TheHall87 said:

That's fair but I suspect if the tempo increases, the defensive efficiency decreases. We were able to keep VCU and FAU in check at a slightly faster pace, Vanderbilt not as much.

It's a small sample size to be sure but we averaged 64 PPG in Charleston and allowed nearly 68. Granted we won two of the three.

I do agree we should be looking to run more when the opportunity arises, I just feel we are more dependent than others on forcing a slow tempo.

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Let me clarify.

I also do not want to increase tempo. Looking for easier offense on the fast break doesn’t have to be an all or nothing proposition.

What I was trying to say without calling out certain players is that some players need to not look for their individual offense unless it’s an uncontested open look.

But here goes. Through 7 games…

Wusu - 37% FG
Yalden - 36% FG
Middleton - 35% FG
Aligbe - 26.5% FG
Dual - 26.7% FG
Okorofor - 25% FG

These players need to be a little more selective in what shots they take. They shouldn’t be hunting their shot at all IMO. Play off of Jenkins and Coleman and hope to get more open looks at the basket.

Toumi (50%; 6-12) and Wusu (42%; 9-21) have been surprisingly effective from 3 point range. Everything else they do has been forced action at the rim. With Dylan barreling down the lane out of control and Toumi unable to hit FTs, asking them to dial back the aggressiveness off the dribble might be wise.

I would like to see Coleman and Jenkins getting 13 FGA per game instead of 9.

Take those 8 shots collectively away from that group above and you may end up with the 10 points we are looking for.

Rockaway said:

The recent flood of immigrants under Biden housed in hotels,fed and given phones haven’t taken funds from ányone.Who paid for this and why are mayors complaining about cost?

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The point is that yes, we spend money on immigrants, but had we not spent that money, it would not be up for grabs.

Cities and states complain because they have to pay for the federal government admitting the immigrants but not offering to help enough.

SHUHoopsFan said:

This is just silly. If the resources weren't paid to them the government would have less of a deficit or they'd be able to give out more to actual Americans.

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That’s just not true.
There is not a single program that did not pass because we spent anything on immigrants. If our deficit was 1 trillion vs 900 billion, zero people would notice.

SHUHoopsFan said:

Some do. Some do not. Many of them are working for cash. Let's just not go there.

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Why not? Youn went there. They do pay taxes, some do, some don’t, just like Americans.

SHUHoopsFan said:

Any thoughts on their impact on the housing market?

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Yes, but my assumption is that you’re referring to the influx of asylum seekers in a few specific areas of the country but those people are here legally and not illegally which is what we’re talking about.

LeftCoastPirates said:

I would challenge that statement.

During the Charleston MTE we averaged around 60 ppg

I know 10 ppg feels like an extreme jump. But if the players were to better understand their roles offensively and we find a way to get a lot of these inefficient FG attempts back into the hands of Coleman and Jenkins, then you could get closer to 70.

Probably won’t happen consistently. But play at the same tempo with more efficiency, continue to lock down the D, and we could be a difficult team to beat night in and night out.

Not going to promise that it will be easier on the eyes. But they could find a way to keep winning.

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That's fair but I suspect if the tempo increases, the defensive efficiency decreases. We were able to keep VCU and FAU in check at a slightly faster pace, Vanderbilt not as much.

It's a small sample size to be sure but we averaged 64 PPG in Charleston and allowed nearly 68. Granted we won two of the three.

I do agree we should be looking to run more when the opportunity arises, I just feel we are more dependent than others on forcing a slow tempo.

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Sounds similar to what Chris Christie pulled.

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rcodey said:

Stayed up late and watched the game . Davis is the some player for Notre Dame as he was at Seton Hall, that is a mid-major playing for a high major team . Many times he drove to the basket out of control. With a one point deficit in ot Davis left Williams alone in the corner where he made a 3 pointer . On the ensuing possession Davis committed a turnover .

Notre Dame had a freshman on the court committing fouls in ot when they were losing. With 10 seconds left Allocco( sp ) hit a 3 pointer to tie the game. Rutgers inbounded the ball and the freshman intentionally fouled Harper. Harper made 1 of two foul shots for the win .

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Shut up. I shut it off when they went down 6 in OT with under a minute to go. Wife wanted to watch a late night tv show.

Allocco actually hit 3 consecutive 3 pointers to tie it?!?!?

He also hit a ridiculous 3 point attempt to tie it at the end of regulation too.

TheHall87 said:

We can't play at the pace required to score 70 points a game. Yes, our offense needs to (and should) improve but we need to play in the 60s.

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I would challenge that statement.

During the Charleston MTE we averaged around 60 ppg

I know 10 ppg feels like an extreme jump. But if the players were to better understand their roles offensively and we find a way to get a lot of these inefficient FG attempts back into the hands of Coleman and Jenkins, then you could get closer to 70.

Probably won’t happen consistently. But play at the same tempo with more efficiency, continue to lock down the D, and we could be a difficult team to beat night in and night out.

Not going to promise that it will be easier on the eyes. But they could find a way to keep winning.

The recent flood of immigrants under Biden housed in hotels,fed and given phones haven’t taken funds from ányone.Who paid for this and why are mayors complaining about cost?

Merge said:

The “resources have been used on them” is a straw man. Those resources would either go to them or not. They are not taking anything away from anyone.

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This is just silly. If the resources weren't paid to them the government would have less of a deficit or they'd be able to give out more to actual Americans.

Merge said:

They do pay taxes

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Some do. Some do not. Many of them are working for cash. Let's just not go there.

Any thoughts on their impact on the housing market?