I thought they played well...

[thf24]

I sound like a broken record but it?s the same as last year, no real half court offense and no inside game. If the threes aren?t falling and we aren?t getting transition buckets we can?t score. We get almost no second chance shots and very, very few points in the paint from the half court. It?s tough to beat decent teams when you are like that.

I keep seeing this complaint, and rightfully so, but it's really tough to have a good half court offense when you don't have a reliable scorer down low. As good as Howland has recruited, that's what he's failed to put on the court thus far; a 4 or 5 who can score consistently from the low block without help. Ado will be that guy before his career is over, maybe Datcher too, but they're both still at least a year away. Garrison Brooks wouldn't have been the absolute answer, but I feel like he would have really helped us in this area this year. I'm of course thrilled we're bringing in a player like Reggie Perry next year, but I'd feel better if Howland was recruiting more blue-collar type forwards and centers instead of all these stretch 4's.

[Liverpooldawg]

I keep seeing this complaint, and rightfully so, but it's really tough to have a good half court offense when you don't have a reliable scorer down low. As good as Howland has recruited, that's what he's failed to put on the court thus far; a 4 or 5 who can score consistently from the low block without help. Ado will be that guy before his career is over, maybe Datcher too, but they're both still at least a year away. Garrison Brooks wouldn't have been the absolute answer, but I feel like he would have really helped us in this area this year. I'm of course thrilled we're bringing in a player like Reggie Perry next year, but I'd feel better if Howland was recruiting more blue-collar type forwards and centers instead of all these stretch 4's.

The half court offense is basically dribble it around the perimeter a bit and then maybe make a pass a two before jacking up a three. There is no offensive rebounding if we miss.

[thf24]

The half court offense is basically dribble it around the perimeter a bit and then maybe make a pass a two before jacking up a three. There is no offensive rebounding if we miss.

Throwing it around the perimeter and jacking up 3's aren't bad options when you know throwing it in down low is probably going to result in a turnover or a shot that comes nowhere close. Our guards trying to drive a little more than they do would probably help, but an offense that moves defenders around to create open shots has to start inside-out, and we don't have anyone down low who can create that threat right now.

[Liverpooldawg]

Throwing it around the perimeter and jacking up 3's aren't bad options when you know throwing it in down low is probably going to result in a turnover or a shot that comes nowhere close. Our guards trying to drive a little more than they do would probably help, but an offense that moves defenders around to create open shots has to start inside-out, and we don't have anyone down low who can create that threat right now.

If you do that then you better crash the offensive glass. We don't.