rather than passers or defenders, since we have
been offensively challenged somewhat this year.
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