RE: Temple basketball summary: Games 1 through 4
Agree with virtually all your points.
This Temple team is a defensive team, last year’s was an offensive team.
As such, you want defensive players in the backcourt. You have that in Alani, Nate, and Rose, as all can steal the ball, and that leads to easy Temple hoops, and less scoring by opponents. That’s how Temple has managed to win all four games by wide scoring margins.
Alani doesn’t turn the ball over, and has committed but two fouls in four games. Alston couldn’t do those things. Alani not fouling is part of the reason why Temple opponents are not going to the foul line nearly as often as Temple has in three of the last four games. He plays within himself, and he scores.
As for Rose and Nate, their low shooting percentages is because Nate is not hitting three’s, and Rose two’s in half-court sets. Unless both forego or reduce the number of shots each shoots, Temple will remain a bad offensive combination on the court together. It’s the main reason Temple’s half-court offense is such a mess. McKie should be telling Nate to shoot fewer three’s, and Rose fewer two’s. We’ll see if he does going forward. Better shooters need to play and shoot more.
Nate is Temple’s most valuable player and must be on the court for his steals, breakaways, and rebounding. He also can get to the rim in half court sets. Just needs to be more judicious and let others take jumpers. But doesn’t do so because he’s thinks he must score a lot of points.
Rose is the same way, but there’s more hope as he’s hitting the three ball and apoears to be transitioning to shooting more three’s and fewer rwi’s in half-court sets. Thst’s A good thing.
Perry is playing terrific offensively and defensively. He should probably move into the starting line-up as Moorman offensive is not where it should be, and Perry shoots more often, and better than anyone else playing. Perry also steals the ball more than Moorman. Temple needs his firepower in the line-up as Nate and Rose are both struggling in half-court sets. He should also sub-in for Rose, as Perry is a better rebounder.
Hamilton should continue to shoot more. Glad some back-cuts were put in for him in the USC game.
JPL should play 12 mpg because of his on ball defense, ability to steal the ball, and get to the rim. But his excessive fouling and turnovers and inability to hit jumpers is a killer for this team. His hitting two three’s in the USC game was fool!s gold as one went straight up 10 feet off the back iron and then in. His shooting percentages are still terrible over four games.,If McKie would rein him in and limit his shooting jumpers, and he reduces his turnovers and fouling he could play more. At the very least HC McKie should tell him not to shoot jumpers. McKie has shown no signs of doing that.
Agree that Alani and Scott would be a great PG tandem. In the USC game Scott made two long great assists to both Nate and Rose, and a jumper that all helped Temple turn the game around in five minutes of play in the second half as Temple went from a one-point deficit to a nine-point lead.,Unfortunately in the highlight video, we see both Rose and JPL scoring but Scott’s passes are edited out.
It’s up to the HC to get the best out of Scott. Pulling him after he just helped take Temple from a one point deficit to a lead does not foster his confidence.
If Temple is to become a 80-point scoring team and not remain in the low- 70’s, Temple needs Scott’s offense. Playing Scott at PG would force both Nate and Rose to give up the ball more as Scott would control the offense.
If Temple loses games, I think it will be because, Perry and Scott and are not being used properly.
(This post was last modified: 04-06-2020 10:57 AM by Miggy.)
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