DC3 was supposed to be the savior and then Willie guy was the naia d2 mvp
a real coach with a point guard problem would change/alter the offense & move his 3 6'10 guys down low, but.....
NDSU TO FBS. HAVEN'T WE WON ENOUGH?
I know it's early but it's looking like Guy does not belong on the court at this level. At least not this season. He did hit 2 nice 3's however. No Griesel this season would be absolutely devastating. Hope this team can gain some confidence soon, we saw that towards the end of last season.
Told my kids before tipoff we are in trouble. Their was no excitement or energy by the players. Starting lineups were announced and not even a fist or chest bump. That lack of energy and excitement showed on the court.
Thought our D gameplan was solid. They made a lot of tough and key shots despite some pretty good D on our part. As far as offense what a compete shitshow. Bigs were MIA as they refused to fight for rebounding position when they happened to be down low. They just sit there and watch the shot and let Tarleton swoop in for position and the board. Skunkberg can't shoot a 3 much less a layup. He needs to ride the pine until he can improve his game. AK and Cook were welcome bright spots and saved our ass. They both need solid minutes moving forward. Eady looks slow and lost and just hoping he is knocking off the rust. MHH has been lucky to gain 5 lbs in his 3 years here. Eat some oatmeal and lift some weights kid!
HC DR says all the time we are a developmental program. Well holy shit, start developing something then!
PG is a need but I actually like Dez’s game a lot, Griesel obviously is the guy when he’s back and we have a couple solid guards coming in next season. Willie Guy finally made some shots but he is a defensive liability and can’t handle the ball against pressure which is exactly what a PG is supposed to be able to do. Why we refuse to throw the ball down low is the baffling part, Nelson was begging for it multiple times when he had like a 6’2” guy guarding him and nobody would throw him the ball. Same with Morgan, at some point it falls on the players too. I can’t imagine a coach saying don’t throw that pass but who knows. Create the angle, give the bigs the ball and let them eat. That’s the only way we are getting where we want to go this season.
How is that not part of the gameplanning going into playing that team. Instead it's the same lazy passing around the arc against pressure defense they struggle to get even a single reversal against.
Why not try pushing it down the floor and try to get a quick entry into the post. NDSU had a deeper bench as the other team played some players the entire game. Just frustrating not seeing any adjustments to play to their strengths against different opponent's comparative weaknesses. Then not scoring for over 7 minutes and not changing a single thing?!?! I'm not a basketball genius but I can't see what Richman's plan was that game besides sticking to their offense and hoping the threes finally started dropping and that god their barely did.
Yeah, that has been a frustration point for me ever since Tyson Ward has been gone. You can't create a shot just passing it around the perimeter. You either need to get the ball inside or create off the dribble in order to get good shots. Creating off the dribble isn't this team's strong suit so getting the ball inside should be an emphasis.