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Post by ctap13 on Dec 1, 2015 14:47:27 GMT -8
No, Miners22 is Tap's dad. Too bad he hasn't been around, would love to get his take. Well now, if you register under a new name, it's possible they are the same. Look at the number of posts ? food for thought, huh You guys are so funny LOL hahaha just keep thinking everything is good when it's not ?
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Post by ctap13 on Dec 1, 2015 14:49:33 GMT -8
Point was not that they scored many points. Point was that without defense they scored 90 points and lost. I understood your point completely and was agreeing with it. It's ctap that doesn't get it. He stated himself that "The objective of the game is to score points..." Your example was a perfect demonstration of the fallacy in that kind of attitude. Our success proves it as well. Lol then we will keep getting blown out every time we play a high-powered offense! I guess just keep on thinking the offense is good when it's horrible.
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Post by matteosandiego on Dec 1, 2015 15:02:28 GMT -8
Sure seems like Dakarai has stepped up his shooting a ton. Wonder which shooting coach came in and fixed him? None. He put in the work and is making it happen. Attitude and determination. He's a got a huge chip on his shoulder and he plays like it. No magic formula here guys. That's initiative, for sure. Kawhi and Jamaal were known for it too. But are you suggesting that a little time spent with a shooting coach would not help the overall offense, and that maybe just doing it on your own may actually develop bad shooting form that with a specialists guidance could fix? It's not a knock on Coach, if that is the reason you are defending bad shooting. Well this whole thread is a knock on our coach, so excuse me if i came across too defensive. But i have to. Too many on this board are way too quick to complain about a great coach & staff. As for the offense/shooting coach. i honestly dont think it would help that much. Our offensive struggles IMO are not a matter of capability. As i've stated in my earlier rants, we have all seen Pope, Winston, Kell, etc. make great shots. But in this offense, they need to learn how to take the RIGHT shots. Even look at X Thames. He was not the player he was until his senior year. And what did he credit most of his offensive success to? Studying tape and being conscious of what his money shots were. High percentage shots for him. Those are not mechanical issues, as you are suggesting with a shooting coach. And those are not scheme issues as the OP is pinning on our coach. But those are honestly basketball IQ issues with the players. Yes, Coach Fish is the main man in charge, so he will shoulder the criticism. And rightfully so, but all i'm saying is, our offensive woes iMO are more on a lack of playing smarts. Not necessarily because the players need to fix their shot. Of course not having a low post offensive threat to create space for open jumpers hurts too. At least last season we had JJ who was effective. This year, we have no low post scoring threat at all. But these guys are still soo young. We have very little seniors on this team. Chol, Shepard and Skylar. The rest are super young with a lot of room to grow. People need to enjoy watching the process.
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Post by longtimebooster on Dec 1, 2015 15:24:34 GMT -8
Like I have stated in the past...to win, we need more folks knocking down a 15 ft jump shot...that simple...we move the ball around well but we need to hit more outside shots to keep the defense honest The most astonishing stat I saw from the WVU game was that we didn't hit a single jump shot. Not one. How is that even possible? Crazy. Gotta keep the D honest. Gotta avoid the minutes-long scoring droughts.
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Post by standiego on Dec 1, 2015 15:56:13 GMT -8
You are correct we were in panic mode most of the game . also reason offense has looked in disarray . Numerous times could not get the ball over half court . when we did , fired up shots , completely out of any game plan. seemed frustrated and bewildered . Would guess even Coach would agree .
We will see if Coach can do what he has done over 20 times , avoid two losses in a row . still trying to get a set line up or rotations . the coaches have a lot of work to do with the offense . No one is saying Fisher is a bad coach , but that the offense has not looked good . No matter what coach any team has their coach is Not going to be great every game or in all facets and do deserve criticism when there are problems .Having a freshman and sophomore at the guards with not a lot of experience, does leave room for improvement . plus not getting the steadying consistent play from the older players.
