so, after watching a few games this season...

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I have a question. Was Pearl really the mastermind behind the offense last year or were players like JP the real reason our offense began clicking in March? He was so effective at penetrating the zone that it opened up all kinds of opportunities for the other 4 on the floor.

Thoughts?
 
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I think it was a combination of both but this year our inside game is going to hurt us more than we know.
 
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tnvols72 said:
I think it was a combination of both but this year our inside game is going to hurt us more than we know.
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Tobias is more than capable of solidifying our inside game. I have no idea why he doesn't get more touches.
 
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lylsmorr said:
Tobias is more than capable of solidifying our inside game. I have no idea why he doesn't get more touches.
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He doesn't because there is no J.P. Prince or person like him that can dribble with his head up and distribute the ball. He was a great passer either off the dribble or just stationary from the top of the key.

Compare our assists to turnover ratio this year with prior Pearl years and I believe you will be shocked. Until they can get that turned around this will not be a very good team imo.
 
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I think it has more to do with the fact that we have played 3 games. We are better than we were last year at this time.
 
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Because we don't have a guy who can make a capable post entry, like Prince and Maze could last year.
 
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Fullfillmer said:
He doesn't because there is no J.P. Prince or person like him that can dribble with his head up and distribute the ball. He was a great passer either off the dribble or just stationary from the top of the key.

Compare our assists to turnover ratio this year with prior Pearl years and I believe you will be shocked. Until they can get that turned around this will not be a very good team imo.
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Our turnover numbers are likely to balloon tomorrow. If we don't learn to take care of the ball better, we could look like Wake did against them..and that ain't pretty.
 
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I hope so. I'm sure the staff has been working them to death on taking care of the ball. Hopefully, it will pay off. I'm sure Bruce doesn't want to get beat at his own game.
 
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lylsmorr said:
I have a question. Was Pearl really the mastermind behind the offense last year or were players like JP the real reason our offense began clicking in March? He was so effective at penetrating the zone that it opened up all kinds of opportunities for the other 4 on the floor.

Thoughts?
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Combination of lots of things.

-Tatum shot well towards the end of the year (and didn't shoot at all for a while in the middle, being suspended)
-Williams played like a beast towards the end of the year.
-Prince, Chism, and Maze turned it on towards the end, like you'd hope your seniors do when they realize their UT career is nearly over.

If we're talking specifically the NCAAT, then:

-SDSU was a bad offensive game for us, but we played good defense.
-Ohio was just overmatched.
-OSU had no size to speak of, and we took advantage of it. They shot better than us, took care of the ball better, and got to the FT line more, but we beat them up on the glass and it was enough.
-MSU was actually one of our best offensive games of the year. We shot well, took care of the ball, hit the offensive glass, and got to the line.

But offensive success wasn't limited to year's end. Our best offensive game against a non-patsy was probably Charlotte. We had a good offensive game against Kansas. We pounded SC at home, because they always insist on extending their defense and guarding us man-to-man far from the basket, which is kind of what we wish everyone would do.
 
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I really wish Harris was the focal point of the offense. He has a very high basketball IQ. He could be averaging about 6 assists per game if others could catch a pass.
 
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lylsmorr said:
I really wish Harris was the focal point of the offense. He has a very high basketball IQ. He could be averaging about 6 assists per game if others could catch a pass.
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He's the perfect guy for the flex cuts and what not. Too bad that nobody on our team runs a capable cut.
 
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