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Author Topic: Buzz's postgame comments  (Read 9109 times)

DaCoach

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Re: Buzz's postgame comments
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2014, 10:26:09 PM »
We didn't lose this game because our defense played poorly. Perhaps it wasn't an outstanding effort but holding Creighton to 67 points at their house in their first BE game was adequate to win a game IF we had an adequate offense. We don't.

Consider this. Our top 4 scorers will be gone next year. Otule won't be back for a 7th year and we don't have a post player on the bench. Derrick is only a junior and the point guard position is his going into the season. If Buzz sticks to his philosophy of paint touches, who will be in the paint to touch it?

I don't envy Buzz his job this year but the real difficulty will be trying to assemble an offense next year. He doesn't like to use youngsters who haven't attained experience and yet that's exactly the choice he'll be facing next year. Is he willing to start Cohen and Hill along with JJJ, Burton and a redshirt Wilson?
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Re: Buzz's postgame comments
« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2014, 10:41:44 PM »
Otule won't be back for a 7th year

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Re: Buzz's postgame comments
« Reply #27 on: January 03, 2014, 02:39:04 AM »
If this is reflective of MU's game prep, there's someting seriously wrong.

Seems like Buzz was surprised that 100% of Wragge's attempts were three pointers.  Didn't he scout him to realize that 95% of his attempts coming into the game were from beyond the arc?  

He seems surprised that 40% of McDermot's attempts from from 3--didn't he know 37% of his attempts on the season were 3 pointers?

The only potential surprise wasn't Manigat's ability to hit the three (he's 43% on the season) but that he took so many.  Then again, if you're going to leave a 43% three point shooter open, you have to expect he's going to take any open shot he gets.

45% of Creighton's atttempts on the season are 3 pointers.  And Buzz didn't think they'd be over that against us given our defensive strenght is in the paint and weakness on the perimiter?  



I agree the defense in this game was absolutely dumb-founding. I understand the responses of people stating that our scoring is a big problem and more applicable to our season-long struggles. However, how the hell do you allow Creighton to shoot that many 3s? Seriously. That's gotta be in the gameplan somewhere, right? Or at least for the second half? Shouldn't you just tell our guys to be chest-to-chest with any of the Jays players? Let them try and drive, drive and dish, wahtever. Just only allow 3s to be taken with a defensive player in their face. Creighton may have still won. May have won by more. Whatever, at least you stop the 3s.