DJO's Offense Lately

[MUWarrior11]

DJO hasn't scored less than 17 points in a Big East game this year (!), and we are halfway through the Big East schedule. Very impressive. Yes, he always shoots a lot, but that's still remarkably consistent.

For the record, no one else in the Big East has scored 15 or more points in every league game (K. Jones comes close).  In fact, there's very, very few players that have scored double-digits in every conference game.

DJO is quietly on an offensive tear over the past month, and he's up to top 30 in the country in scoring.

[tower912]

He is.   He, like the rest of the team, needs to get over his slow starts.   It seems like his dumb turnovers happen in the first 8 minutes of the game.    Maybe he needs to start out more selfish?

[frozena pizza]

He was pretty aggressive at the start of the last game, but I think there is so much emphasis on attacking the basket that he ends up getting blocked or missing in close against bigger defenders.  I almost think we are better off setting screens for him to get an open 3 rather than having him to create off the dribble drive.  Of course, trying to draw contact helped create the foul situation for Yarou and Kennedy but I think DJO's best weapon is still his jumper.  Going to be fun to see how far he can take us.

[Stretchdeltsig]

A lot of great players do not want to show the other team what they have in the first half.  The thinking is that the other team will not make adjustments at half time to shut them down then.   DJO is looking more and more like a strong offensive player who is a "difference maker." 

[TJ]

He has been really good in the last few games for the most part.  I wish he would learn to pull up instead of attacking the unfavorable odd man rush sometimes, and he (like a lot of our players) occasionally gets himself caught in a bad situation in the lane, but on the whole he's been excellent.

[Lighthouse 84]

No matter how good he is, he still isn't SOTG for the Nova game.  Come on!  It's almost time for Seton Hall!

[wadesworld]

He's been very good lately.  I've criticized him, he still frustrates me at times, but again, can't imagine where we'd be without him.