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| Bobobinc | Mar 16 2010, 11:07 PM Post #1 |
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Guess who showed up on GBI ? Post New topic Post New Poll Post Reply Views: 174, Replies: 4 Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Options Previous in Thread | Next in Thread | Back to Threads nagemj02 True Freshman Post #1 MyFanPage Add Buddy Adjustments that need to be made Reply .....on the Boilers' offensive possessions and with their rebounding efforts: Hi, this is my first time posting on GBI but I've been posting on other Boilermakers message boards for awhile. What do you think are some of the adjustments that the players need to make when they are on offense? I know it's not as simple as just saying "they need to make their open shots". While it is true that they need to make their open shots, the offense, in both the home game against Michigan State and Saturday's game against Minnesota, did not seem to get more than a dozen open looks the entire game. Should we just give all the credit to MSU and Minn.'s defensive play or are the Boilers not moving well-enough to create space and set effective screens on offense? Every opponent's defensive strategy on Purdue will either be: A. to double-team or have two guys on Moore and Johnson, either before they get the ball or after they get the ball, leaving three other Boilers players open or open enough to make plays, or B. to play some type of zone defense and basically force them to make the open perimeter shots they get or force them to do a really good job of passing and cutting to space to break down the zones. So, what needs to change with the way the Boilers run their offense? I don't have all the answers, but one thing I can think of is when the Boilers get in to their halfcourt motion offense, Chris Kramer almost always has the ball passed to him early in the shot-clock. Most of the time, he has an open jump-shot or open space when he has the ball this early in the shot-clock. The only reason I can think of for why he doesn't shoot it is because the coaches must want them to use more time on the shot-clock before he takes a jump-shot. A lot of times, the Boilers do not get a better shot than the one Kramer has early in the shot-clock. To me, the offense would be better off if Kramer would JUST SHOOT that open shot that he gets early in the shot-clock. If he makes it, good, and if he misses it, JJ and maybe a couple of other teammates are usually around the basket so they have the opportunity to get the offensive rebound. Also, what needs to change in order for the Boilers do a better job of rebounding? Or, at the least, what needs to change for the Boilers to keep the rebounding margin closer with their opponent? One thing I can think of that might help is that instead of the coaches instructing Kelsey Barlow to bring the ball up the court everytime he's the game, they could have SOMEONE ELSE bring the ball up so that Kelsey would have a better chance of crashing the boards when a shot goes up instead of being out of the perimeter. Barlow (about 6,5" or 6,6" tall and around 190 pounds) is one of the team's most athletic players and probably has the potential to get as many rebounds of any player on this team not named JaJuan Johnson. Barlow has plenty of teammates who can bring the ball up the court (Lewis Jackson, Keaton Grant, Chris Kramer, E'Twaun Moore, Mark Wohlford), so it makes no sense to me for him to be out on the perimeter after bringing the ball up when the team has been and will continue to be without its best rebounder. What do you all think about this? Hail Purdue Followed up by this guy.............. BoilerDaddy True Freshman Post #241 MyFanPage Add Buddy Re: Adjustments that need to be made Reply Nag - You make a lot of sense. ROFLMFAO |
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| BTown11 | Mar 16 2010, 11:11 PM Post #2 |
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| Maker13 | Mar 16 2010, 11:18 PM Post #3 |
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Haha, I really like this part. Notice the "or". See, if an opponent chooses to just double-team Moore and Johnson, those guys are good enough to still be productive. But when the double-team OR guard them with two guys...well, that alternating defense would be enough to wear down anyone! |
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| chops1221 | Mar 16 2010, 11:22 PM Post #4 |
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Plus, they could do so either before or after they get the ball! |
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