Agreed, xlgman. The one thing that DT gave us consistently was a strong initial attack. It might have been too deep, it might have been into a brick wall, and it might have resulted in a turnover now and then, but you could count on him keeping defenses honest.
DDM haters will be DDM haters, there's no convincing them. The main issue is that we are too one dimensional on offense. Too predictable. Pack in the zone and dare us to shoot. DK will come up with some great ways around it, like putting Putney or Sampson at the high post for one stretch, but then we don't see it again. DK's adjustments come far too little and far too late. I think that part of the confusion from the players is that they can't anticipate the adjustment on the fly, i.e. without a timeout.
We are horrible 3pt shooters. We miss way too many bunnies and putbacks. How many times have we made 2,3,4 offensive rebounds and not scored? It's frustrating. No midrange shots, no jump stops, which would work great against a packed in zone. I agree that we score best in transition, before the zone sets up.
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ktabz16 wrote:we have too many athletes and not enough basketball players. what i mean is look at richmond, all basketball players. there's plenty of athletic talent, not enough basketball skill.
You might be onto something here....
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I am afraid that DK is painting himself into a corner just like Lappas did. Lappas could not get players or get the players he did get to buy into his motion offense. The DDM is going to do the same to DK unless he will change his offensive style. One game it looks like it may be working but most of the time especially when teams play a 2-3 zone against us we are lost out there. Everyone seems to stand around and wait to see if Gurley can drive to the hoop. The last couple of games Gurley has committed/been called for too many offensive charges. He puts his shoulder down and just drives to the hoop without regard what the defense is trying to do to stop him. Don't get me wrong as many times he does score or gets fouled or both but he needs some help. How many times this year was he the only player to score in double figures.
Some of you say next year we will be better. How. Who is there to pick up the scoring from the players we have on the team. Last year when Harris did the bulk of the scoring you could see that Gurley had the possibility to become the scorer he has become this year. I can't say that I see anyone on the team that will pick up the scoring consistently. We can talk about players coming in next year but we just don't get new players that make significant contributions in their first year. We just don't get those kind of players at UMass. I have just about lost all confidence that DK can get the program back to somewhere near the succesful teams we had back in the mid 90's. At least not as long as he insists on keeping with the DDM style. He cannot get the players Cal got at Memphis and now at Kentucky to play that style.
Some of you say next year we will be better. How. Who is there to pick up the scoring from the players we have on the team. Last year when Harris did the bulk of the scoring you could see that Gurley had the possibility to become the scorer he has become this year. I can't say that I see anyone on the team that will pick up the scoring consistently. We can talk about players coming in next year but we just don't get new players that make significant contributions in their first year. We just don't get those kind of players at UMass. I have just about lost all confidence that DK can get the program back to somewhere near the succesful teams we had back in the mid 90's. At least not as long as he insists on keeping with the DDM style. He cannot get the players Cal got at Memphis and now at Kentucky to play that style.
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"DDM haters will be DDM haters, there's no convincing them. The main issue is that we are too one dimensional on offense. Too predictable. Pack in the zone and dare us to shoot. DK will come up with some great ways around it, like putting Putney or Sampson at the high post for one stretch, but then we don't see it again. DK's adjustments come far too little and far too late. I think that part of the confusion from the players is that they can't anticipate the adjustment on the fly, i.e. without a timeout."
This is the problem with the ddm, it is designed to attack a man-to-man defense. This is why it cant be a primary offense unless you have NBA talent. Teams sit back in a packed in 2-3 zone and umass continues to try to run the 3 man weave or just pass the ball around the perimeter. Sometimes they use the high post but then there is nothing else set up once the guy gets the ball there, there needs to be back screens off the weak side, maybe a high low pass, anything, but what ends up happening is the guy gets the ball and doesnt know what to do with it. Its the most frustrating offense to watch.
This is the problem with the ddm, it is designed to attack a man-to-man defense. This is why it cant be a primary offense unless you have NBA talent. Teams sit back in a packed in 2-3 zone and umass continues to try to run the 3 man weave or just pass the ball around the perimeter. Sometimes they use the high post but then there is nothing else set up once the guy gets the ball there, there needs to be back screens off the weak side, maybe a high low pass, anything, but what ends up happening is the guy gets the ball and doesnt know what to do with it. Its the most frustrating offense to watch.