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[4547Lambeth]

Was going through my unreads to clear them (OCD I know) and came across this gem from last December.

@LibertyUHoo

@TUGARD

I dont believe TB is allowing players tu take advantage of their skill set. Im in VA and a top AAU guy said, Every coach in the NCAA would have found a offense or way tu get a talent like Jabri on the court accept TB. TB is not putting players in the best position tu use their talents and succeed. Justin and Casey are the same players. Look how Villanova use Justin. Isolations, pin downs etc. Now look how we use Casey. Running around the perimeter off of base line picks. He is not kyle Guy. Our players can never show they can clear out and create. Our offense is so clogged and bundle up. Its robotic. We need tu have more space and leave Dick Bennett offense in the 90’s. TB need tu hire a TRUE innovative offensive mind coach and get out of the way. Trey Murphy is a 6’9 forward who can handle. Why not isolate him when he has a big on him and let him cook. OR when they have a smaller guy on him. Put him at the high post and have him shoot over the player. Trey is just running around the perimeter taking nothing but jumpers. Why have a kid like Trey and not use what makes him unique. Why is he doing the same thing Sam and Kody are doing. They are not similar players. We show no creativity which lead us tu our most offensive skill team ever, with TB long droughts. I mean its absurd how this team goes on droughts. Especially when you consider who we played. This team should easily avg 72 pts. I mean either every player in TB era are acceptable tu unbelievable offensive droughts OR the team offense is the issue. All I heard was how Sam NEVER misses. All I heard was how his offensive game is the best. Have your seen this player?

Just now getting caught up on this thread. I think this is an interesting point and whether it is completely true or not the implications on the recruiting trail are huge. I agree that we don’t always maximize our players’ offensive strengths, but I see the situation a little differently. I would classify myself as an amateur basketball fan so I appreciate any feedback to my opinion.

1. I think Tony is somewhat slow to adopt new strategies. I believe that the early TB teams were much more suited to mover-blocker. As recruiting has picked up we have slowly seen a shift in offensive strategy. It seems like there has been more variation in the offensive sets since 2018.
2. I think the 5 out offense that we have run this year as well as the ball screen offense used a lot last year with Kehei/Jay are Tony’s solution to unclog the lane. I don’t know that we will ever see the iso sets that some schools run under TB, but I’m not sure that we need them either. I think we can be successful with the changes that have been implemented once everyone gets more comfortable with the concepts.
3. My theory on the Morsell, Jabri, and Murphy situations is that they had too much thrown at them this year. Morsell especially looks uncomfortable on the floor. It seems like he decides what he wants to do before he even gets the ball. This often results in a quick pass or trying to create a shot instead of making the reads and taking what the defense gives him. I can easily see how it could be overwhelming between the focus on installing the packline and learning 4 or 5 different offenses (Blocker-Mover, 5 out, CBS, Triangle/zone) while on a limited practice schedule.

I say all of this with hope that these issues are correctable and with faith that Tony is always doing his best to improve. As always, I really appreciate what you and HoozGotNext bring to the board. I always feel like I learn something reading y’all’s posts.