RE: Huggins

[Bearcat Tom]

Jihad has a lot of potential and would be best served to look for the assist 
first and score second (standard PG role).  Also, D-1A is not an AND-1 
Streetball audition.  Possess the ball, make good decisions.

> From: "dfairchild" <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: address@hidden
> To: <address@hidden>
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Huggins
> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 08:02:28 -0500
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> I did not track Jihad's shooting, but I would guess more than half of his
> shots were poor.  It would be telling to review the game and track how many
> of his shots were good or poor shot selection and more importantly how many
> were taken early in the shot clock without a single pass!
>
> The other thing I find frustrating about Jihad is when he does penetrate it
> seems to me to be at poor angles so that he does not create passing
> opportunities and his teammates do not where to move.  And it should be
> noted that when he penetrates he is looking to score first (which he is
> rarely ever able to finish given his size and strength) rather than 
> breaking
> down the defense and passing to an open teammate.
>
> I'm not at the I support Jihad, I'm more at wait and see, but leaning 
> toward
> frustration because his leadership is really going to hurt this team.  I
> can't imagine being Hicks - working my ass off for 35 seconds playing
> defense, hustling down court only to have Jihad throw up a lousy shot early
> in the shot clock.  If the rumors are true - Danny Fortson would have
> bloodied Jihad's nose by now.
>
> Go Cats!
> DF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Danny Spoonamore, Jr. [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:27 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Huggins
>
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> Maybe that's backing off for him! :)  I thought he was more under control
> even with the pressure.  It looked to me like he didn't take as many bad
> shots as some of the other players on the team.  He just couldn't make any
> of them.  I agree that he should share the ball more, a difficult thing to
> do on Friday.  I still think he will be pretty good when all is said and
> done.  I guess I'm in the "I support Bobby Brannen" mode here.   I support
> JH!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 9:27 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Huggins
>
>
> address@hidden (mailto:address@hidden)  wrote: JH will get  it,
> he already has backed off on his shooting.
>
>
> Um, Jihad took more shots than anyone else in the Illinois game  (2-for-12)
> and was on the receiving end of some unhappy remarks  from teammates.
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