Gassed Team
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impossible to overcome the performance from wusu tonight. Richmond played better tonight.
They all looked off all game. Dawes hot streak was all we had and Coleman was solid.
Bediako 1/6
Davis 4/11
Addae-Wusu 0/13
We turned them over a bunch. For the most part we got out and guarded shooters. Points off turnovers was 21-9. They just beat us in the paint. Oduro ruled the paint not because we were gassed. He was just the man tonight. Their bigs used better footwork on the blocks and did a nice job using the rim to protect from shot blocks. That’s how you shoot 45% in the opponents building
And .557 from 2 against, which going in we were strong in BE play. To our .327. Shocking splits but I felt we looked sluggish on positioning, lift, Davis didn’t have his quick trigger. Bediako was in recovery mode a lot losing position. And we weren’t recovering on defense the same way.
The OR’s helped but even that exerts a lot for a thin team down one of the top usage players.
Didn't seem to affect creighton last night . Weak excuse
Opponents are shooting 77.4% from the line against Seton Hall this year. Only two teams in the country (Hampton & Boston College) have worse luck in this regard. The national median this year is currently 71.6%.
This is the eighth year in a row where SH opponents are shooting over 70% from the line. More often than not, well over 70%:
2022-23: 73.1% (SH #265 in free throw "defense")
2021-22: 77.3% (#355)
2020-21: 75.1% (#324)
2019-20: 70.1% (#138)
2018-19: 74.2% (#331)
2017-18: 72.4% (#237)
2016-17: 71.9% (#260)
The last time opponents shot less than 70% from the line against Seton Hall was the 2015-16 season. A remarkable stretch of bad luck.
There was a defensive rebound near the end of the game that we let hit the floor before Wusu finally grabbed it. A bunch of guys just looking around waiting for someone to go get it. I haven’t seen that from our guys this year. Blame it on triple overtime or blame it on something else but we didn’t play our style of ball, with or without Kadary. Can’t blame the crowd. Not the first time we’ve played in front of a weak crowd. Something stinks.
Absolutely. And some of the feeble possessions around the 7-5 min mark of the second 2nd half by our leaders - Bediako, Davis, Addae-Wusu - looked totally off from what we’re used to. I don’t think it’s a coincidence they all looked like that.
Hey, it happens in sports. I’ve been part of plenty of good teams where you’re trying everything to get the motor up but they’re human and ends up sluggish all around for a game here or there.
All teams are different. They play a much different style of basketball and were at full strength.
I suspect the Creighton players, generally speaking, are in better cardio shape that we are. That team is built to play at a high tempo. They're probably better equipped to survive a game like last Saturday's than we are. Even on Tuesday, their bench played a grand total of 28 minutes.
I'll throw this log on the fire. You can be gassed mentally as well as physically. In fact, it likely goes hand-in-hand as your focus starts to waver. I think it's clear we hit a wall in the middle of the second half.
At 12:07 Dawes hit a three to put us ahead 51-41. From that point forward, we shot 4-21 from the floor. Dawes made layups at 10:22 and 8:37 remaining respectively, Coleman a layup at 4:27 and another at :30 seconds. We shot 11-29 in the second half (after starting 7-8) and got only one basket from someone other than Dawes and Coleman. Davis made a dunk at 17:34 mark.
Coincidentally, Dawes is probably our most physically fit player from a cardio standpoint and Coleman played far fewer minutes on Saturday than our other four starters on Wednesday.
Overall we were 21-65 (32.3%). Take out eight hot minutes (mostly fueled by two players) and we shot 14-57 (24.6%)
Hopefully, it was just a one game funk. They now can be mentally prepared to play without Richmond if that is indeed the case. The guys have to pick up for their injured leader in this one. I'd say Dawes did his part but missed some key shots. Wusu should be better and can add to the equation, taking some stress off the offense. Coleman played a nice assertive game at home and now has to do it on the road. You saw some moments of a good player in the making against Providence. I'd like to see Sha use the Bediako/EHE duo more as a combo as far as minute allocation. Brown needs to get some minutes because it's necessary if Richmond is out. If the game is not going well, it could be an opportunity to get him some prep time for the DePaul game. It would be a good sign if they can give Marquette a tough game.
This is the most down in the weeds analysis I’ve seen in a while. I tip my hat to your hard work. Bad luck indeed. Talk about a variable you can’t control.
In addition to Kadary’s loss, the lack of a backup also means we have to slide out best shooter and only outside threat teams prepare for to PG. Double whammy.
If they played without Alexander I bet they would have looked a lot different. Especially if he backed out right before the game.
Crazy that a team missing its best player and frontrunner for BE POY had a team looking more gassed than usual as its already overworked starting lineup had to pick up the slack.
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