We have improved and developed but so has the opposition. Our big 3 have been stellar. Hunter may have dropped a bit after his concussion but still an impact player for us. Jalen and Mike have been All Socon type players. Conley has been a great addition. Joe, Heim, Marcus have emerged as reliable players with good upside. JP and Tyrese have showed great promise. Bottom line, we have good players with enough depth to keep fresh legs on the court. I think that CBR’s philosophy of the ‘ball flying around the court” is right. In other words, make lots of quick passes until someone gets open for a high percentage shot. We generally will not have a big talent advantage so we have to play hard and fast and protect the ball. A key to getting the right shot is drives to the basket and either find a good shot or an open teammate. Mike and Jalen and now Hein are best at taking the ball to the hoop. However, sometimes it is slow in developing and stagnates our offense. Our guys have been and will be well scouted and the opponents will know their tendencies and will double team if necessary. Lets speed up the offense get the ball “flying around.” Additionally, we need to focus on defense and rebounding as CBR emphasizes,. We have the team and the coaches to win in Asheville even though we have all been traumatized by the last 2 games. Finally, one thing that i like about our Coach is that he is willing to make changes to the lineup and minutes each Paladin plays. I am sure he has been stewing on the past 2 games and thinking about the team and the next game. By the way the game against UTC is very big. We need to stop this slide and get our Mo back. Turn up and turn out. Reverse the curse. Go Paladins.
