As for Miles, I would put him in every once in a while with Nunge for the simple fact of relieving some pressure off of the perimeter. 6-8 minutes per game to see if it can free up some open looks.
When Nunge and Free are in, Free just hangs on the 3 point line, because Steele can't stand 2 guys near the paint.
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01-25-2022, 08:56 AM #101
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01-25-2022, 09:13 AM #102
Yes, IMHO if Steele manages to get us into the tourney this year and is extended.......If I am Christopher part of that is a requirement that he brings onto his staff someone that can implement a scheme that fits the players on the roster and 2022-2023 recruits. Clearly, he and/or his current assistants cant
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01-25-2022, 09:23 AM #103
So you think that after Steele gets Xavier into the tourney for the first time (hopefully) and has his best year as the head coach in his first 4 years, that the AD is going to demand Steele make assistant coaching changes? There is zero % chance that happens.
Heck, if that was even remotely close to happening, Christopher would have done it last year when there was a coaching spot that opened up with Ben Johnson leaving.
If Christopher thinks Steele can't figure out a scheme to fit his players then he should fire Steele. If Steele misses the tournament this year, I think that is exactly what he should do. But I find it hard to believe Christopher would demand some sort of change in the staff after Steele's best year as a head coach."I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17
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01-25-2022, 09:49 AM #104
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The basketball coach should be the basketball expert. Unless an AD was a former high level and successful D1 basketball coach, they shouldn't be recommending or demanding coaching changes. UNLESS - the coach isn't willing to evaluate and make decisions on the staff himself (doesn't want to upset "my guys").
If the coach isn't willing to evaluate and make tough choices about his program, he shouldn't be in the chair. Coaches do an annual evaluation of their coaching staff and even make changes in GREAT years if they think it will make them better. Happens all the time.
I'm not saying anyone needs to go - just saying with the relatively average seasons we've had, there might have been some shuffling. But at the same time, they're doing well on the recruiting trail.
Maybe I'm over-inflating our talent, but I think we have top 3 talent in this league across the board. We seem to be achieving at a lower level than our talent.Last edited by drudy23; 01-25-2022 at 09:52 AM.
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01-25-2022, 10:16 AM #105
While I agree with the rest of your post, I do think that you ARE over-inflating the talent this roster possess. I can’t think of one player on the roster that is a slam dunk NBA or high level European League player. I can’t think of any of them that I would consider elite athletes. Coby Jones is probably the closest to either of those things, and he will need to develop quite a bit before that happens. IMO there’s not a complete player in the bunch. Everyone of them has at least one serious flaw.
Now that could be overcome…IF they had a coach that could get them to play a real TEAM oriented brand of basketball on a consistent basis. But that’s not the reality of the situation.
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01-25-2022, 10:25 AM #106
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01-25-2022, 10:31 AM #107
Of course a lot of things can change and impact what happens. I'm foreshadowing here some.......if we make it into the tourney as an 8-9 seed and drop our first game, as an AD I'm not clicking my heals and assuming all is well with the program and Steele.
if we somehow pull off a top 4 finish in the BE and win a few games in the tourney, clearly a different scenario. I just dont see how that happens with this coaching staff. Hope I am wrong.
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01-25-2022, 12:10 PM #108
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My only problem with the "play Miles more with Nunge" crowd is we would clog the lane big time on offense. We sort of rely on having some of our bigger guards like Scruggs and Jones driving and posting up on smaller defenders. Also Odom needs lanes to drive since he has no outside shot. Freemantle *used* to be able to shoot like 32 percent or something from 3 (maybe I'm wrong) which is enough to keep his defender honest. Nunge is most effective when he can score inside but also hit the occasional 3 when his defender is sagging too much on help defense.
You put Miles in there, you better play both Nate and Kunkel or that offense is gonna be rough
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01-25-2022, 12:58 PM #109
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01-25-2022, 01:10 PM #110
I can envision Miles as the lone big if we try to run a 4 guard offense.
Scruggs, Johnson, Kunkle, Jones and Miles.
Plenty of shooting. The other team would be forced to matchup with a small lineup that could guard ours. Miles would have no role on offense except for put back guy. Defensively, Miles is just a help Rim protector.
I dont see any other lineup where he fits. His offensive game offers nothing and he would just clog things up if he's out there with another big.
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