(11-24-2021 07:19 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote: Our worst 2 offensive players on the team are the guys that take the most shots. Not good.
They also talk a lot of smack while missing a lot of shots. Big head disease where they think they are better than they actually are. Some humble pie is in order and it needs to be dished by coach By.
Sort of.
I think it is more that they feel the pressure of trying to be the go-to guy than any attitude problem. If you look at decent to good years JMU has had recently:
-In '09, 11, and 13 Devon could get his whenever he needed to (even though someone else was always the leading scorer, he took over when necessary and was always the "closer" in tight games).
-In 15, 16, it was Curry
-And then last year, we had Matt.
Hopefully, Ihenacho can either be that guy or he can be a good enough floor general that he gets everyone else to play within themselves.
I did a quick check on Vado's stats the last two years. In the games he played next to Matt, he shot over 37% from three. In the 10 games since it became "his team," he has shot under 27.
The other point is that last year, Matt and Terrell split most of the ball handling duties and let Vado pick his spots. This year, By moved Strickland to the bench to try to make up for some of the lost scoring in the starting lineup. Vado has never been a true point guard, but is now trying to do it while both he and Tak figure out how they fit.
All of that said, I was serious about wanting to see Stickland, Falden and Hodge play together. I think that would allow enough spacing for Terrell to get to the rim, either Wooden or Molson to get to a comfortable spot in the lane off the dribble and Amadi or Sule to work underneath.