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VinyVango

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  1. Keep working inside and settle for that Ramey half court step back bs as a last resort Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Time to sit Ramey and get Coleman back in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Shaka has actually stumbled (intentionally or by shear luck) into some things that have worked the past few games after getting ass-raped by WVU. Those have included playing Hepa and Kai with Sims, pressing a bit, giving Williams more minutes, feeding Sims the ball, and playing Febres and AJ sparingly (since both have absolutely not desire to play full speed on defense or fight for a board). Despite glimpses of watchable basketball, he continues to fall into using a 4-small line-up in crunch time and let his players shoot horrible 3's with absolutely no repercussions. The only guy that isn't trying to be Steph Curry seems to be Sims. Williams' benefit the past few games has been energy, pressing the pace, and driving the paint, yet Shaka has him getting his 3's up in crunch time versus Kansas instead of feeding the guy inside who is shooting over 80%. Febres and AJ completely stagnate the offense when on the court together and want nothing to do with playing defense or rebounding the ball, and they are in defending bigger or faster guys (matador style) when we need a stop and jacking up threes early in the shot clock when we should be working it inside to at least collapse the defense for a better look for them. Baker and Kai come in for size and rebounding purposes and promptly decide they want to get their threes up. Ramey continues to get frustrated and jack up phone-it-in 3's at the expense of his team when the game is still in the balance. Shaka has no reigns or is too stubborn or ignorant to use them. He has a very poor sense of when to sub in and when not to pull a player from the game. He seems oblivious to match-ups on the court at times and seems fine with watching Febres and AJ getting posted up by power forwards and standing flatfooted while opposing players reach over them for rebounds . His offense is to get about 30 threes up and hope Febres, AJ, Coleman, and Ramey hit about 45% or better on them. It's kind of like he's trying to base his offense on a James Hardin style of play, which is not going to win 50% of the games without James Hardin on the team. It was infuriating to see Coleman get stuck guarding Kansas' big men with Ramey standing they watching instead of doubling down to try to help his out-manned teammate. Give me Sims, Kai, Hepa, Williams, and Coleman... I'll deal with Hepa and Williams getting beat off the dribble by smaller guys with Kai and Sims in the paint. Bring Ramey, and Hamm off the bench. Tell Ramey his role is to play good defense and drive he ball. When he pouts or gets lazy on offense and starts standing and shooting the 1/2 court 3's, yank his ass. Febres and AJ need some very tough love right now. They are going at junior high speed and effort about 85% of the time and that doesn't cut it. They can both make shots, bot don't seem interested in working to get good shots or playing the defensive end of the court. Even when the rest of the team is moving they simply stand around and crowd areas outside the 3 point line which fucks up the spacing and pacing lanes.
  4. The four guard offense has been ass all year... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. Ramey and febres need to sit Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Sims, Kai, Williams, AJ, Coleman is the lineup we need to live or die by Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. Sims and Coleman have been great on defense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. 3-16 on threes ... and about 7 or 8 of those were just shitty, early shot clock bricks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. A pretty decent half by Texas ... very good If you erase about 4 shitty 3 point shots early in the shot clock and if febres could keep his man from getting to the rim unchecked a couple times Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. Febres is so damn soft on defense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. Can’t have Hamm and Kai Jones and baker shooting 3s... stupid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. Kai and Williams showed up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. Sheer panic with the ball Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. Williams has no business defending a big. Unfortunately, Shaka is in love with the 4 small lineup that has Febres and Williams guarding bigs. Every coach we have played against has run plays to pull Sims outside the paint and punished the likes of Febres, AJ, and Williams for it. It hasn't been so bad when Hamm, Hepa or Kai have been available to help. Coleman and Ramey at least seem to make a full effort to fight over screens. Febres and AJ pull up or go into an exaggerated soccer-flop/rag doll animation when they feel contact and leave Sims with no choice but to hedge hard and stick with their man much longer than he should have to.
  15. Chew the cyanide capsule? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Representative Garcia is the least effective, least eloquent, and least prepared (apparently) member of the House Manager team. I've not heard her read through once sentence on her scripts yet without stumbling... by far the weakest link. The outcome likely is not adversely affected by anything she has said or done, but the nationwide viewership, interest, and potential negative repercussions from all the GOP Senators' and the defense teams' lies and bullshit could have been exponentially greater with a better choice.
  17. There was period of 3-6 mins or so in the 2nd half when we made a run, worked the ball inside, and showed energy and movement on offense. It was when Williams, Kai/Hamm/Sims, Coleman and Ramey were on the floor. The team was actually playing recognizably decent offense during that stint and we jumped to 10 points ahead. We even full court pressed some and got at least two turnovers and a couple fast break baskets. For reasons unknown, Shaka then chose to pull Williams and the 2nd big and go 4 guards for the rest of the game and go with with AJ and Febres as the forwards. TCU had their way on the boards and inside to tie the game. AJ and Febres were pathetic on defense. Had it not been for two VERY long 3-pointers as the shot clock was expiring by Febres (which were prayers that were answered despite shitty, standing around offense) this game would've been a loss. The last play we ran (ending in a shot clock violation) was horrific, as was the fact that we didn't at least do offense/defense subbing at the end to get some better defenders than AJ and Febres in the game. I believe our best line-up is Coleman, Ramey, Williams, Hepa/Kai/Hamm, and Sims. AJ and Febres can bring a spark, but neither are guys you want defending when the game is one the line and they tend to stagnate the offense when they are on the court for more than a couple minutes at a time. Plugging AJ or Febres into the traditional PF spot on defense is laughable. Williams needs lots of minutes from here out to get acclimated. I was over the Febres as bell-cow experiment last year. Even when he hits 5 threes, he commonly allows at least that many points due to soft defense, fouls, and put-backs by the guy he's supposed to be boxing out. He's a 10-minute a game guy who you might allow 15-20 mins if he is playing really well.
  18. Translation “stand around and wait for a pass so I can throw up a rushed 3” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. He’s going to play for guards on defense here ... dumb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. The past 4 mins or so have been unusually watchable ... more movement and inside looks on offense than any game I recall this season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. The panic, terrified vibe that all our players (and head coach) exude is so damn bizarre and depressing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. 22-21 then Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. 22-22 them... we just had about four or five bad possessions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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