God I love Cronin. He is spitting some hard truth in this interview. Never satisfied.
he's so dead on about the charge call and the purpose of the restricted arc. that stuff drives me nuts.
God I love Cronin. He is spitting some hard truth in this interview. Never satisfied.
This is the closest poll of the year I think. No one can ever really know what to make of Temple.
As much as I like Clark, a lot of our slow starts can be partially put on his shoulders. I can recall a number of games where he gets the ball and does nothing with it and also where he misses some bunnies early. With that said, it comes down to Micks gameplan, so I agree the lineup isn't going to change. Mick wants to run the offense through Gary and Kyle and understandably so. Well, he likes to pull Kyle two minutes into a game half the time so we end up feeding Gary. He called Gary out in the South Florida game for getting the ball and waiting for the double team. And Gary responded beautifully. Vs. ECU, Gary missed some easy shots early and he pulled Kyle for something early. We end up settling for jump shots a lot early in games and that doesn't lead to quick points when no one is hot. The team needs to get into their rythym earlier. A lot of people say Cane is the one who jump starts things, but that isn't really typically the case. He got in two minutes into the game the other night and we looked no better. Same vs. South Florida, he came in around his usual time and we didn't really wake up till late in the first half. Whereas I'm as concerned as anyone about slow starts at least our defense is still there. In the past we might get down big. With this team we hang around with teams maybe longer than we should but we don't really get down big (the 10 points to South Florida withstanding and of course the Xavier game).
Temple wins though... who did this. Make yourself known lol
Well David, although this is blasphemy, you may have a point. There's reading the defense, then there is standing and holding the ball. As you mention though, Clark did seem to respond and has really cranked up the urgency. Let's hope that continues. We have to keep the ball moving.
Where I disagree is when you say Broome coming in isn't typically what jumpstarts us. People have pointed out the +/- numbers. And it's the most apples to apples you can get with that stat when you're talking about the same position. And it's a consistent thing. It's not like Broome has had the edge there in just a game here or there. Maybe he doesn't come in and just start completely changing the game from the first possession. But him pressing the issue and finding the gaps for easy looks and FT attempts is exactly the right recipe when we are off to a slower start. It's a good way for an electric player to get himself in the game. And it also freaks out the other team's coaching staff I'm sure bc there's no doubt Broome is a big point of emphasis when scouting us. It loosens up the game. And that benefits us bc we are just flat out more talented than the teams we play.
I think Cincrulz11 has done a very good job of keeping track of plus minus lately with the PG's. I wish we still had a site available that did all that work for us but I appreciate the work he has done.
Yeah that should be a rule. You pick the opponent, especially in our gym, you need to explain yourself.
the UC twitter page posts a link for each game to a stats page, usually sidearmsports. they actually track substitutions so tallying up the +/- is pretty easy.
the only catch is that website doesn't keep statistics for the year, just 1 games worth (it will keep the stats up until the home team plays another home game)
i only clicked the link the first time 3 games ago so thats why ive been able to post them. without those i had to go through and basically watch the game and note when players come in and out and thats just a pain.
Well David, although this is blasphemy, you may have a point. There's reading the defense, then there is standing and holding the ball. As you mention though, Clark did seem to respond and has really cranked up the urgency. Let's hope that continues. We have to keep the ball moving.
Where I disagree is when you say Broome coming in isn't typically what jumpstarts us. People have pointed out the +/- numbers. And it's the most apples to apples you can get with that stat when you're talking about the same position. And it's a consistent thing. It's not like Broome has had the edge there in just a game here or there. Maybe he doesn't come in and just start completely changing the game from the first possession. But him pressing the issue and finding the gaps for easy looks and FT attempts is exactly the right recipe when we are off to a slower start. It's a good way for an electric player to get himself in the game. And it also freaks out the other team's coaching staff I'm sure bc there's no doubt Broome is a big point of emphasis when scouting us. It loosens up the game. And that benefits us bc we are just flat out more talented than the teams we play.
