This is a team where the players really have to play within their game and not try to do more than they are capable of.

Talley can score, but as PG we need him to keep movement on offense and get everyone involved. When he dribbles up the court and takes the shot as well, we play poorly. He's better scoring after he has passed the ball and rotates to get a pass for an open shot.

Cacok is going to draw a lot of double and triple teams going forward. He needs to be aware when the traps come and get the ball out quickly. His game has expanded, but those jumpers need to be few and far between.

Taylor can score from anywhere and he hits the board hard. His only weakness is trying to do too much without great handles. He can go one on one, but he can't dribble through traffic.

Gary, Estime and Fornes are spot up shooters. They need to sit on the 3 point line, catch and shoot. Fornes and Estime have some ability to drive and score, but not in heavy traffic.

Bryan is a clean up player in the post. He looks good establishing position off rebounds, then pump faking and scoring. Although he isn't scoring a lot, he has become incredibly efficient in the post.

Brown. His best game is distributing the ball. Just like Talley, he needs to make the first pass then rotate to maybe get a shot. When he dribbles up and then takes the shot we don't look good.

You can tell the coaches have done a really good job of keeping the guys more disciplined lately. Not as many dumb full court outlet passes that become turnovers or forced passes to the post. Brown at PG allows Gary to become a spot up shooter from 3 where he is really dangerous. Kalina on the bench in favor of a 4 guard offense with either Cacok or Bryan as the lone big man. Right now our substitutions aren't creating a big drop off in play.

Not sure if we can get to the 6th. spot, but if we can we have the players to beat anyone. We haven't proven we can away from Trask though.

IMO, it all comes down to Ty Taylor. When he disappears, we lose. When he's involved and looking to score, we win. Also, when he is taking the most shots everyone else is involved too. But, I think it's because it means Talley is looking to distribute and not score, which gets everyone involved including Taylor.

W -Elon - Taylor had 19 points and we had four in double figures
W -Hofstra - Taylor had 16 and five in double figures
OT L NU - Taylor had 27 and four in double figures
W - Towson Taylor had 20 and four in double figures
W - Elon Taylor had 17 and four in double figures

Team ball more than anything leads to wins this year. We have won when we are passing and getting everyone involved in scoring. And Taylor benefits more than anyone when that happens. He is our x factor this year. But he's not a selfish player, so he has to be pushed to get his. Let's see of we can look for the extra pass. What we have this year that we didn't last year is a half court game. We can afford to slow it down and work the offense if the break isn't there. Let Bryan and Cacok hit the boards if we miss.