Instead of posting one very log opinion I'll break it up into individual points.
Offense:
First off, and I hate to say it but Saturday was a case of one coach, McDermott getting the best of another coach, Willard in a game.
Going in I thought we would win a close game. But as I watched, even when we took a 5 point lead I became very apprehensive. Creighton was getting easy shots and were missing them but it was only a a matter of time before the percentages evened out and a near 50% shooting team would start to connect.
On the other hand and as usual SHU was scoring more on individual talent than on any semblance of half court execution. That too was an issue and something in the long run doomed the Hall to failure.
Watching Creighton move the ball was a thing of beauty. There was purpose to everything they did on the court. Nothing happened because of individual talent or a breakdown forcing a quick or low quality shot.
How many times did every player touch the ball resulting in an open or high quality shot?
Was the Creighton roster more talented than the Pirate's? My answer is no it's not. But clearly they are/were much better prepared on that side of the ball to execute to their max potential.
When the Hall had the ball in the halfcourt we saw two things. The weave which accomplished little and the pounding of the ball by our guards that often resulted in low quality shots with little ball or player movement.
I'll have more thoughts lower in this thread on the offense.
Offense:
First off, and I hate to say it but Saturday was a case of one coach, McDermott getting the best of another coach, Willard in a game.
Going in I thought we would win a close game. But as I watched, even when we took a 5 point lead I became very apprehensive. Creighton was getting easy shots and were missing them but it was only a a matter of time before the percentages evened out and a near 50% shooting team would start to connect.
On the other hand and as usual SHU was scoring more on individual talent than on any semblance of half court execution. That too was an issue and something in the long run doomed the Hall to failure.
Watching Creighton move the ball was a thing of beauty. There was purpose to everything they did on the court. Nothing happened because of individual talent or a breakdown forcing a quick or low quality shot.
How many times did every player touch the ball resulting in an open or high quality shot?
Was the Creighton roster more talented than the Pirate's? My answer is no it's not. But clearly they are/were much better prepared on that side of the ball to execute to their max potential.
When the Hall had the ball in the halfcourt we saw two things. The weave which accomplished little and the pounding of the ball by our guards that often resulted in low quality shots with little ball or player movement.
I'll have more thoughts lower in this thread on the offense.
