On the radio, Larkin was yelling for him to drive and not take the 3. In that situation, driving the ball puts pressure on the defense which hopefully leads to either a made shot or a foul on the defense. But I don’t really think that is part of his skill set. He’s not the type of player that drives and is seeking contact, looking to get to the line. I don’t see that changing either. I really don’t see that X has a player to will do that either. I certainly wish they did.
Perhaps Carter, who is an excellent FT shooter, can be that player?
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11-24-2019, 07:25 AM #511
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11-24-2019, 08:06 AM #512
This team has the talent, depth and experience to win 25+ games this year. To me it will come down to taking better care of the ball and making better decisions. Its really as simple as that. We gave up 14 points to UCONN off TO's.........simply cant do that and win a lot of close games. And we will have a lot of close games this year........
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11-24-2019, 09:38 AM #513
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Am I the only one who has a problem with the last possession of Double OT? At first, I thought it was a brilliantly designed play to give Carter a huge lane to let him make a play. But, Steele said afterwards the plan was for Carter to kick to Bishop for a 3 if he wasn't fouled. Huh? I think he can be a nice player for us, but Bishop is probably the worst shooter on the team right now.
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11-24-2019, 10:23 AM #514
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11-24-2019, 10:24 AM #515
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11-24-2019, 12:55 PM #516
I thought getting the ball to Carter was the right call (I agree with you overall). Considering who we had in the game, I wanted Carter to assert himself more in the double OT because in general I think he can cause matchup problems and no one else we had in the game can really create their own shot.
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11-24-2019, 01:39 PM #517
Besides, if he didn't who would. He was the only one left on the court that was reasonably dependable to do so. Travis said they were playing with three bigs and two wings at the end.
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11-24-2019, 01:39 PM #518
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