Pretty much every one of our guys is playing out of position. Magarity really is a 4 and he's playing the 5. Heck is a 3 and he's playing the 4. Batten plays the 3 and he's a 2. Hanlan plays the 1 and he's a 2. Maybe Brown at the 2 is the only guy playing his natural spot. So take all that and add in the fact that most of the players we have suck, and there you have it.
Seriously though, I'm simply just tired of losing. This has really been a grind since Handsome Al's prime. We need players and we need them in a hurry. My wish list, in order, is as follows:
1. Long athletic big guys at the 4 and 5. I don't care if they can shoot or dribble. Just be able to defend, wipe the glass, and throw down some dunks once in a while. And maybe have the ability to develop a baby hook after a while. Every other team we face seem like they have 2 or 3 of these guys. We rarely have these types of guys. Hopefully Diallo is.
2. Guys who can actually shoot and score. Besides Hanlan, Brown and Heck, no one can actually shoot. Magarity had 3 wide open threes that he missed, a wide open 12-footer that he clanked and 2 free throws that he bricked. I mean, c'mon.
3. A true PG (no hybrid, combo guard shit) who is a floor leader and knows how to create.
4. Guys who can attack the rim. Hanlan, Heck and Brown to a point, they attack the rim.
A couple other random thoughts:
I really like the way Christian will switch it up and try different things...especially defensively.
I think Christian can teach anyone to be a good defender. I mean, this team has very weak athletes and they do typically play at a high defensive level. So this is why I say we need some scorers. It's easier to teach a scorer to play hard D than it is to take a non-scorer and make him a scorer.
I'm not sold on the genius offensive weave we run at the top of the key. I don't see it.
Our offensive style seems like it would create some backdoors...but we never do. I dunno.
NOTE: We still have the tallest..................bench in the country. Ridiculous.
This post was edited on 1/31 4:37 PM by DereknNC
Seriously though, I'm simply just tired of losing. This has really been a grind since Handsome Al's prime. We need players and we need them in a hurry. My wish list, in order, is as follows:
1. Long athletic big guys at the 4 and 5. I don't care if they can shoot or dribble. Just be able to defend, wipe the glass, and throw down some dunks once in a while. And maybe have the ability to develop a baby hook after a while. Every other team we face seem like they have 2 or 3 of these guys. We rarely have these types of guys. Hopefully Diallo is.
2. Guys who can actually shoot and score. Besides Hanlan, Brown and Heck, no one can actually shoot. Magarity had 3 wide open threes that he missed, a wide open 12-footer that he clanked and 2 free throws that he bricked. I mean, c'mon.
3. A true PG (no hybrid, combo guard shit) who is a floor leader and knows how to create.
4. Guys who can attack the rim. Hanlan, Heck and Brown to a point, they attack the rim.
A couple other random thoughts:
I really like the way Christian will switch it up and try different things...especially defensively.
I think Christian can teach anyone to be a good defender. I mean, this team has very weak athletes and they do typically play at a high defensive level. So this is why I say we need some scorers. It's easier to teach a scorer to play hard D than it is to take a non-scorer and make him a scorer.
I'm not sold on the genius offensive weave we run at the top of the key. I don't see it.
Our offensive style seems like it would create some backdoors...but we never do. I dunno.
NOTE: We still have the tallest..................bench in the country. Ridiculous.
This post was edited on 1/31 4:37 PM by DereknNC
