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Jones and Ramey playing like shit on both ends of the court Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

These fucking refs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If the team has any pride, they'll make it a game up through half time... sadly, if they get a decent lead or fall behind by more than 3 points, guys on our team tend to start chunking the long, BAD shots. The coach and players don't seem to appreciate the rare instances where line-ups click and energy on offense results in good shots. We just slide back into the poor discipline/discretion, 4 small lineup, and unforced errors. It's just a circus of repeated headbanging against concrete hoping for a different outcome. I can see this being competitive for a while until Drew runs plays to pull Sims out of the paint on defense and our guards start popping the step back jumper bricks. Neither our coach or players seem to recognize when to stick with what might be working or how to adjust when the opposing team knows more about what you are running than 1/2 your teammates.

Fuck duke v Carolina Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Texas tech Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Texas has one foul this half ... hmmm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tech is overplaying the exterior passing lanes ... ball fake that shit and cut inside ... make em honest Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Our guys are trying to do shit outside their forte and be solo heroes ... Shaka needs to reel that shit in and get them back in their ideal roles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Febres In just to stand around for a three and can’t even keep his feet in bounds ... gtfo And AJ, when you turn the ball over how about you show a little effort to get back on D Where’s #4?... sick? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When we get a lead guys tend to try to get their long shots up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Keep working inside and settle for that Ramey half court step back bs as a last resort Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Time to sit Ramey and get Coleman back in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Shaka has actually stumbled (intentionally or by shear luck) into some things that have worked the past few games after getting ass-raped by WVU. Those have included playing Hepa and Kai with Sims, pressing a bit, giving Williams more minutes, feeding Sims the ball, and playing Febres and AJ sparingly (since both have absolutely not desire to play full speed on defense or fight for a board). Despite glimpses of watchable basketball, he continues to fall into using a 4-small line-up in crunch time and let his players shoot horrible 3's with absolutely no repercussions. The only guy that isn't trying to be Steph Curry seems to be Sims. Williams' benefit the past few games has been energy, pressing the pace, and driving the paint, yet Shaka has him getting his 3's up in crunch time versus Kansas instead of feeding the guy inside who is shooting over 80%. Febres and AJ completely stagnate the offense when on the court together and want nothing to do with playing defense or rebounding the ball, and they are in defending bigger or faster guys (matador style) when we need a stop and jacking up threes early in the shot clock when we should be working it inside to at least collapse the defense for a better look for them. Baker and Kai come in for size and rebounding purposes and promptly decide they want to get their threes up. Ramey continues to get frustrated and jack up phone-it-in 3's at the expense of his team when the game is still in the balance. Shaka has no reigns or is too stubborn or ignorant to use them. He has a very poor sense of when to sub in and when not to pull a player from the game. He seems oblivious to match-ups on the court at times and seems fine with watching Febres and AJ getting posted up by power forwards and standing flatfooted while opposing players reach over them for rebounds . His offense is to get about 30 threes up and hope Febres, AJ, Coleman, and Ramey hit about 45% or better on them. It's kind of like he's trying to base his offense on a James Hardin style of play, which is not going to win 50% of the games without James Hardin on the team. It was infuriating to see Coleman get stuck guarding Kansas' big men with Ramey standing they watching instead of doubling down to try to help his out-manned teammate. Give me Sims, Kai, Hepa, Williams, and Coleman... I'll deal with Hepa and Williams getting beat off the dribble by smaller guys with Kai and Sims in the paint. Bring Ramey, and Hamm off the bench. Tell Ramey his role is to play good defense and drive he ball. When he pouts or gets lazy on offense and starts standing and shooting the 1/2 court 3's, yank his ass. Febres and AJ need some very tough love right now. They are going at junior high speed and effort about 85% of the time and that doesn't cut it. They can both make shots, bot don't seem interested in working to get good shots or playing the defensive end of the court. Even when the rest of the team is moving they simply stand around and crowd areas outside the 3 point line which fucks up the spacing and pacing lanes.

The four guard offense has been ass all year... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ramey and febres need to sit Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sims, Kai, Williams, AJ, Coleman is the lineup we need to live or die by Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sims and Coleman have been great on defense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

3-16 on threes ... and about 7 or 8 of those were just shitty, early shot clock bricks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A pretty decent half by Texas ... very good If you erase about 4 shitty 3 point shots early in the shot clock and if febres could keep his man from getting to the rim unchecked a couple times Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Febres is so damn soft on defense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can’t have Hamm and Kai Jones and baker shooting 3s... stupid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Kai and Williams showed up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sheer panic with the ball Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Williams has no business defending a big. Unfortunately, Shaka is in love with the 4 small lineup that has Febres and Williams guarding bigs. Every coach we have played against has run plays to pull Sims outside the paint and punished the likes of Febres, AJ, and Williams for it. It hasn't been so bad when Hamm, Hepa or Kai have been available to help. Coleman and Ramey at least seem to make a full effort to fight over screens. Febres and AJ pull up or go into an exaggerated soccer-flop/rag doll animation when they feel contact and leave Sims with no choice but to hedge hard and stick with their man much longer than he should have to.

Chew the cyanide capsule? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk