Chip Bayers
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Loc: New York
Reg: 11-21-04
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12-02-23 09:49 PM - Post#360047
In response to UPIA1968
KP just updated
Significant stats
Rank 194
Offense 108
Defense 297
FT% 328
Offensive RB 52.
Three shooting % 43
Interesting stat. George Smith average one shot per each 7.5 minutes played. Every other player averages at least one shot per 4 minutes played. As hard as he works, Penn cannot afford a guard who is a dead zone for seven minutes at a time.
Sam Brown had only four shots in 30 minutes so Smith wasn’t the only one today. But it didn’t matter. I want Smith to look for his shot more too, but we scored 1.26 points per possession in this game so it wasn’t at all an issue today.
And he’s the only guy out there right now who seems to have any idea of how to play D properly whether we’re playing zone (which was most of today) or man.
The problem is most of the rest of the guys don’t right now, especially when we play 4 guards/1 big. Clark, even with his brilliant offensive game today, is huge liability at the other end. Perkins appears to have the skills to, and is a plus rebounder for his size, but needs more experience on D principles I think. None of the other guards have distinguished themselves yet.
Gearhart is by far our best big on D right now—Nick could learn something simply watching his help-and-recover hedging screens in man-to-man, but like Perkins also needs more seasoning in team D concepts. Spinoso, Eddie (when he plays), Laz, and Walter all contribute as off-the-ball helpers but have yet to show any ability to stop opposing bigs when faced up on them in the post.
Edited by Chip Bayers on 12-02-23 10:02 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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