Houston: Round 2: The Battle for Everything

[Bcatfollower]

Let's hear your great take on where that's wrong. Could we win? Yes. But there's a reason we've had OT or 2pt wins in our last 5 games and it's not because we're some juggernaut of a team. Especially on the road.

Forgot if someone doesn't pick UC to win it makes them not a fan.

Wasn’t Houston one of the teams our players, who are worse at every position, and coach, who is worse than cheating kelvin, beat?

Oh it was a home game so it doesn’t mean anything...

 

[cincrulz11]

Wasn’t Houston one of the teams our players, who are worse at every position, and coach, who is worse than cheating kelvin, beat?

Oh it was a home game so it doesn’t mean anything...

at home don't count bro. we should beat the lakers at home.

 

[mdchick]

Sam can do whatever McNeal does and can play offense. Only thing he lacks is a scholarship (and size). Use him!

He’s definitely not worse than McNeal

 

[mdchick]

Lets start Diarra and see if we can get Jarreau out of the game early.

This is the by far; the best post you’ve ever had.

 

[Alum2013]

Wasn’t Houston one of the teams our players, who are worse at every position, and coach, who is worse than cheating kelvin, beat?

Oh it was a home game so it doesn’t mean anything...

There's a reason why beating the 31st best team at home and 75th best team on the road are worth the same. Because it's completely different in college basketball. Obviously I want us to win but they have the better overall team, better coach, and are playing at home.

 

[cincrulz11]

There's a reason why beating the 31st best team at home and 75th best team on the road are worth the same. Because it's completely different in college basketball. Obviously I want us to win but they have the better overall team, better coach, and are playing at home.

we should probably just be happy we won the first one. sitting at sr day last year was the most depressing game i can remember being at in a long long time.

 

[cincyguy13]

Agreed, why even play this game.

Pretty sure he just meant it’s going to be really hard to win this game. Nothing crazy about that. League road games are hard, league road games against good teams are even harder. They aren’t unbeatable but the odds are definitely in their favor.

 

[justinhub2003]

Pretty sure he just meant it’s going to be really hard to win this game. Nothing crazy about that. League road games are hard, league road games against good teams are even harder. They aren’t unbeatable but the odds are definitely in their favor.

I would guess that a 7 point underdog in kenpom maybe the biggest line we’ve had all year.

They are beatable if you keep it close down to the last 3-4 minutes. They can’t seem to close games. They always run the same iso play for Caleb mills and he has yet to win it for them.

Tulsa best then at Tulsa but in the return game, Houston wiped the floor with them. They did the same to WSU


They have been dominant in league play at home. In 7 home games in league play only 1 game was close and that was UConn. The others were 9 point or bigger blow outs.

Have to answer every run with one of our own.

 

[kskenyon4]

They always run the same iso play for Caleb mills and he has yet to win it for them.

Reminds me of another AAC team....

 

[justinhub2003]

Reminds me of another AAC team....

Couldn't be Jarron Cumberland since he has won it for UC this year

 

[kskenyon4]

Couldn't be Jarron Cumberland since he has won it for UC this year

1 for how many chances?

I love Jarron, but the transparency of our last play is getting stale to me. Plus he isn't getting any love from officials on those plays. So time to mix it up.

 

[justinhub2003]

1 for how many chances?

I love Jarron, but the transparency of our last play is getting stale to me. Plus he isn't getting any love from officials on those plays. So time to mix it up.

Do you want to give it to Keith will will literally dribble into traffic and throw up a wild shot?

Do you want to Trust Tre Scott who has never done it before?


Like there are 2 guys I would trust to take the last shot. Both have last names of Cumberland. Jarron can create his own shot and I would trust Jaevin on a catch and shoot.

 

[kskenyon4]

Do you want to give it to Keith will will literally dribble into traffic and throw up a wild shot?

Do you want to Trust Tre Scott who has never done it before?


Like there are 2 guys I would trust to take the last shot. Both have last names of Cumberland. Jarron can create his own shot and I would trust Jaevin on a catch and shoot.

I don't know why other ideas are so crazy if our success rate is floating below 25% right now? I don't even mind Jarron having the ball, but he has one option, take it to the rim.

