I've watched the first 3 games and have a few impressions.
1) Leadership - There is no one on the team to take Kotsar's place as the team leader. The one guys look to and respond to. I thought Seventh might be that guy but so far he is not. Neither is Cousinard or Lawson. The best example is PG. Frank has tried 4 different guys there and none of them can run the team. C.
2) Team quickness - We look a little slow on the court. We rely on strength but we lack slashing quickness. The closest to it is Bryant but teams focus on his quickness so much that he has trouble breaking free. He needs to learn to work for the foul more. Trae Hannibal is quick but he plays a little out of control. C-
3) Rebounding - Without Kotsar we don't have anyone to clog the middle but we seem to be holding our own. Leveque just hasn't developed that inside presence yet. After Leveque our size inside drops to 6'8" if you count Frink's hair. McCreary hasn't been a factor yet. Neither has freshman La'Von Benson. That leaves Minaya, Bryant and Lawson to do the rebounding. Somehow we are outrebounding opponents by 3. B.
4) Outside shooting - We don't have a consistent outside shooter. A few guys can make a "3" but none are reliable or consistent. We miss too wide open jump shots. As a team we shoot 44% from outside and 32% from beyond the arc. Opponents are averaging roughly the same. C+
5) FT shooting - We are shooting 63% from the FT line. Opponents are shooting 74%. D+
6) Turnovers - We are turning the ball over 18.7 times per game. Opponents are only turning it over 15.7 times per game. Defense needs to step it up. I think this is evidence we don't have the quickness we need. D.
Going forward we need to cut down on TOs, improve FT shooting and find some leadership. Someone the rest of the team will look to in the crunch. Shooting and rebounding could improve a little too.
I think we are looking at another 18-20 win season if we can get into 2021 with a break even OOC schedule. That might get us into the tournament. Way too early to tell.
1) Leadership - There is no one on the team to take Kotsar's place as the team leader. The one guys look to and respond to. I thought Seventh might be that guy but so far he is not. Neither is Cousinard or Lawson. The best example is PG. Frank has tried 4 different guys there and none of them can run the team. C.
2) Team quickness - We look a little slow on the court. We rely on strength but we lack slashing quickness. The closest to it is Bryant but teams focus on his quickness so much that he has trouble breaking free. He needs to learn to work for the foul more. Trae Hannibal is quick but he plays a little out of control. C-
3) Rebounding - Without Kotsar we don't have anyone to clog the middle but we seem to be holding our own. Leveque just hasn't developed that inside presence yet. After Leveque our size inside drops to 6'8" if you count Frink's hair. McCreary hasn't been a factor yet. Neither has freshman La'Von Benson. That leaves Minaya, Bryant and Lawson to do the rebounding. Somehow we are outrebounding opponents by 3. B.
4) Outside shooting - We don't have a consistent outside shooter. A few guys can make a "3" but none are reliable or consistent. We miss too wide open jump shots. As a team we shoot 44% from outside and 32% from beyond the arc. Opponents are averaging roughly the same. C+
5) FT shooting - We are shooting 63% from the FT line. Opponents are shooting 74%. D+
6) Turnovers - We are turning the ball over 18.7 times per game. Opponents are only turning it over 15.7 times per game. Defense needs to step it up. I think this is evidence we don't have the quickness we need. D.
Going forward we need to cut down on TOs, improve FT shooting and find some leadership. Someone the rest of the team will look to in the crunch. Shooting and rebounding could improve a little too.
I think we are looking at another 18-20 win season if we can get into 2021 with a break even OOC schedule. That might get us into the tournament. Way too early to tell.
