Hicks' Guns
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Some really good points on this thread. Bottom line, our effort was there...some dumb mistakes and some inability to score on offense killed us. But it's difficult to say we didn't play hard/tough the whole game on D...but for a few lapses on rebounding.
That being said, we were by far better than USF and should have beat them. Perhaps Cash and Parker are dinged up but I noticed a few things:
-We really didn't do a good job of Yancy getting the ball at all. I paid attention to it because people on this message board disagreed when I said Yancy not moving for it was the reason he didn't get the rock. Yancy could certainly work harder for the ball but the guards did do a rotten job getting it to him when he was open a few times. I stand corrected and it is a failed team effort.
-Related to this, Parker simply shoots or takes it to the hoop too much. When he has an open lane or an open shot, I don't have a problem with him taking it. But too many times, he catches the ball, puts his head down so he can see no one and forces it...or takes an ill advised shot that kills a run. He's gotta just take what's open and realize that he is not one of the main scorers on this team.
-Not sure why Jackson didn't start the second half and play most of it. He was very effective in the first and then Mick reverted to JaQuan. I'm ready to see a lot more of J. Jack in there.
-Our 3s aren't going to hit every game and this is what happens when you are overly reliant on them.
-SK took the ball to the hoop well. No one else really did.
Marquette is going to be tough on Wednesday. I just don't see it happening although we'll all be rooting for it. I think we need 2 wins still to feel secure (including Big East tournament). Anything else, I think we're sweating on Selection Sunday.
That being said, we were by far better than USF and should have beat them. Perhaps Cash and Parker are dinged up but I noticed a few things:
-We really didn't do a good job of Yancy getting the ball at all. I paid attention to it because people on this message board disagreed when I said Yancy not moving for it was the reason he didn't get the rock. Yancy could certainly work harder for the ball but the guards did do a rotten job getting it to him when he was open a few times. I stand corrected and it is a failed team effort.
-Related to this, Parker simply shoots or takes it to the hoop too much. When he has an open lane or an open shot, I don't have a problem with him taking it. But too many times, he catches the ball, puts his head down so he can see no one and forces it...or takes an ill advised shot that kills a run. He's gotta just take what's open and realize that he is not one of the main scorers on this team.
-Not sure why Jackson didn't start the second half and play most of it. He was very effective in the first and then Mick reverted to JaQuan. I'm ready to see a lot more of J. Jack in there.
-Our 3s aren't going to hit every game and this is what happens when you are overly reliant on them.
-SK took the ball to the hoop well. No one else really did.
Marquette is going to be tough on Wednesday. I just don't see it happening although we'll all be rooting for it. I think we need 2 wins still to feel secure (including Big East tournament). Anything else, I think we're sweating on Selection Sunday.
