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re: Men’s Basketball Program
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:06 pm to OweO
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:06 pm to OweO
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The only upside I am holding on to is the fact that MM was 17-14 in his first season at Murray St then 16-17 in his second season then after that had single digit losses in his next 5 years.
So in theory next year should be much better, but It seems like something is missing in his teams. Its as if the urgency isn't there or something.
I’ve noted his trajectory at Murray, and I think he knows how to build a team — but IMO what’s “missing” is post play.
Baker’s one of the best 7ft shooters I’ve seen, but that’s about all he was good for this season. I’d rather a guy do at least two things well than literally one thing excellently.
His guys aren’t generally lacking a will to compete — what we’re lacking is physicality & bodies. We need a Baker sized dude who plays like Hannibal.
Honestly think we will be okay at guard, but we’re going to need *some* kind of presence inside. A guy like Thiero at UK quickly changes the look of a team like this.
This post was edited on 3/19/24 at 11:16 pm
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Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:19 pm to DeathByTossDive225
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Baker’s one of the best 7ft shooters I’ve seen
Agreed. He’s up there with Dirk and KD.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 6:03 am to DeathByTossDive225
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Baker’s one of the best 7ft shooters I’ve seen
you must be blind then
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but IMO what’s “missing” is post play
Disagree. What's missing is competent multi-level on ball creation and distribution, paired with competent off ball shooting. This isn't the 1970s. We don't need someone who is a post scorer to be successful. Baker liked to work out of the post but his lack of shooting and the space he ate on the court caused numerous, numerous problems that I could fully explain but I don't feel like it rn. His style of play was the main reason why this team struggled on both ends of the court. It did not mesh at all with the rest of our players and it caused chemistry issues with him and other players (particularly Reed). Hate to dog on the guy, but he was the main problem (coaching aside).
More than anything we need a big man that can rebound, defend, and act as a genuine roll threat off of PnR actions. A huge reason our ball screen offense was shite was because Dean and Baker weren't genuine roll threats.
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 6:47 am
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