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Post by LIONS90045 on Jan 26, 2019 20:22:58 GMT -5
That will hurt
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Post by rswan on Jan 26, 2019 21:16:57 GMT -5
There is nobody, other than Batemon, in this starting lineup who can make a perimeter shot.
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Post by rswan on Jan 26, 2019 21:58:52 GMT -5
Statistically this is the worst 3 point shooting team in the Dunlap era (31%). Batemon, 39% last year, is shooting an anemic 24% this year, very likely because he does not have another shooter on the floor with him like he did last year with Haney, who was 41% from the three. Allen, when he was here, shot 20% from three this season, Johannson 28% and Gipson 20% - The front court of Williams, Douglas, Scott, Bell and Markusson really does not have a perimeter threat either. I believe this is a huge reason for the recent struggles.
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Post by LIONS90045 on Jan 26, 2019 22:23:02 GMT -5
Lions lead at the 11 minute mark Douglas giving the team a boost on the court
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Post by rswan on Jan 26, 2019 22:31:02 GMT -5
Dare I say...Sendek getting COMPLETELY OUTCOACHED He leaves a starting big in (Caruso) with 3 first half fouls and the kid picks up his 4th foul with nearly 10 minutes to go in the first half, so his frontcourt depth is shot, resulting in his big Swede, getting his 4th foul early in the second half, so Sendek panics and pulls the kid resulting in a 12-0 run.
Dunlap just pounds it inside to Markuson, because SC's other bench bigs are not big and are bad, thereby freeing up some wide open perimeter opportunities for a timely substituted in Johannson. Pretty textbook and clinical effort by the Lion players and coaches. Well played. Now get this W because Sendek is serving it up on a platter.
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Post by ALioninWinter on Jan 26, 2019 22:31:08 GMT -5
Broncos without Feagin and Häuser are a terrible team. I can see why they lost by 59 to the Zags. Still, the Lions deserve credit for not giving up after a miserable first half.
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Post by ironlion on Jan 26, 2019 22:48:56 GMT -5
Great defense and effort in second half.
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Post by LIONS90045 on Jan 26, 2019 22:54:37 GMT -5
Good win for the Lions!
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Post by pumpfake on Jan 26, 2019 22:59:41 GMT -5
Lions showed a lot of heart. After the rough start, they could have folded especially without Joe. Johansson didn't pay a lot but he contributed on both ends. Douglas showed great energy. I hope Joe can play next week.
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Post by ALioninWinter on Jan 26, 2019 23:02:23 GMT -5
Nice defensive effort.
Swan - what makes the lack of outside shooting even worse is that besides Batemon and maybe Douglas, no one can penetrate either. Look at the FTAs this year. Batemon has a whole bunch. Markesun has the next most for obvious reasons. Everyone else is sitting at less than 2 attempts a game. McClendon tries once in awhile but it’s always a gamble. They can’t shoot outside and can’t drive. It doesn’t leave a lot of options. They do deserve credit for battling the boards and getting second and third chances. Particularly impressive given Williams, Scott, Bell lack of height
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Post by lmu2008 on Jan 26, 2019 23:54:01 GMT -5
A win against Pacific next week and we’re in the thick of the WCC race for third after Zags/usf. Obviously not getting my hopes up but as Jim Carrey once said, “so you’re saying there’s a chance...”
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Post by hootevers on Jan 27, 2019 1:02:57 GMT -5
5 seats available in the Top Row opposite the team benches.
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Post by bdawg on Jan 27, 2019 3:54:21 GMT -5
Any "knowledgeable" basketball person knows that 3pt statistics are greatly skewed by a team's offensive style, a player's "assigned" role, shot opportunities and that player's "freedom" to shoot and miss! Spitting out irrelevant statistics about LMU player's anemic shooting statistics means absolutely nothing without first analyzing the obvious (or maybe not so obvious to some). It's very difficult to catch rhythm and satisfy the 3pt shooting % expectations of critics when kids KNOW they will come out for taking an UNAPPROVED 3pt shot,whether open or not, or if they miss a 3pt shot. Batemon and Haney shot very good percentages last year, partly because they had the opportunity to do so and faced no consequences for misses!. Check the stats from a season ago and you will see Batemon started out shooting 19% after the first 8 games but was never yanked! Johannson, Alepiev and perhaps Gipson could shoot a higher % if properly developed, empowered or enabled to do so. We won't know! Allen only had 15 sporadic attempts in an injury plagued 7 games this yr...yet shot 34% last season when healthy. But isn't that totally irrelevant to this current roster and this dialogue? Sticking with what's relevant...f you're consistently running the shot clock down and forcing up bad, long range, contested 3's...what do you expect to happen for reserve kids already pressured and on a short hook? Johannson and Quintana (who has now assumed Haney's freedom) both need plays run for them and drive and kick outs for better looks. Bell and Douglas can be more effective in pick and pops. It is no coincidence that the higher volume shooters (w/ free latitude)over the last two years have had the greatest shooting %'s. Rhythm, confidence and opportunity make shooters. Can we , at least, equip these kids with the proper tools for success before you bash them?
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Post by ALioninWinter on Jan 27, 2019 9:51:39 GMT -5
Bdawg - you’re right. Rhythm, confidence and opportunity are needed to make any player better, and CMD seems to struggle with providing those tools. But the harsh reality remains that this team simply does not have much natural talent. Batemon has talent. Simmons has talent but is too small. He could be in the running for POY in D2 ball. Douglas has some good moments. Markusen can be effective because he’s so tall. Everyone else is marginal D1 talent. Run the right plays and you can achieve a certain level of success with these guys but you’re working with limited skill sets.
The guys are working hard. They (and CMD) deserve credit for the aggressive defensive effort. They over commit at times and loose defensive spacing, but that’s mostly on CMD for not enforcing it. They hit the boards hard and get a lot of rebounds they really shouldn’t get because of their good effort.
But good offense will be a real struggle with this team.
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Post by rswan on Jan 27, 2019 11:56:07 GMT -5
Uh oh...The resident basketball expert has checked in again, hence there dare be any reference to Cam Allens' anemic 20% 3 point shooting percentage this season. Don't worry Bdawg, I won't be scaring off all the high majors he is choosing from. Proclamations of "kid bashing" is a cheap ploy to get your point across, which actually for once had some objective merit. Not a lot, but some. Citing the reality of shooting percentages, irrespective of how they are derived, is not kid bashing, it is citing the reality that in the day of "Moneyball analytics" (eference all the titles in Golden State if you struggle with that concept), you cannot win at this level without any shooters.
If anyone on this board looks at this composition of this basketball team and really believes it is chock full of knock down shooters, who can't hit a bull in the a** with an ironing board due to confidence issues, I have no retort. Alionwinter is spot on about all he said. And I will note, Batemon is not a shooter, he is a scorer. Big difference. Allen, was not a shooter, he was a scorer. Quintana is a decent shooter, as is Johannson, who as Bdawg accurately opined ENTIRELY needs stuff run for him to get shots, or as Alionwinter so aptly noted, requires good paint penetration and ball movement (i.e. rotating passing) to get clean looks. After that we have a bunch of undersized DII talent, who god bless them are great kids, play hard, guard the ball and seemingly go to class and stay out of trouble. That is my "expert" assessment of this edition, which really looks no different than the last 5 year's edition. It is OK? Not for me to say, I am not the AD....
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