I don’t want to hear about our great defense anymore

[mtvols]

The offense is terrible. We have a whole team of players that can’t shoot. Even Vescovi has regressed from last years shooting %. We can’t even make free throws this year. You have to score points to advance in March.

 

[berryvol]

The defense is great. Got your ass good.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

That was some good second half defense. Mashack played some great defense today.

 

[OrangeBoro]

Defense isn’t always great either, gave up 31 in first half to an average kentucky team

 

[VolsSportsFan]

That was some good second half defense. Mashack played some great defense today.

Too bad a game has 2 halves.

 

[Volstylexx]

Good defense will keep you in any game you play. That's just the truth. We will need some offense to go with it if we're going to get back to a sweet 16.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Too bad a game has 2 halves.

But that was some GREAT DEFENSE in the second half.

 

[Cartervol]

It won't get them far come March. The offense is dragging them down. I'll say it again. They don't play smart at times and take bad shots. Can't do that on the road and expect to win many ballgames.

 

[NATHAN05]

I'll admit the offense has seemed to regress or at minimum get in their own heads on their shooting stroke past few games. I'm holding out hope that Phillips and JJJ will help the shooting % when they come back.

Defense is good enough to play with anyone in the country......thats for sure.

Where I will dog the team is at the stripe. The free throws the last 5-6 games are ATROCIOUS. Cost us 2 W's for sure. They should have to shoot 100 free throws at the end of every practice when they're tired before calling practice for the day.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

But that was some GREAT DEFENSE in the second half.

Cool....we don't get a W for being better in the second half.

You're reaching to avoid criticizing the effort today.

 

[Volfan1000]

That was some good second half defense. Mashack played some great defense today.

And he scored 16 points and had 7 boards.

Mashack was a warrior today.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

The primary reason we don't have a good offense is because we don't have a threat to score in the post. If your offense is designed to be inside out, you'd better have a good inside scorer or you won't score inside or out.

 

[AthensVol2007]

I'll admit the offense has seemed to regress or at minimum get in their own heads on their shooting stroke past few games. I'm holding out hope that Phillips and JJJ will help the shooting % when they come back.

Defense is good enough to play with anyone in the country......thats for sure.

Where I will dog the team is at the stripe. The free throws the last 5-6 games are ATROCIOUS. Cost us 2 W's for sure. They should have to shoot 100 free throws at the end of every practice when they're tired before calling practice for the day.

Keep holding out hope that 2 sub 30% shooters will help the numbers.

 

[Cartervol]

The primary reason we don't have a good offense is because we don't have a threat to score in the post. If your offense is designed to be inside out, you'd better have a good inside scorer or you won't score inside or out.

I agree but the guards take a lot of rushed bad shots too. Too many wasted possessions..

 

[VolinMichigan]

The primary reason we don't have a good offense is because we don't have a threat to score in the post. If your offense is designed to be inside out, you'd better have a good inside scorer or you won't score inside or out.

That might hold water if we weren’t missing wide open shots constantly. Ziegler is ice cold offensively. Vescovi is inside his own head and is off. Key is inconsistent from game to game.

 

[StickMan]

The offense is terrible. We have a whole team of players that can’t shoot. Even Vescovi has regressed from last years shooting %. We can’t even make free throws this year. You have to score points to advance in March.

For the year, the defense has been elite and the offense has been horribly inconsistent. I'll never, ever understand why Vescovi always gets singled out as a liability. Just totally baffling to me. I guess I don't know what the heck I'm seeing.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Cool....we don't get a W for being better in the second half.

You're reaching to avoid criticizing the effort today.

No. I’m mocking the OP.

 

[posivol]

Jeckel and Hyde team.....new high scorer every game...no consistency from anyone...on a positive note if they can all put it together at the same time for the tournament ,they could run the table.

 

[LivinginthePast]

The inconsistency on offense will bite us quick in the tourney. We won’t make it far unless we get lucky and get hot. Defense can only do so much. Got to get some points.

 

[turbovol]

We seem to have a habit of playing fair to poor first halves and being a lot better in the 2nd half. You're not going
to beat strong opponents with one good half of basketball.

As for our offense, we have no real talent on offense other than Ziggy and Vescovi, and they both have their limitations. After that, our lineup today (and the last couple of games) has virtually NO offense talent. ON is completely mediocre AT BEST. He had the one freakishly good game against texas as since then has been what he's been most of career--below average, 3-9 today. We have guys who might have a good offensive game once every 10 games or so but generally can't score. Key's been bad offensively all year---0-5 today. Our bigs are not scorers--not really. Mashack had his freakishly good game today and we certainly can't count on him scoring 16 points again. (Hope I'm wrong.) Phillips is out but he hasn't played well offensively. We got nobody.

As for free throws, I agree: 4-14? Are you kidding? Mashack is 1-5 from the FT line? C'mon man--you're a major-college basketball player. That's not acceptable. Uros was 0-3--but he's hopeless. Given our offensive problems, we should be shooting 80 percent from the FT line.

 

[volfeeva]

If I was the coach, I'd review game film with the players, then have them to go shoot jump shots while someone is guarding them. Turn around jump shots from 8' to 12'. Then I'd have them shoot free throws till they can hit at least some of them. Maybe bring in a coach that can help get their heads screwed on right about shooting. Nobody seems to have the confidence to want to take the shot.

 

[Volinnooga]

Good defense and suspect offense hers you beat 54-53 in the round of 16. JJJ and Phillips will hopefully add some offense

 

[StickMan]

The primary reason we don't have a good offense is because we don't have a threat to score in the post. If your offense is designed to be inside out, you'd better have a good inside scorer or you won't score inside or out.

I keep hoping Nkamhoua will be that guy, but since the Texas game, he can't throw it in the ocean. I love Awaka, but he has hit a bit of a wall offensively. And neither he nor Uros can convert from the FT line. Very frustrating. I agree that's the most likely factor keeping us from making a deep run.

 

[volfeeva]

We seem to have a habit of playing fair to poor first halves and being a lot better in the 2nd half. You're not going
to beat strong opponents with one good half of basketball.

As for our offense, we have no real talent on offense other than Ziggy and Vescovi, and they both have their limitations. After that, our lineup today (and the last couple of games) has virtually NO offense talent. ON is completely mediocre AT BEST. He had the one freakishly good game against texas as since then has been what he's been most of career--below average, 3-9 today. We have guys who might have a good offensive game once every 10 games or so but generally can't score. Key's been bad offensively all year---0-5 today. Our bigs are not scorers--not really. Mashack had his freakishly good game today and we certainly can't count on him scoring 16 points again. (Hope I'm wrong.) Phillips is out but he hasn't played well offensively. We got nobody.

As for free throws, I agree: 4-14? Are you kidding? Mashack is 1-5 from the FT line? C'mon man--you're a major-college basketball player. That's not acceptable. Uros was 0-3--but he's hopeless. Given our offensive problems, we should be shooting 80 percent from the FT line.

Sadly this game provides future opponents the road map on how to beat us== just foul the big guys

 

[hUTch2002]

The primary reason we don't have a good offense is because we don't have a threat to score in the post. If your offense is designed to be inside out, you'd better have a good inside scorer or you won't score inside or out.

Which is why our inside out game seems to either be best from a high post or a guard penetrating. You’re right about the bigs. If they can’t score then no one bothers to try and force the ball back out.