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Post by sdsuballer on Dec 1, 2015 16:07:51 GMT -8
Ctap13 -- I'm guessing but I have the feeling you have not been around this program as long as Longtime... and I have. But, no matter. The way I see this conversation going is we ALL believe in the same end it's just how to get there that needs tweaking. Ctap13-- your right the offense needs improving .... there are conditions that are correctable .... and I too, Longtime ... and many others, agree with you. WE all want to see the best. What is troubling is your innuendos suggest that Fisher is not concerned and that's where our ideas part. Fisher is concerned ...MAJORLY. You mean to tell me a coach who takes a "dead" program and elevates it into a major program is NOT concerned. naaaah ..... His coaching staff is not made up of a bunch of yes-men. It appears to me that they are trying all kinds of things to get this team to improve. Fisher didn't want a JAM center ...... to watch movies and eat popcorn. The construction of that building alone should suffice in answering the question "is Fisher concerned about his offense". He has formulated line up changes and is playing 11 different guys, including a walk-on to figure out the puzzle. Fish and staff even use the dreaded 2-3 zone. WHAT!! Ctap13-- you may be right ... the coaching staff may not be the best offensive directors in the game, and maybe Fish needs to look into that hire. But to suggest that they don't give a damn and haven't for a long time is unsettling to many of us who have seen this program rise like a phoenix . I believe that Fisher designs his attacks to fit his players. His players now need to respond. It's not coaching it is execution. thanks for caring ... we want the same end. Lets hope that things will change. GO A ZTECS X I'm an alumni, have been a fan for a long time, and I have been a season ticket holder now for four years. Of course I appreciate for what he has done for the city of San Diego and for our school, I wish he'd focus his energy on improving our offense for a change. It surely seems all he cares about is defense. It appears to be the same offense this year as other years....boring slow down half court offense, something we are not good at. Do not understand why he will not allow us to push the tempo and run for a change. How many games have you seen this year. We average more ball possession per game this year. We have been pushing the tempo with our power-forwards dribbling up and down the court. In fact, having our big guys dribble the ball has caused us to turnover the ball more this year. No one will be scoring 90+ on Arkansas Little Rock. They run a ball possession type of basketball game. Sort of like Airforce were they only shoot under 5 seconds remaining on the shot clock. They slow you down to the point were they want to keep games under 60 points and hope to frustrate you. Little Rock only has one guy going after offense of rebounds and everybody runs back on defense as fast as they can. They give you little room for cheap buckets. That why they are 6-0 at this point in there season.
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Post by uwphoto on Dec 1, 2015 16:12:57 GMT -8
Like I have stated in the past...to win, we need more folks knocking down a 15 ft jump shot...that simple...we move the ball around well but we need to hit more outside shots to keep the defense honest The most astonishing stat I saw from the WVU game was that we didn't hit a single jump shot. Not one. How is that even possible? Crazy. Gotta keep the D honest. Gotta avoid the minutes-long scoring droughts. Yes, this shocked me as well. I don't know if I have ever seen a game where a team did not hit one jump shot. Thames was money, need a money guy right now. As you mentioned, the only guy who could be that currently is Hemsley, but he is young. Pope is the guy who really needs to come through for us. Reduce (greatly) the casual set shots from three. If he wants to be Durant, attack!
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Post by azson on Dec 1, 2015 16:24:02 GMT -8
No, Miners22 is Tap's dad. Too bad he hasn't been around, would love to get his take. Well now, if you register under a new name, it's possible they are the same. Look at the number of posts ? food for thought, huh I'm pretty sure this guy was around long before Miners left. Not to mention his response when someone asked if he was Tap's dad was [paraphrasing] "WTF?" He also uses 'LOL' quite a bit, I don't remember Miners ever using it.
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Post by legkick on Dec 1, 2015 16:29:58 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure this guy was around long before Miners left. Not to mention his response when someone asked if he was Tap's dad was [paraphrasing] "WTF?" Under the circumstances, it isn't unreasonable to ask anything about that poster, except that Chase Tapley's dad knew a lot about basketball. Every post has so many factual and analytical errors, that it would be a tremendous waste of time to try to correct them all. About that only thing I can believe that that poster has said is that s/he bought season tickets four years ago. That was right after the 34-3 Sweet Sixteen team, the best team in modern Aztec history. Totally figures.
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Post by ctap13 on Dec 1, 2015 17:16:02 GMT -8
Like I have stated in the past...to win, we need more folks knocking down a 15 ft jump shot...that simple...we move the ball around well but we need to hit more outside shots to keep the defense honest The most astonishing stat I saw from the WVU game was that we didn't hit a single jump shot. Not one. How is that even possible? Crazy. Gotta keep the D honest. Gotta avoid the minutes-long scoring droughts. Exactly. That's what I'm talking about here. Everybody acts like the offense is going so good when it's not. It's the same stuff every year. I'm sorry, but that falls on the coaching staff it's time for them to start focusing on offense for a change. For such a legendary coach she should be able to do that.
