We've been ahead of schedule in terms of coming together as a team. I just think we saw a bit of reversion.
This. Especially selfish, out of control and needless threes. Kylan and Tre need to have a bit of a shot discipline discussion with Brad. Kylan was flat out disappointing across the board.
Weird, because early in the year he was hesitant and kind of reluctant to shoot... just looks like he has no idea with the how/what aspects of his shots right now.
I agree with the bolded. And USC is not some pushover - they have a lot of talent (like all Muselman teams).
Yeah, I think this is one where the "bad shooting night" can be attributed to lackadaisical ball movement and bad shot selection. This isn't the type of game where we had a bunch of open shots and they just didn't go in.
I said it before and I will say it again he’s the only player maker on this team, he always set the table for everyone else to feed adequately.
I don't agree. While clearly KJ's the best playmaker on this team, there are many other guys who've stepped up in the clutch when we've needed it.
You can see the efficiency of “other “ part time or sometimes play makers yesterday.Let’s not fool ourselves if I can’t rely on you to show up every time and when it matters it’s like a crapshoot.
Yesterday was one game. Our team did not show up to play. We can't rely on KJ to be successful every time either. Watch the end of the Tennessee game. Heck, watch the beginning of the Oregon game when a whole bunch of players from our team stepped up when KJ got himself into some early foul difficulties. Every player's a crapshoot. KJ's our best chance of winning a crapshoot, but in the end, he's still a crapshoot. That's basketball.
From a cost compared to return perspective I have to assume that KJ is the biggest value/$ on the roster this year. Can you share who is on the lower end? Will? I have to assume a 5star freshman gets a good amount of NIL, and while he hasn't been terrible and there are a lot of games left to play, I wonder if he's the one we're getting the lowest value/$? I understand if you can't really answer the question directly, but anything you can share that would shed a little more light on this would be appreciated.
Elite Attitude!!!!!
You're both right, as this team does have multiple playmakers, but he's the only one that I trust to do it consistently. Yesterday's game proved that the others cannot initiate offense and "play-make" to that level, and do it consistently on a game in and game out basis.
I'm obviously biased in my eval, but even if Riley could get drafted in the 2nd round, it would be criminal for him to go to the NBA after the season is over. He desperately needs to gain strength, especially in his legs. He consistently gets pushed off his spots because of his lack of strength. An additional full year with Fletch and major development could easily catapult Riley into the lottery (he isn't sniffing it right now).
As much as I love Brad, I don't see how Hamer is too blame here. I believe you that he isnt the guy in recruiting but the numbers show our Defense is the best in BU's tenure.
It's weird because he's very open-minded in general - I would say way more than most coaches. He has no problem changing offensive strategies to suit his roster from season to season, which a lot of coaches won't do. But it seems like he has a few games each year, where it's obvious what the opponent is doing, and he doesn't make a change in-game. The Loyala tournament game being a perfect example - anyone could see what Loyala was running and we did nothing to counter it and they just keep doing it.
Whatever it i$ projected.... Not yet.
Thank you for this. Posters like to applaud Brad for his honesty and forthrightness. Is Brad honest? Ehhh.... Probably for the most part, but many times, you can tell by his deliberate choice of words, pausing, etc. that he is doing "coach-speak". In this presser, he later he shifted it to the players, caught himself, and semi-repeated 'it's on me' seeming to keep that narrative going. Of course, he's not alone in this.
Also who does it cost? If Constanza was to reclass would he play along side Riley? Not to worried about the money side but who it may leave out.
