(11-16-2022 01:05 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  I never like to critique players- they (usually) represent my alma mater very well and are playing to the best of their ability. That is all that matters to me. But…

After three games, Tyson Acuff is 1/14 (7%) on three point attempts. I hope he finds his shot soon. If not, I think he needs to stop shooting them. And that is unfortunate because this team needs outside shooting other than from Noah and Emoni, and I don’t see anyone else capable of providing that threat consistently.

Lovejoy has only attempted one, I suspect he is not confident in this aspect of his game. Geeter and Jalin seem willing and able- but it has not been in a huge numbers as of yet. I don’t want to see Golson be that guy because he is such an effective scorer in the mid range and inside- and I still cringe from his three point shooting from last year. I believe Jihad can make that shot and glad he got some minutes yesterday, but seems like the coaches are trying to get him to play inside (at least yesterday).

Would like to see the the forwards other than Golson spend more time on the perimeter and attempt the 3. If successful, this would really open things up for Noah, Emoni, and even Golson to maneuver within the arc. Plus, Noah and Emoni are both surprisingly affective rebounders.

Good post.

Acuff has a few problems he needs to work out. One is not deciding to shoot the ball without accessing the situation, Second, his missed shots are going short, long, left and right. That tells me there's something fundamentally wrong with his shooting form. I would have to take a closer look to pin-point what it is. Thirdly, Emoni and Acuff many times committed turnovers passing the ball into the post. They need to recognize when that called play is not there.