Outside shooters?

[Don_Kojis]

Where have all our outside shooters gone?  Gold hasn't hit any in 2 games.  Kam seems to have lost his touch.  Maybe Shaka should either recruit some shooters or modify his no transfer rule and get some.

[MuggsyB]

Where have all our outside shooters gone?  Gold hasn't hit any in 2 games.  Kam seems to have lost his touch.  Maybe Shaka should either recruit some shooters or modify his no transfer rule and get some.

It's been a real struggle in recent games. 

[wadesworld]

Kam and Jop were great shooters up until this year. If anyone saw this type of regression coming, they'd be billionaires betting on sports.

[CountryRoads]

A lot of it is because shot quality has plummeted. We are a poor passing team and don't get many good looks.

[warriors141]

Kam and Jop were great shooters up until this year. If anyone saw this type of regression coming, they'd be billionaires betting on sports.

No Kolek setting them up? This team could have used a serviceable grad transfer pg to give Kam some time off the ball too

[wadesworld]

No Kolek setting them up? This team could have used a serviceable grad transfer pg to give Kam some time off the ball too

Some of it, sure. But Kam and Jop have had plenty of open looks from the perimeter and just aren't making them. And now they seem hesitant to even attempt them.

[MuggsyB]

Kam's shooting struggles are a total enigma to me.  It doesn't look the same coming out of his hands. 

[MuggsyB]

Today's game mirrored the XU game.  The difference is XU missed most of their 3's.  But to do this twice on our home floor is troubling for sure.  Our half-court offense is not handling drop coverage well at all. 

[MUEng92]

Does MU not employ a sports psychologist?

[MuggsyB]

Does MU not employ a sports psychologist?

I could handke it. 

[MUfan12]

Does MU not employ a sports psychologist?

They have a mental skills coach who is fucking stealing at this point

[DoctorV]

Kam's shooting struggles are a total enigma to me.  It doesn't look the same coming out of his hands. 

Yep, Muggs right.

Kam and Jop don't look comfortable shooting the outside shot, the bread and butter of their offensive games the last 3 seasons.

That's actually a good thing imo, as I see that confidence returning before things are said and done.
Hopefully at the perfect time in March

[ATL MU Warrior]

Yep, Muggs right.

Kam and Jop don't look comfortable shooting the outside shot, the bread and butter of their offensive games the last 3 seasons.

That's actually a good thing imo, as I see that confidence returning before things are said and done.
Hopefully at the perfect time in March

Lol

[DoctorV]

Lol

What's so funny?

That I think it's a good thing this years team is elite with Kam and Jop shooting career lows from 3?
They are nowhere close to their normal abilities and the team has been playing well.

I think that's a good thing, because one or both are due to have a positive regression.
Good shooters don't miss forever

[ATL MU Warrior]

What's so funny?

That I think it's a good thing this years team is elite with Kam and Jop shooting career lows from 3?
They are nowhere close to their normal abilities and the team has been playing well.

I think that's a good thing, because one or both are due to have a positive regression.
Good shooters don't miss forever

This team has not been "playing well".  Well enough to beat a bunch of mediocre to poor conference mates in ugly slogs I guess.

[DoctorV]

This team has not been "playing well".  Well enough to beat a bunch of mediocre to poor conference mates in ugly slogs I guess.

It's a top 4 BE team ranked in the top 10 nearly all season that is top 20 in KenPom.

What's your definition of playing well?

I'm not attacking you because yea it's been more of a struggle of late, but not playing well isn't accurate

[Big Papi]

Need a point guard. 

Kam is not running off of screens and getting rhythm jumpers.

Jop is an enigma.

We had 5 assists the entire game.

[MuggsyB]

Yes.  Our overall passing in our offensive sets has not been good.  It was at Providence but we haven't
really moved the ball like that since. 

[willie warrior]

Kam and Jop were great shooters up until this year. If anyone saw this type of regression coming, they'd be billionaires betting on sports.

Maybe, just maybe, they both had the best PG in MU history feeding them in rhythm. Now Kam has that job, expending much energy with the ball always in his handa.

[willie warrior]

Some of it, sure. But Kam and Jop have had plenty of open looks from the perimeter and just aren't making them. And now they seem hesitant to even attempt them.
[/hands.
Joplin will never be hesitant.

[willie warrior]

It's a top 4 BE team ranked in the top 10 nearly all season that is top 20 in KenPom.

What's your definition of playing well?

I'm not attacking you because yea it's been more of a struggle of late, but not playing well isn't accurate

It is accurate over past few games. And now they face 2 of the conference leaders in their place. Watch how well that goes. They need to win both to Stat atop the conference. Then they are playing well.

[The Sultan]

I do think willie is 100% spot on why Kam's 3 point shooting has regressed. He is rarely set up for his shot like he was with Tyler. He's not catching the ball in rhythm and facing the basket...it's usually off the dribble with a defender nearby. Furthermore, defenses are really making him work, which can't help his legs either.

Owens has looked promising from distance, but he played a short stretch in the first half and looked completely overwhelmed.

[79Warrior]

It's a top 4 BE team ranked in the top 10 nearly all season that is top 20 in KenPom.

What's your definition of playing well?

I'm not attacking you because yea it's been more of a struggle of late, but not playing well isn't accurate

Schedule has begun to get real in conference.Let's see if we can regroup and get 1 of the next two.

[MUfan12]

It's a top 4 BE team ranked in the top 10 nearly all season that is top 20 in KenPom.

What's your definition of playing well?

I'm not attacking you because yea it's been more of a struggle of late, but not playing well isn't accurate

In league play they're 7th in eFG offense and 8th in eFG defense.

That is not playing well. At all. And that's with the Providence game propping up the efficiency.

[junglecat022]

Need a point guard. 

Kam is not running off of screens and getting rhythm jumpers.

Jop is an enigma.

We had 5 assists the entire game.

Sean Jones was what we needed this season as a 6th man and competent ball-handler.