I've been saying how bad Stu Douglas is from the moment he stepped on the court. I am not a big fan of a player who can only play three point line to three point line. As of late he can't even do that.
If it were up to me Smotrycz would have been nowhere near the ball at the end of the game. With that being said it ended up in his hands with a wide open lane. We will never know what the result would have been if he took it to the basket but I have always been taught if you have a chance to get to the basket on a last second play you take it. The percentages are better. You may not have a problem with Smotrycz taking a "wide-fucking-open shot for the win" but I pray you have a problem with how badly he missed that "wide open shot."
1. I respect your opinion but you must be insane if you think John Beilien runs affective plays at the end of games or even coming out of timeouts. An Evan Smotrycz step back three to try and win the game is proof of this.
2. I literally laughed out loud when you mentioned Cronin and Mclimans. I guess you are right though I should have said "JB should recruit guys over 6'8 that can play in the big ten" My apologies. I don't deny that Novak is our best option at the four but that is the exact problem. This also goes back to recruiting guys over 6'8 that can play in the big ten.
3. "Jordan Morgan has had several uncontested layups in these situations." Wow great point. Stu Douglas has also hit several three pointers before. I don't watch the games? Why do you think Morris "froze" up in this situation. There is nothing going on in the offense. Perfect example is in their 2nd to last possession. They ran the shot clock down to 17 seconds I believe (30 seconds on the game clock) just running through their offense. They end up calling a timeout. They come back out and get right back into their offense which led to Darius Morris trying to create because nothing else is there and missing a layup.
One time when I was in 6th grade my father (played D-1 basketball for Tennessee Tech) told me on a last second play ALWAYS drive to the basket. Evan had a wide open lane and even as slow as he is had an opportunity to at least get fouled (which I think is a higher percentage chance of getting two then chucking a long 3) . Also if you want to stop that entry pass into Tisdale John Beilien should look into recruiting someone taller than 6'8". Just a suggestion. Lastly, what does JB tell these kids in the huddle with 30 seconds left "get into the offense?" The man has no ability to draw up any type of play to get an open look when the game is on the line. That is a problem.
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I've been saying how bad Stu Douglas is from the moment he stepped on the court. I am not a big fan of a player who can only play three point line to three point line. As of late he can't even do that.
If it were up to me Smotrycz would have been nowhere near the ball at the end of the game. With that being said it ended up in his hands with a wide open lane. We will never know what the result would have been if he took it to the basket but I have always been taught if you have a chance to get to the basket on a last second play you take it. The percentages are better. You may not have a problem with Smotrycz taking a "wide-fucking-open shot for the win" but I pray you have a problem with how badly he missed that "wide open shot."
1. I respect your opinion but you must be insane if you think John Beilien runs affective plays at the end of games or even coming out of timeouts. An Evan Smotrycz step back three to try and win the game is proof of this.
2. I literally laughed out loud when you mentioned Cronin and Mclimans. I guess you are right though I should have said "JB should recruit guys over 6'8 that can play in the big ten" My apologies. I don't deny that Novak is our best option at the four but that is the exact problem. This also goes back to recruiting guys over 6'8 that can play in the big ten.
3. "Jordan Morgan has had several uncontested layups in these situations." Wow great point. Stu Douglas has also hit several three pointers before. I don't watch the games? Why do you think Morris "froze" up in this situation. There is nothing going on in the offense. Perfect example is in their 2nd to last possession. They ran the shot clock down to 17 seconds I believe (30 seconds on the game clock) just running through their offense. They end up calling a timeout. They come back out and get right back into their offense which led to Darius Morris trying to create because nothing else is there and missing a layup.
One time when I was in 6th grade my father (played D-1 basketball for Tennessee Tech) told me on a last second play ALWAYS drive to the basket. Evan had a wide open lane and even as slow as he is had an opportunity to at least get fouled (which I think is a higher percentage chance of getting two then chucking a long 3) . Also if you want to stop that entry pass into Tisdale John Beilien should look into recruiting someone taller than 6'8". Just a suggestion. Lastly, what does JB tell these kids in the huddle with 30 seconds left "get into the offense?" The man has no ability to draw up any type of play to get an open look when the game is on the line. That is a problem.