RE: Huggins outcoached....again

[Mike Denman]

So the set they ran with 1:16 remaining was a bad one? They got an open 3
from their best 3-point shooter.

If you think his offensive sets stink, then explain to me what EXACTLY you
would do differently, because I think this year's team runs the offense
fairly well. I mean they scored 83 points! I'm having a hard time with your
logic. Perhaps it's your emotions talking???

They simply got out-hustled, and out-muscled yesterday.

-----Original Message-----
From: UC BearcatFan [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 3:58 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Huggins outcoached....again


Kenyons year they were pretty good but most of it was
in transition or letting Kenyon do his thing. However,
Logan's year: yes, they were bad at the half court
set. Everything was created from Logan going one on
one, whether it be a pull up or a drive and dish.
Luckily, he was that good and we got a away with it.

And I agree, the effort was not very good today but
Huggs still got outcoached. His halfcourt sets stink!
And even in their big wins their half court offense
has not looked very good at all, I've been saying it
all along. Go back and watch tapes of their games, it
is their transition that get them all their points.
Its what produced their points today too.  Eventually
when the game slows down and goes down to the wire you
have to be able to produce in the half court set and
they simply don't. Say what you want but it has always
been this way.



--- ALACOMBE <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I hate to say it, but Huggs got out coached by
> Bobby
> > Lutz and he's gotten out coached in both their
> losses.
> >  He needs to hire an offensive coordinator.  I'm
> > actually starting to think that last years team
> had a
> > better half court offense than this years team.
> > Luckily, this year we have more talent.  It's
> painful
> > to see Kareem Johnson and Eric Hicks taking 15
> foot
> > jump shots because their offense has no flow to it
> > whatsoever.  Charlotte had an open shot after
> every
> > timeout but Cinci did not have any good set plays
> > after timeouts.
> >
> > I know their are a lot of people out their that
> won't
> > say anything bad about Huggins, but his half-court
> > offense year after year is just pathetic.  There
> is no
> > excuse this year because they have talent and
> > athleticism at every position. They have a good
> inside
> > scorer and great outside shooters but still a
> horrible
> > half-court offense.
>
> So Kenyon's senior year or Logan's senior year were
> pathetic in the half court on offense?  Charlotte
> played with
> more effort, but I do not necessarily think it was
> coaching
> that lost it.
>
> I only saw part of the second half, but I saw things
> like:
>
>   - Not rebounding missed field goals
>   - Throwing the ball to places where no one was on
> the floor
>   - Shooting too many bad outside shots - too
> quickly
>   - Not rebounding on the offensive end
>   - No effort in going after balls
>   - Backing down to physical play
>   - Not being prepared for your man to shoot - too
> much space
>
> To me it looked like a lack of effort and that has
> NOTHING to
> do with Huggs coaching.  We will see if they do not
> give effort
> in the Xavier game forget this team doing anything
> in the
> tournament.  I think they will, but you never know.
>
>
> I will anxiously watch the first half.  They are too
> cocky and
> I wish they would get their head out in the open and
> see that
> all they have to do is give effort.
>
> Funny how Huggs is not criticized earlier until they
> lose.  You
> are probably going to say that they did not have to
> play in the
> half court much, but they still played it and I
> heard nothing
> about the half-court offense.
>
> Effort, effort, effort...
>
> Andy
>
>
> > p.s. - losses may be good for this team because
> they
> > are way too cocky. They need to realize that they
> > aren't as good as they think.
> >
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