Re: Game Notes

[Keith Wedinger]

I think one of the goals of this fast paced offense it to limit the
opponent's ability to set up their defense. One of the trade-offs is when
you take a 3 in this scheme, often times, the post players won't be in a
position to get the offensive board. Personally, I don't have a problem
taking a 3 out of the scheme as long as the player taking the 3 is taking a
good shot and is capable of making it. I don't want to see Hicks doing this
for instance.

On 11/4/05, Saffell, Charles J MM1 NAVSUBSCOL <address@hidden>
wrote:
> I listened to the game last night and since it was on UC student radio it
> was painful to listen to. I am mostly worried by how quickly they shot
> three's. On nights they are on it will be great, on nights they are off it
> will hurt to watch. I don't mind that we shoot the threes, but I wish they
> would work the ball around the perimeter a little more instead of just
> bringing the ball down the court and heaving.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden
> *Sent:* Friday, November 04, 2005 8:38
> *To:* address@hidden
> *Subject:* Re: [UC Basketball] Game Notes
>
> I think Andy left at halftime with Madhu. I must have not been invited to
> the party again!
>  In the 2nd half Hicks was dominating. Hit a 3 and had many good catches
> and baskets inside, but I agree with Andy that he won't be able to shoulder
> the load, nor should he have to. This team has mismatches with White and
> Kirkland and those two are the keys to the season. Hicks will put up 15 and
> 8 nearly every night. Where are the other rebounds coming from? White and
> Kirkland need to average 30 and 12 between them if not better. I tell you
> what though, with Moore, Downey and Muhammad leading breaks getting the ball
> to Hicks, Kirkland and White out in front of them, we are fast. Some of
> those baskets we got last night were very fast.
>  Since this is a game notes thread, I'll post a few more thoughts and
> responses. Regarding the scoreboards, it is a bit of a pain to have to look
> to the side to find out total fouls and timeouts. I like the revolving stats
> on the new wall mounted video screens, but many complained (in section 112)
> about not being able to see them well and not all of the complainers were
> old. All in all, the previous set-up was better, even though this one is
> "nicer". There is too much crammed round the arena, it feels like I need to
> look in 3 different places to keep track of everything. I do wish the main
> board had more info on it instead of just a lot of flashing lights. I did
> not have the same issue as others with the reflections, but I can see where
> that could have been a problem from the sides of the court.
>  Since Andy is posting I presume he has rejoined the forum. Welcome back!
>  Jon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Antonio Mazzaro <address@hidden>
> *To:* address@hidden
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 03, 2005 11:57 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [UC Basketball] Game Notes
>
>
>
> >    1. Hicks does not appear to be able to shoulder the load of the
> >    team on his own. He is a much better support player. Hopefully the seniors
> >    can step up and help Hicks out with the heavy lifting.
> I didn't make it to the game, but looking at the box score, Hicks gets 15
> points on 6-8 shooting with 8 boards in only a half game's worth of play.
> What did I miss that doesn't show up in those numbers that made Hicks look
> not worthy of shouldering the load?


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