(01-18-2020 06:45 PM)anti-zip Wrote: Look, I like Rob a lot, but he needs to evolve. At this point the league knows him and he needs to not be so predictable. When there's under a minute to go, and we're coming out of a timeout needing a three there is a 100% chance that our PG is going to drive down the right side and try to throw a baseline pass into the left corner to our best three point shooter who is moving into the corner. Everyone knows it. It's been the same play for years. Tonight WMU didn't tip the pass but Simons defender wasn't fooled and he had no space once he caught it. Rob please stop running that play. At this point it's so expected you could probably get a wide open look elsewhere just because they're selling out to stop it.
Here's a secret for you ... everybody does the same thing??? Actually, RS is historically pretty good at getting something out oftimeouts, overall. I remember charting KSU games in the recent past for that very thing and he was strong in that department... stronger overall than the competition.
Kent's/Senderoff woes are pretty simple, really. When his post guys produce, Kent wins more than their share. Simple. Look at the years Kent struggled and look at the post production.
Whittington is in a real funk, and Pippen looks like he's hitting the wall a bit. Very little lift or explosion recently, and likely not to get better.
Fault RS for not bringing his freshman bigs along is a valid criticism, but overall even with the often erratic guard play, the core issue is Whittington and Pippen. When they don't produce Kent has to be near perfect, even against average MAC teams.
Credit JWalker for last season is legit, but he missed a lot of games so the difference between a .500 season and 20-plus was a strong Whittington, even w/Walker. Kent went just over .500 or so with ADR and Pippen a few years ago, but they were seemingly in every game because of them.
Just saying.
In this day and age Kent one of the few teams, particularly mid-major, the rely on post play. It is what allows them to pull their share of non-con upsets over the years. So when they don't have it, they are exposed, against good teams, average teams, or bad.