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2 minutes ago, trueblue32 said:

Halcovage improves to 1-4 against teams with other first year HCs
 

As long as EMU and WMU are missing their leading scorer we might be able to backdoor 5 wins

Could sneak one out against NIU as well. Lets get crazy.

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3 minutes ago, TheCommish said:

That was awful. That should be shown at every coaching clinic.

Their coach deserves blame: you don’t let a hot dog hog the ball unless he’s money. Banks has talent, but he’s not money. Pass the ball!!

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6 minutes ago, Bluebird96 said:

UB is 3-2 when we score 76+.  0-18 when we don’t.

UB is 3-2 when we attempt 20 or fewer shots from 3.  0-18 when we attempt 21+.

I think I see a couple of keys to possible future success the rest of the season. 

Seemed like the coaches keyed on this as well. 3 pt shots way down today. 

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2 minutes ago, DaBulls99 said:

Seemed like the coaches keyed on this as well. 3 pt shots way down today. 

Chatman was 1 for 7. He’s under 26% for the season. Lowering the number of 3s ought to start with him, and Adams should be next.

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39 minutes ago, squire17 said:

Chatman was 1 for 7. He’s under 26% for the season. Lowering the number of 3s ought to start with him, and Adams should be next.

Actually Chatman was 1/3 and Adams 1/7 but your point’s well taken here.  Chatman shooting it 26% and Adams 22% on the season.  Not a recipe for great success when 2 of your top 3 shooters are shooting that low.  So, those 2 should take fewer shots behind the arc and focus on driving to the hoop and getting to the line. 

I’m no basketball genius, but that seems like something they should be emphasizing by now with 3/4 of the season in the rear view mirror 

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34 minutes ago, Bluebird96 said:

I’m no basketball genius, but that seems like something they should be emphasizing by now with 3/4 of the season in the rear view mirror 

The issue is that it's not as simple as "just shoot less threes", there is nobody creating better shots inside the arc off the bounce or in the post and Halcovage isn't scheming them into easier looks. Shot selection hasn't been great but the 3P reliance is much more out of necessity than anything else. This coach and team is just terrible, no amount of shot selection tweaking is going to fix this team.

3 point shooting should be a strength of this team. Coming into this season Adams, and Graham's career 3 point shooting numbers are above national average (33.7%). Smith, Boldin and Sabol are all shooting above national average from 3. The team total 3 point shooting numbers are much more indicative of the general dysfunction of the offense than poor shot philosophy imo. They could start trying to move late clock offense inside the arc, but then turnover rates would spike and 2 point percentage would drop and people would say we need to shoot more 3s. It's trying to balance a scale that has a pile of shit on both ends

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