Ok, Kevin Willard is apparently known for individual player instruction. But the time is for us to look closely at what is lacking. Team chemistry.
Team chemistry, especially offensive
chemistry, is typically woeful. Each year we watch the same thing - poor offense, no ball movement, etc. Occasionally we catch lightening in a bottle - beating Nova in BE tourney when we should have advanced to Sweet 16. Knocking off good non-conference opponents who don’t understand how stagnant and pedestrian our offense is.
Tonight’s game was Exhibit 100 of all that is wrong with our offense (which leads to bad runouts and awful defense). While our beloved RAF spoke about St. John’s slicing and dicing to the paint, we forced shots and stood around on offense like statues. Kids can’t shoot well often because there is shitty ball movement. Our assist rate is at the bottom of Division 1.
This is college - cannot run an NBA weave well without NBA players and some nice set plays and movement without the ball. Pick up a copy of Holtzman’s Heroes for a good read about how the Knicks ran offense like poetry in motion. Our offense is the polar opposite: like getting your appendix out without anesthesia.
Take a cue from Jay: he won 2 championships. You might beat him 3 out of 15 times, but he has the Kool-Aid. You need to get an offensive coach. Your offense is horrific.
Team chemistry, especially offensive
chemistry, is typically woeful. Each year we watch the same thing - poor offense, no ball movement, etc. Occasionally we catch lightening in a bottle - beating Nova in BE tourney when we should have advanced to Sweet 16. Knocking off good non-conference opponents who don’t understand how stagnant and pedestrian our offense is.
Tonight’s game was Exhibit 100 of all that is wrong with our offense (which leads to bad runouts and awful defense). While our beloved RAF spoke about St. John’s slicing and dicing to the paint, we forced shots and stood around on offense like statues. Kids can’t shoot well often because there is shitty ball movement. Our assist rate is at the bottom of Division 1.
This is college - cannot run an NBA weave well without NBA players and some nice set plays and movement without the ball. Pick up a copy of Holtzman’s Heroes for a good read about how the Knicks ran offense like poetry in motion. Our offense is the polar opposite: like getting your appendix out without anesthesia.
Take a cue from Jay: he won 2 championships. You might beat him 3 out of 15 times, but he has the Kool-Aid. You need to get an offensive coach. Your offense is horrific.
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