It's hindsight, but I bet if KW had 5 chances, he'd go 1/5 like Jarron has too...

 

[cincrulz11]

1 for how many chances?

I love Jarron, but the transparency of our last play is getting stale to me. Plus he isn't getting any love from officials on those plays. So time to mix it up.

i mean it isn't just give jarron the ball and everybody else do nothing. they actually run a play when they take the TO. when they don't they trust jarron to make the best decisions.


When we won at wichita state on Jarron's and one, go watch the play again and watch the guys off the ball. Vogt up top setting a screen for Jaevin to get a wide open 3 if Jarron gets cut off.


we just won a game where jarron got a bunch of ft's cause they couldn't stop him getting to the rim right?

 

[kskenyon4]

i mean it isn't just give jarron the ball and everybody else do nothing. they actually run a play when they take the TO. when they don't they trust jarron to make the best decisions.


When we won at wichita state on Jarron's and one, go watch the play again and watch the guys off the ball. Vogt up top setting a screen for Jaevin to get a wide open 3 if Jarron gets cut off.


we just won a game where jarron got a bunch of ft's cause they couldn't stop him getting to the rim right?

My comment around the last play has 0% to do what we do in the first 39.5 minutes of the game. I just think other coaches know 100% sure what we're doing under 30 seconds when tied/losing close, and it isn't yielding great results, save 1 time @ WSU.

A key part of this for me is the zero love from officials on these plays/drives. For some reason, he isn't getting a whistle he should get and/or gets the rest of the game. Unfair, but we have to adapt IMO.

 

[Chance2017]

I don't know why other ideas are so crazy if our success rate is floating below 25% right now? I don't even mind Jarron having the ball, but he has one option, take it to the rim.

It's hindsight, but I bet if KW had 5 chances, he'd go 1/5 like Jarron has too...

In his one conversion he had 3 options vs WSU.

After the Vogt screen he could have:
1.) Drove it
2.) Lob to Tre
3.) Pass back to Jaevin

We need to get back to more late game sets like this rather than straight iso

 

[cincrulz11]

if there was a play out there to guarantee victory late in games, i bet coaches would use it. i bet coach k would have used it last night.



when jarron can beat his man off the dribble, can't fault him for driving it. its when his leg is bothering and he doesn't have that burst and he just kinda jumps into the chest of the guy guarding him that is iffy. he can probably make a better decision, but nobody really takes the ball out of their best players hand in those situations.

 

[kskenyon4]

In his one conversion he had 3 options vs WSU.

After the Vogt screen he could have:
1.) Drove it
2.) Lob to Tre
3.) Pass back to Jaevin

We need to get back to more late game sets like this rather than straight iso

Not studying all the late game iso drives Jarron has, but I would perhaps guess that WSU play was different from our failures. I recall other iso ends of games where it was Jarron on an island.

Again, not against Jarron being the decision maker late in games, but at least give him a decision then..

 

[Chance2017]

Not studying all the late game iso drives Jarron has, but I would perhaps guess that WSU play was different from our failures. I recall other iso ends of games where it was Jarron on an island.

Again, not against Jarron being the decision maker late in games, but at least give him a decision then..

Agreed. That's the exact point I was making. That's on CJB. Not Jarron. Even though Jarron needs to do a better job trying to score and not just trying to draw a foul

 

[CaptDale]

I don't know why other ideas are so crazy if our success rate is floating below 25% right now? I don't even mind Jarron having the ball, but he has one option, take it to the rim.

It's hindsight, but I bet if KW had 5 chances, he'd go 1/5 like Jarron has too...

The play should have a pass option. Drive to the rim, but don't shoot your foot off trying to get the trophy. Run a trailer behind Jarron. With everyone collapsing to defend the shooter, there are a lot of people with open looks. Vogt for a dunk, KW trailing............Trevon sneaking under for a dunk (but not an alley oop - too easy to screw that up). Brannen needs to use a little imagination. Jarron gets tunnel vision for the rim. His great baskball IQ should allow him to find an open shooter - but they have to be at the hoop!