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Good win for the Tigers! I did see more intensity on defense from Clay. I thought moving R. Jones in the starting line up improved his and Hobbs's play. I'm not sure if the substitution rotation helped Clay though, seemed like a few times they were caught out there with no offense or with no rebounding. Will Jones is in a slump right now but I see him coming out soon. If he'll get in close to the bucket before shooting for a while (and not force shots) he'll be fine. Coach Gray seems to have them improving, you could tell they had a good week of practice. :thumb:

Good win for the Tigers! I did see more intensity on defense from Clay. I thought moving R. Jones in the starting line up improved his and Hobbs's play. I'm not sure if the substitution rotation helped Clay though, seemed like a few times they were caught out there with no offense or with no rebounding. Will Jones is in a slump right now but I see him coming out soon. If he'll get in close to the bucket before shooting for a while (and not force shots) he'll be fine. Coach Gray seems to have them improving, you could tell they had a good week of practice. :thumb:

The substitution pattern helps Clay's offense because guys coming off bench seem to get the ball to people in the right spots more often to score. Look at assist to turnover ratio. Also, the change was made because it looks as though the two young guards play better together and look good together at top of zone defense. Jones looked real good attacking baseline and good full court defensive player along with Hibbard. Rotation looks to have more players confortable in roles. I'm talking seven deep anyway. We held our own on boards even when two big guys were in foul trouble. Had to play with 4 guards at one point. Remember, their is no dominate offensive player on team. It's going to be a different player most nights. Our guards are playing better every night(look at the made big shots in last 2 games) and our offense will follow. The problem on offense at the juncture you were talking about is it seems when our main inside threat went out, others take it on themselves to try to do too much. The results are forced shots and runouts by other team. Lead gone!

Developing a trust in each other will help offense alot. No superstars, but alot of very talented players who must BECOME ONE!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS PIG :dancingpa

The substitution pattern helps Clay's offense because guys coming off bench seem to get the ball to people in the right spots more often to score. Look at assist to turnover ratio. Also, the change was made because it looks as though the two young guards play better together and look good together at top of zone defense. Jones looked real good attacking baseline and good full court defensive player along with Hibbard. Rotation looks to have more players confortable in roles. I'm talking seven deep anyway. We held our own on boards even when two big guys were in foul trouble. Had to play with 4 guards at one point. Remember, their is no dominate offensive player on team. It's going to be a different player most nights. Our guards are playing better every night(look at the made big shots in last 2 games) and our offense will follow. The problem on offense at the juncture you were talking about is it seems when our main inside threat went out, others take it on themselves to try to do too much. The results are forced shots and runouts by other team. Lead gone!

Developing a trust in each other will help offense alot. No superstars, but alot of very talented players who must BECOME ONE!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS PIG :dancingpa

 

I'll go along with that, especially the part about Trust and BECOMING ONE!

 

And a Merry Christmas to You and Yours. Have a safe and happy holliday season. :dancingpa