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[waterhead]

Originally Posted by cincyguy13

You have to play through Cumberland every play. He is all we got. He’s one of the best players in the league. If he doesn’t touch the ball every possession, that’s terrible coaching. I like Williams and Broome but they can’t create anything and honestly they can’t shoot. There are really no good options.

Broome literally just saved our ass last game with like 14 straight points. He got some easy buckets first half this game. Williams had 12 in the first half at Tulsa and probably most of his points last night in the first. Then we just quit going to them like it never happened. I think we need to run the offense through Cumberland a lot but we have guys who can score.

[cincycpaw]

Originally Posted by Mcginnjw

Mick’s postgame....very good.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vvw770P-7co

Too bad it’s always better than his in-game.

[cincyguy13]

Originally Posted by waterhead

Broome literally just saved our ass last game with like 14 straight points. He got some easy buckets first half this game. Williams had 12 in the first half at Tulsa and probably most of his points last night in the first. Then we just quit going to them like it never happened. I think we need to run the offense through Cumberland a lot but we have guys who can score.

Those guys aren’t consistent in my opinion. They don’t really create for anyone else

[BearcatsNE]

Originally Posted by cincyguy13

You have to play through Cumberland every play. He is all we got. He’s one of the best players in the league. If he doesn’t touch the ball every possession, that’s terrible coaching. I like Williams and Broome but they can’t create anything and honestly they can’t shoot. There are really no good options.

No they can create Mick doesn’t give those guys the same opportunities as he gives them in the first half. The second half became a the Jarron show and everyone else stands around the perimeter. We multiple options we just doesn’t get the chance to see it because of the offense we run in the second half of games

[skyblade]

Originally Posted by Bcatfollower

Id give mamadou all scotts minutes

Scott just had his worst game of his career, he has been inconsistent but not bad. Against Tulsa he nearly had a double-double and played reasonably well.

Scott's problem offensively is that he wants to play facing the basket. He can hit the mid-range jumper (see vs Tulsa) but he is too willing to settle for the long-range just inside the 3-point line jumper. He also isn't consistently good enough off the dribble to not make mistakes. The only thing he is consistently good at is passing, but that only works when teams are dumb enough to guard his long jumper. He needs to learn to play with his back to the basket to be consistent, but I doubt he will.

I wouldn't give Diarra all his minutes, but I would definitely start giving Diarra minutes. Fredericks continues to be useless, four guards with Moore in works okay, but at some point Cumberland at the 4 on D is going to get exposed. Diarra brings the size we need and the shooting ability we need. Yes, he gets out of position on O and D at times, but we need him, so maybe it's time to throw him into the fire at let him learn on the go.

[Bearcats92]

I believe this team has talent especially offensively. I think Mick just doesn’t know how to put these guys in position to succeed.

[cincyguy13]

Originally Posted by Bearcats92

I believe this team has talent especially offensively. I think Mick just doesn’t know how to put these guys in position to succeed.

Who? Brooks misses 3 layups/dunks a game. Tre is an energy guy, what offense skill set does he have. Keith is a good slasher but air balls or banks 3 shots a game. Good shooters don’t do that. Broome has had 2 good games in the last month. I like these guys, and I don’t think mick is a great offensive mind, but what do we expect? We can’t shoot at all. Talent is the problem. Can we play better, of course. Especially in this league but we don’t have the players

[cincyguy13]

If you watch teams with not that many options, they play through their best player the whole game. Like Sk. If you are saying we have many good options, then we will have to agree to disagree

[Bearcats92]

Originally Posted by cincyguy13

If you watch teams with not that many options, they play through their best player the whole game. Like Sk. If you are saying we have many good options, then we will have to agree to disagree

I think Keith and Trevor Moore arent utilized properly. I would like to see Moore get some more minutes and when he is in run some off the ball plays for him to get him an open look at a 3.

[cincycpaw]

Originally Posted by cincyguy13

Who? Brooks misses 3 layups/dunks a game. Tre is an energy guy, what offense skill set does he have. Keith is a good slasher but air balls or banks 3 shots a game. Good shooters don’t do that. Broome has had 2 good games in the last month. I like these guys, and I don’t think mick is a great offensive mind, but what do we expect? We can’t shoot at all. Talent is the problem. Can we play better, of course. Especially in this league but we don’t have the players

Always love posts defending a college coach by saying the players suck. It’s college....he brings the players in.

I do think there is a lot of truth to Mick playing a little scared at the end of games, not allowing a real offense to be run. But in reality we hardly run one most of the game.

I understand what mick is doing, because as a fan I want Cumberland to have the ball all the time when we need a basket. But I’m a nervous fan, I’d expect more from the coach.

Interesting that Mick called out his assistant coaches in the post game, I wonder what that was all about...anyone know?