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I started this thread to comment on Temple’s 2019-2020 season.,In the beginning a poster JedClampett and I discussed the upcoming season. We both had high hopes for both new HC Aaron Mckie, and the team.

When non-conference play started, JedClampett dropped out and I kept texting, but few others did.

I continued providing comments on each of Temple’s games.

Overtime, , I made a deeper dive trying to understand why Temple finished with a 14-17 overall record, and a 6-12 AAC record, when the previous season Temple’s recorded a 23-10 overall record, and finished 3rd in the AAC with 12-6 AAC record.

Temple had a losing season for myriad of reason, including having it’s two worse shooters being Temple most prolific shooters, not playing four guards that included Monty Scott, , and rarely pressuring the ball forcing opponent turnovers on defense.

On page 9 and 10, is a lengthy analysis of Temple’s wins over SMU, Tulane, and UConn they previously lost to. In the second halves of the SMU and Tulane games, and the entire UConn game, Temple played small ball with four guards on the court, and pressured to ball forcing opponent turnovers. It’s my view that Temple would have had a successful winning season
if they played that way the entire season.

Temple should have played either Forrester or Moorman at Center, alongside Alani Moore, NPL, Scott, and Rose at PF. Those four guards produced Temple’s victories in the games. Such line-up would have committed fewer turnovers, got to the foul-line more, had a better shooting percentage, and scored more points per game.

Defensively, if Temple would have also pressured the ball more, opponents commit more turnovers, shoot a lower shooting percentage, and scored fewer points per game.

The big change that made Temple’s 4-guard line-up was HC Mckie finally playing Monty Scoot significant minutes starting with the second SMU game. He was the engine that made Temple’s four-guard line-up so successful.

On page 11 are tips on shooting jumpers, floaters, and foul shots.

My last entry on page 12 is a summary on why Temple’s season went so far off the rails.

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