Pearl Grants Griffith's Wish

[OaklandTnVol]

I agree with the to's but I just think we will be able to hide him more on O (unless they press him) with Hopson and Harris handling the ball. Just don't think we can do that on the D side.

I agree. If McBee is in at point, look for the offense to run the Tobias like it did when Tyler Smith was here.

 

[JZVOL]

How is saying give the guy a chance first taking anything personally? I'd say bashing him and anyone who disagrees with you is taking it personal.

I agree, but recruiting for next year doesn't help right now. Pearl is trying to fix the present. Hopefully the guys coming in next year will be the answer.

You really call "giving a guy a chance" at this point in the season a solution? I would call it desperation.

 

[LawVol13]

Goins having 2 assists in 94 minutes has done a lot to already put that in jeopardy.

Not having a half-court offense is what puts it in jeopardy. Pinning Pearl's failures with being able to run a competent half-court offense all on Goins is completely unfair to him. He hasn't been good, but it's certainly not all his fault.

 

[utvolpj]

I think that is the main reason for the change up at PG.

but it's not an issue of desire with McBee. I think he will give all the effort he has but it still won't matter on that end.

 

[LawVol13]

I agree with the to's but I just think we will be able to hide him more on O (unless they press him) with Hopson and Harris handling the ball. Just don't think we can do that on the D side.

I agree with that. But, if we're having to hide our PG, I'd much rather hide Goins or Golden than McBee. Then you wouldn't have the huge defensive liability.

 

[JZVOL]

There is also the SEC tournament and potentionally the NCAA tournament. Thats more than 6 games if we can turn things around.

How often do hail marys work?

 

[OaklandTnVol]

Not having a half-court offense is what puts it in jeopardy. Pinning Pearl's failures with being able to run a competent half-court offense all on Goins is completely unfair to him. He hasn't been good, but it's certainly not all his fault.

I'm not saying that. I don't think Pearl is doing this because Goins can't get the job done. He is doing it to wake him up.

 

[JZVOL]

I agree with the to's but I just think we will be able to hide him more on O (unless they press him) with Hopson and Harris handling the ball. Just don't think we can do that on the D side.

There is another issue. We do not want him dribbling too much.

 

[OaklandTnVol]

but it's not an issue of desire with McBee. I think he will give all the effort he has but it still won't matter on that end.

It very well may not work. I don't think McBee to PG is a permanant move. Just a wake up call to Goins.

 

[NYYVol]

What should he do? Just keep letting things go the way they are?

There are plenty of ways to make that better. Jeopardizing the season isn't one of them.
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[OaklandTnVol]

How often do hail marys work?

Not as often as they don't, but does that mean you shouldn't try it?

 

[LawVol13]

There are plenty of ways to make that better. Jeopardizing the season isn't one of them.
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How about changing some of the garbage we run offensively?

 

[utvolpj]

There is another issue. We do not want him dribbling too much.

I'd still take the ball in his hands over much of the team.

It very well may not work. I don't think McBee to PG is a permanant move. Just a wake up call to Goins.

I hope it's just a "get your mind right" change but I'm not sure at this point

 

[utvolpj]

Not as often as they don't, but does that mean you shouldn't try it?

Erik Ainge says just take a knee

 

[OaklandTnVol]

Which is stupid.
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Call it what you want, but it is what it is.

 

[JZVOL]

Not as often as they don't, but does that mean you shouldn't try it?

Not when your QB's arm isn't strong enough to reach the endzone.

 

[OaklandTnVol]

I'd still take the ball in his hands over much of the team.



I hope it's just a "get your mind right" change but I'm not sure at this point

I think it will be.

 

[OaklandTnVol]

Not when your QB's arm isn't strong enough to reach the endzone.

Depends where you are on the field. I'm not arguing that McBee is the answer, just that a change up for a game could do a lot of good. Chill out.

 

[NYYVol]

How about changing some of the garbage we run offensively?

That would be the most logical.
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[JZVOL]

I'd still take the ball in his hands over much of the team.

If we are talking about getting him the ball at the wing or a position where he can score I'm with you, if we are talking about him bringing the ball up the floor and initiating the offense I'll disagree.

 

[LawVol13]

That would be the most logical.
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How about running the offense through our best players instead of just tossing the ball back and forth from 40 feet until there's 5 seconds on the shot clock? That makes much more sense to me than putting in a kid that has no prayer of succeeding.

 

[tigervol9802]

That would be the most logical.
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I guess the "move JP Prince to point" move in the 2008 tournament is racing through my mind as this being a "we have no other move to make" type move.

 

[JZVOL]

How about running the offense through our best players instead of just tossing the ball back and forth from 40 feet until there's 5 seconds on the shot clock? That makes much more sense to me than putting in a kid that has no prayer of succeeding.

But we get so many points off our flex cuts made at half speed.

 

[utvolpj]

If we are talking about getting him the ball at the wing or a position where he can score I'm with you, if we are talking about him bringing the ball up the floor and initiating the offense I'll disagree.

I don't think he will initiate it but I hope the O runs through him and Tobias (with some BW). Just have McBee get the ball across halfcourt and put it in their hands

 

[JZVOL]

I guess the "move JP Prince to point" move in the 2008 tournament is racing through my mind as this being a "we have no other move to make" type move.

Shocking this keeps happening...