Scholarship table
Fluffy, I really don't know what to say anymore. I assume you are familiar with medieval weapons and there wide range of uses and capabilities? Not to mention their badass nature and emphatic results if used properly? There's nothing further I can elucidate about the subject. If you cannot comprehend my analogy or matter of speech what can I do? I certainly hope you're familiar with zoomability and why I stress it and find it vitally important to future MU rosters.
Would a medieval army beat a modern day equipped army?
I've never coached but is there something you experts see in his J that is causing some of his probs? My personal take is that this is mostly a confidence issue. He's shooting 84% from the stripe. Anyway, in order to reach our ceiling, which I believe is top 4/5 in the BEast, the rebounding and TK's shooting percentage needs to go up. Kolek does a lot of good things on the floor and we are at our best when he is on his game. I just feel if he can find his confidence with his jumper this MU team becomes monumentally more difficult to guard. Having watched every team in the BEast I honestly don't think there's much of a separation between the assumed top trio and us. The difference I see is that our margin for error may be smaller with the rebounding issues. Nevertheless, I do feel we have the overall personnel to be in that top 5 and that our spurtability is among the best in the conference. If Kolek in particular can just increase his percentages a bit I feel we're even more explosive and a big problem for our competition. In other words it takes us from bubble to a solid tourney team Imao.
I think Kolek will be fine over time.Im actually less concerned with his outside shot then some of his current misses inside the arc.When he goes in for lay ups he does a weird "lob" type of shot where he kinda toss it of the back board rather than laying it in frequently. Which has resulted in missing lay ups(had 1 yesterday)Also yesterday he did a free throw line pull up, where I mentioned in the game thread it was almost as if he shot it thinking he was behind the 3 line. Thats how much force he put into it.I do think he will be ok over time though. And I absolutely love what he brings overall
He has proven to me that he is as good passer in the country on the pick and roll, against SH they have a man mountain down below and Tyler had chances to make layups but he missed them. Had a bunny layup he totally missed. If MU wants to get to the next level, Kolek needs to score a little as yesterday Prosser, Kuath, Oso, and Kolek scored less then 10 points combine. As I was very lefty dominate point, he needs to work on driving with his right hand once in awhile. 3 years from now he should be really good. Needs to improve his quickness on D, SH was going right at him yesterday plus get stronger which he will do.
Kolek looks to me like he's carrying a leg injury. Sometimes his shot looks good when he gets his legs into it and gets some lift but lately especially it's all arms and hands. I recall he had some kind of leg injury early in the season but cannot recall what it was... but it seems to be still bothering.
i’ve said it numerous times on Scoop, Kolek’s release is as such that the ball rotation is off. It’s a side-rotation. Therefore he’ll not get the friendly bounce. Sure, he’ll have games from time-to-time where he’s 5/7, 6/8, but not often. Release, hence ball rotation, is critical. A slightly flat shot too, which doesn’t help.
Kolek is a very good shooter on the catch and shoot. When he can square up, he's reliable. However, he's a horrible shooter off the dribble, which is where we see many of his misses. He just doesn't have that in his toolbox. I think the key is that his game is all about creating for others, but when he shoots from deep, it needs to be created BY others.
The rotation overall seems to minimal too. Feels like a shot put at times. Because speculative scoop is speculative, some of his flatness and weird rotation could be from pushing it--maybe just a nagging finger/wrist issue? Might also be why there's less spin on the layups, leading to some inconsistency. Viper, have you been able to view previous film of him to see if the rotation is different during his GM days? It'd be interesting to see. Either way, TK's court vision is amazing and he's the epitome of a glue guy that keeps things moving and makes everyone better.
Kolek looks to me like he's carrying a leg injury. Sometimes his shot looks good when he gets his legs into it and gets some lift but lately especially it's all arms and hands. I recall he had some kind of leg injury early in the season but cannot recall what it was... but it seems to be still bothering. With any luck and good coaching he'll make it through the season and get better, and fix/rest it in the offseason while also working on his mechanics a little. Helluva PG, definitely not a Derrick... I still predict he'll be more of a Tony Miller.
While I think Kolek is a better shooter than he has shown thus far, I have given up on the big improvement dream for this season. I hope he continues to dish the ball at a high level and Kam gets more open looks. As the season progresses different guys need to step up. The good thing is we have guys that can step up. This is the first MU team since Buzz that I can say that I have no clear-cut favorite player. Whatever guy(s) step up in a given night are my favorite for the night. It is like my kids; I tell them that whichever one I am with is my favorite at that moment. All are tied at the top, but at any given moment one stands out for that period in time. Yesterday there was a three way tie for leader in the clubhouse at our office.
Well said, Goose.On Kam: He sure has a sweet-looking shot. Great arc, release, rotation and follow-through. He's gonna be a big-time player for us once he gains experience and improves his overall game.
At least once a game for awhile now I've turned to my fiancé and said "I was so not excited about Kam but I have never been so happy to eat my words!"