My point on Broome is it's not like he comes in the game and the team immediately starts playing better, which is what many people on here suggest. Usually his first stint in the game the team plays no different. Only game where I remember that not being the case is the Xavier game. There's plenty of games this year and recently where he comes in and the team as a whole still struggles. For whatever reason this team comes out tight, can't hit shots, Clark isn't aggressive, Evans doesn't look for his shots. That has nothing to do with Cane or Justin. The only argument I could make for this is we eventually play better because he puts the ball in Evans hands more when Cane is in. That usually opens up Evans' game. When Justin is in there, Evans is pretty much just a three point guy. And I think part of that, again, is we start the game feeding the post. That's on Cronin, Justin executes the game plan he's asked to. I will say, to his credit, Cane seems to be more effective in the press than Justin has. Partly because we press more purposefully with the "second team" in and also he's aggressive at getting his hands on balls. Generating turnovers will jump start an offense. So while the numbers don't lie by the end of the game that when Cane is in there the team starts playing better, I think there's plenty of factors besides cane being in there over Justin. If it were that simple, Cronin and the staff would see it and make the change. We think there's some sort of conspiracy theory or something but that's hogwash. Cronin wants to win and will utilize the best players and game plan he knows how to to make that happen. He has used Cane very effectively and is molding him into the TEAM player he expects him to be. My biggest gripe is I wish Jenifer's assist numbers were higher but part of that is guys just are missing shot after shot to start these games, i.e. Clark, Cumberland and Evans. When they get going, the team gets going and it's not as simple as Cane is the one that jumpstarts their games cause there's no statistical evidence of that. Honestly it could be just as much once our opponent goes to their bench and muddies their five on the floor our superiority takes over that much more. And once we start pressing and generating turnovers it leads to easy baskets and relaxes the team.
My point on Broome is it's not like he comes in the game and the team immediately starts playing better, which is what many people on here suggest.
David couldn't agree more. Was at last game and Gary in particular had some very makeable opportunities and missed them. If we make some of those shots we are not off to such a slow start. JJ can't make the shots for them.
My point on Broome is it's not like he comes in the game and the team immediately starts playing better, which is what many people on here suggest. Usually his first stint in the game the team plays no different. Only game where I remember that not being the case is the Xavier game. There's plenty of games this year and recently where he comes in and the team as a whole still struggles. For whatever reason this team comes out tight, can't hit shots, Clark isn't aggressive, Evans doesn't look for his shots. That has nothing to do with Cane or Justin. The only argument I could make for this is we eventually play better because he puts the ball in Evans hands more when Cane is in. That usually opens up Evans' game. When Justin is in there, Evans is pretty much just a three point guy. And I think part of that, again, is we start the game feeding the post. That's on Cronin, Justin executes the game plan he's asked to. I will say, to his credit, Cane seems to be more effective in the press than Justin has. Partly because we press more purposefully with the "second team" in and also he's aggressive at getting his hands on balls. Generating turnovers will jump start an offense. So while the numbers don't lie by the end of the game that when Cane is in there the team starts playing better, I think there's plenty of factors besides cane being in there over Justin. If it were that simple, Cronin and the staff would see it and make the change. We think there's some sort of conspiracy theory or something but that's hogwash. Cronin wants to win and will utilize the best players and game plan he knows how to to make that happen. He has used Cane very effectively and is molding him into the TEAM player he expects him to be. My biggest gripe is I wish Jenifer's assist numbers were higher but part of that is guys just are missing shot after shot to start these games, i.e. Clark, Cumberland and Evans. When they get going, the team gets going and it's not as simple as Cane is the one that jumpstarts their games cause there's no statistical evidence of that. Honestly it could be just as much once our opponent goes to their bench and muddies their five on the floor our superiority takes over that much more. And once we start pressing and generating turnovers it leads to easy baskets and relaxes the team.
My point on Broome is it's not like he comes in the game and the team immediately starts playing better, which is what many people on here suggest. Usually his first stint in the game the team plays no different. Only game where I remember that not being the case is the Xavier game. There's plenty of games this year and recently where he comes in and the team as a whole still struggles. For whatever reason this team comes out tight, can't hit shots, Clark isn't aggressive, Evans doesn't look for his shots. That has nothing to do with Cane or Justin. The only argument I could make for this is we eventually play better because he puts the ball in Evans hands more when Cane is in. That usually opens up Evans' game. When Justin is in there, Evans is pretty much just a three point guy. And I think part of that, again, is we start the game feeding the post. That's on Cronin, Justin executes the game plan he's asked to. I will say, to his credit, Cane seems to be more effective in the press than Justin has. Partly because we press more purposefully with the "second team" in and also he's aggressive at getting his hands on balls. Generating turnovers will jump start an offense. So while the numbers don't lie by the end of the game that when Cane is in there the team starts playing better, I think there's plenty of factors besides cane being in there over Justin. If it were that simple, Cronin and the staff would see it and make the change. We think there's some sort of conspiracy theory or something but that's hogwash. Cronin wants to win and will utilize the best players and game plan he knows how to to make that happen. He has used Cane very effectively and is molding him into the TEAM player he expects him to be. My biggest gripe is I wish Jenifer's assist numbers were higher but part of that is guys just are missing shot after shot to start these games, i.e. Clark, Cumberland and Evans. When they get going, the team gets going and it's not as simple as Cane is the one that jumpstarts their games cause there's no statistical evidence of that. Honestly it could be just as much once our opponent goes to their bench and muddies their five on the floor our superiority takes over that much more. And once we start pressing and generating turnovers it leads to easy baskets and relaxes the team.