re: Texas A&M Basketball 2015-2016 - Sweet Sixteen Edition!!

I really really really hate our half court offensive scheme.

Unfortunately I doubt Florida will be a quality win by seasons end, but hopefully they can stay in the top 50 of the RPI.

4-0 in conference start WHOOP

So its another Kennedy loss despite the win, right?

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There's nothing wrong with our half court scheme, other than you don't like it.

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Well that's just not correct. It's good, but there are still issues with it (some execution and some design)

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There's nothing wrong with our half court scheme, other than you don't like it.

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Other than our offensive efficiency ranking drops about 30 spots in the half court

We are an elite transition/outlet team. We are very long and athletic and run the floor well at all five spots in the majority of our lineup packages, and have two GREAT passers in Collins and Caruso. Because of this we are very successful against teams that like to press and tend to dominate teams that turn the ball over a lot.

However, when we can't get a bucket in the first ten seconds of the shot clock our efficiency drops quiet a bit. We stand around a lot and tend to wait for House or Jones to make a play. Our most successful set plays are down screens for House, post clear outs to Davis and the wing iso with Jones. We are pretty successful against man because of this, and because we have good wing players who can effectively drive and finish or draw contact. Against zone, and this has always been the case with Kennedy, we are rarely anything more than below average and frequently inept. We usually just wait around for someone to jack up a contested jumper which thankfully we can finally hit sometimes the last two years.

We simply don't effectively do the most basic things you are supposed to do against zone defense to beat it.

we're 14-2, 1st place int the SEC, have won 7 in a row (6 of whom are power conference opponents and murdering a couple of em), already have 5 top 50 rpi wins and if we can beat UGA this weekend, we'll be staring at a top 10 ranking.

And yet somehow I read this thread and posters are complaining about how our offense sucks, our coaches suck, our players are regressing and soft, our FT shooting sucks and we aren't good enough to beat the 96 Bulls

Record against top 50: 4-1 (W #27 Florida, W #36 Texas, W #37 Gonzaga, W #40 Baylor, L #46 Arizona State)
Record against 51-100: 3-1 (W #63 Kansas State, W #89 A&M Corpus Christi, W #98 Tennessee, L #81 Syracuse)
Record against 101+: 7-0 (W #118 Cal Poly, W #121 Arkansas, W #130 NC Asheville, W #179 Flordia Gulf Coast, W #195 Mississippi State, W #251 South Carolina Upstate, W #348 SE Lousiana)

RPI hasnt been updated yet

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60.5% from the foul line at home in conference
74.8% from the foul line on the road in conference

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This man. I've had a feeling for a while now that the pin-drop-silence at home was negatively affecting our free throws. We shall see how it averages out the rest of the season, but I wouldn't be surprised if it holds.

I'm not saying we should yell when our guys are shooting free throws, but don't go silent like youre at church listening to the preacher.

The updated stats are 66.2% from the foul line at home in conference.