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Post by ctap13 on Dec 1, 2015 17:19:43 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure this guy was around long before Miners left. Not to mention his response when someone asked if he was Tap's dad was [paraphrasing] "WTF?" Under the circumstances, it isn't unreasonable to ask anything about that poster, except that Chase Tapley's dad knew a lot about basketball. Every post has so many factual and analytical errors, that it would be a tremendous waste of time to try to correct them all. About that only thing I can believe that that poster has said is that s/he bought season tickets four years ago. That was right after the 34-3 Sweet Sixteen team, the best team in modern Aztec history. Totally figures. What's your point? I went to San Diego State as well same as you. I used to go to a lot of games before that but I did not have season tickets then. Keep saying dumb things. SMH
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Post by azdick on Dec 1, 2015 18:54:55 GMT -8
Anyone else? I'm C-tapped out. God: What were you thinking?
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Post by AzTex on Dec 1, 2015 19:21:35 GMT -8
Anyone else? I'm C-tapped out. God: What were you thinking? I gave up on him back on page 4 of this thread. I've added him to my list of posters I will never reply to.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 19:24:47 GMT -8
FT shooting will be better this year than many of the past...JMO. The Pope situation is the center piece to unlocking the team's potential. We have a problem at the 3/4 spot. Between Shep, Zylan, and Pope. Look at our OREBS and TOs against WVU. We are going to struggle scoring if we don't clean up the offensive boards at the same rate as previous seasons. We also need better offensive awareness at the 4 spot to help make life easier for our guards when they aren't shooting lights out. Zylan just needs more time, Pope needs to have his brained wiped, and Shep...well he's gona shep. 5* one game, 2 * the next. If nothing else he's a wildcard the opposition has to consider. I didn't see what the FT % was the last game vs WV but we had been shooting like 76% as a team before that game......Much better than last years 63%. pretty sure it was 75% for the game... Honestly this team seems like a real enigma, qualities that aren't necessarily typical of Fisher teams. Sometimes they look like they could be a S16 caliber team, others NIT.
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Post by dooganheimer808 on Dec 1, 2015 23:34:08 GMT -8
i somewhat agree with the op. i dont think its the end of the world but the offensive rebound offense does get a little old. just do something to get the ball moving quicker. most frustrating part is when the get in these fg droughts they keep doing the same crap. run a play or something. I like the posting up of Z and would like to see more of Pope doing the same making use of their athleticism going forward. for someone who watches the warriors on league pass one night and then the aztecs the next, my head my freaking explode before the end of this season.
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Post by douchey1 on Dec 2, 2015 7:15:34 GMT -8
He belongs on the end of an alley oop not the perimeter. Very obvious last nite
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Post by legkick on Dec 2, 2015 7:54:57 GMT -8
I like the posting up of Z and would like to see more of Pope doing the same making use of their athleticism going forward. for someone who watches the warriors on league pass one night and then the aztecs the next, my head my freaking explode before the end of this season. Do you know why the specific play worked, the one where Pope got an alley oop dunk? Also, it is never a good idea to compare NBA basketball offense to college basketball offense.
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Post by ctap13 on Dec 6, 2015 16:30:05 GMT -8
lol i'm sure everybody is going to keep defending him again like normal. This is an absolute embarrassment! 13 points at the half is the best we can do? It's time to bring in an offensive coach! Say whatever you want, but he's the head coach and this is his fault. Not that difficult to start focusing on the offensive side of the ball and trying to improve it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2015 16:31:50 GMT -8
lol i'm sure everybody is going to keep defending him again like normal. This is an absolute embarrassment! 13 points at the half is the best we can do? It's time to bring in an offensive coach! Say whatever you want, but he's the head coach and this is his fault. Not that difficult to start focusing on the offensive side of the ball and trying to improve it. Are you available for the job?
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Post by FULL_MONTY on Dec 6, 2015 16:32:22 GMT -8
The offense has not been the same sense little Fish had to take care of his health. They need to find someone to coach up the O.
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