Jacksonville
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:21 pm
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I agree kernfan. I saw another display of onball defense by WKU over Wright St this weekend. When you can pressure the ball and not get beat, the offense feeds off that energy.kernfan wrote:You know a win is a win especially with a team that has struggled to do so. That Jacksonville team is really bad though and that's putting it lightly. My one big thing from this game and this will be a constant theme:
Boyd & Gist= 9 for 33 from the field for 27 pts
Mayo= 7 for 9 from the field for 22 pts
I does not take a basketball genius to figure out that Gist and Boyd should not be on the floor together. I watched 6 minutes go by (and yes I timed it with my phone) where Gist and Boyd took every shot and it was only off of 1 pass and sometimes not even 1 pass. Coach has the resources to split them up. Put Weaver and Boyd together and Hobbs and Gist together. This gives each guard set a defensive minded player who can take care of the ball plus a perimeter scorer. The defense in this game in spurts looked better and it simply falls on the shoulders of Hobbs and Weaver. Those two guys are willing to pressure the ball and don't get blown by each time off the dribble. I honestly think we will improve now that everyone is back. One last thing, the disappearance of Charles from the floor is concerning. I know his offense has not improved but his athleticism, defense and rebounding have always taken off a lot of pressure from Mayo.
When the player destined to become Eastern’s leading all time scorer gets 9 shots while two ball hogging guards average 16.5 shots between them, that’s a sign of no discipline and poor coaching. I agree with kernfan, those two don’t need to be on the floor at the same time.kernfan wrote:You know a win is a win especially with a team that has struggled to do so. That Jacksonville team is really bad though and that's putting it lightly. My one big thing from this game and this will be a constant theme:
Boyd & Gist= 9 for 33 from the field for 27 pts
Mayo= 7 for 9 from the field for 22 pts
I does not take a basketball genius to figure out that Gist and Boyd should not be on the floor together. I watched 6 minutes go by (and yes I timed it with my phone) where Gist and Boyd took every shot and it was only off of 1 pass and sometimes not even 1 pass. Coach has the resources to split them up. Put Weaver and Boyd together and Hobbs and Gist together. This gives each guard set a defensive minded player who can take care of the ball plus a perimeter scorer. The defense in this game in spurts looked better and it simply falls on the shoulders of Hobbs and Weaver. Those two guys are willing to pressure the ball and don't get blown by each time off the dribble. I honestly think we will improve now that everyone is back. One last thing, the disappearance of Charles from the floor is concerning. I know his offense has not improved but his athleticism, defense and rebounding have always taken off a lot of pressure from Mayo.
Maroon Forever wrote:When the player destined to become Eastern’s leading all time scorer gets 9 shots while two ball hogging guards average 16.5 shots between them, that’s a sign of no discipline and poor coaching. I agree with kernfan, those two don’t need to be on the floor at the same time.kernfan wrote:You know a win is a win especially with a team that has struggled to do so. That Jacksonville team is really bad though and that's putting it lightly. My one big thing from this game and this will be a constant theme:
Boyd & Gist= 9 for 33 from the field for 27 pts
Mayo= 7 for 9 from the field for 22 pts
I does not take a basketball genius to figure out that Gist and Boyd should not be on the floor together. I watched 6 minutes go by (and yes I timed it with my phone) where Gist and Boyd took every shot and it was only off of 1 pass and sometimes not even 1 pass. Coach has the resources to split them up. Put Weaver and Boyd together and Hobbs and Gist together. This gives each guard set a defensive minded player who can take care of the ball plus a perimeter scorer. The defense in this game in spurts looked better and it simply falls on the shoulders of Hobbs and Weaver. Those two guys are willing to pressure the ball and don't get blown by each time off the dribble. I honestly think we will improve now that everyone is back. One last thing, the disappearance of Charles from the floor is concerning. I know his offense has not improved but his athleticism, defense and rebounding have always taken off a lot of pressure from Mayo.