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<blockquote data-quote="MtnWasp" data-source="post: 869899" data-attributes="member: 4110"><p>This season was on Pastner. This was his first team that I thought was not very scrappy (as a whole). The drop-off in the hustle board stats was enormous. Some of it was lack of quickness at multiple positions, some of it was mental. Our team was out-hustled much of this year. </p><p></p><p>We did not get near enough from Sturdivant to compensate for the loss of Alvarado. Sturdivant needed to step-up and make big strides and he did not. He did not create pressure on the ball, did not get tips, steals, 50-50 balls and did not hit the boards as much as a guard of his size and thickness should have. On offense, same deal. he didn't put enough pressure on the defenses and he did not create for his team mates. Far too few assists.</p><p></p><p>Deivon Smith flashed but he was not ready to play consistently. he hits the boards like a mad-man but he should have been able to create more on the ball pressure on defense than he did given his level of athleticism. His pull-up jumper projects to be a + weapon. I like his upside, but he needs to do it right away. </p><p></p><p>Lots of fans assume that Maxwell is gone but he has not entered the portal yet. The down side is that he is short-ish and heavy legged. The up-side is that he digs in and is assertive on both ends. Maxwell plays hard and physically. His offensive assertiveness would be an asset. If he stays, he has a chance if he works on his body but is otherwise iffy to be a + ACC player.</p><p></p><p>I see us looking for another guard in the portal.</p><p></p><p>On the wing, I think that Kelly is a foundational player. He has a nose for the action. He just needs to get stronger and progress normally to be a + ACC starter. I really like him. </p><p></p><p>Coleman was a huge disappointment, showing heavy legs and little ability to get himself open. He looked at his best driving and shooting through contact but did so only rarely. He shows little defensive inclination and no inclination to hit the boards. He's thick but doesn't use it. He seemed way too content to just watch the action from the perimeter, was a non-participant in the transition game, and did not stick his nose in the action near enough to be sold on him as an even average ACC starter. Way too hesitant. He will need to make fundamental changes in his approach, to develop and use his strength, to help get the program get back to the top tier. </p><p></p><p>Jalon Moore flashed a good combo of size, strength, athleticism and skills. There are tools to work with but he spent most of his time on the court looking lost. His natural inclination is to hit the defensive boards and start the break. He is a transition loving player, but doesn't look comfortable in the half court. He'd have to make huge strides to compensate for the loss of Usher, who is the team's biggest loss, IMO. </p><p></p><p>The post...ugh. Meka is just too small to be an ACC 5 and has minimal offensive skills and nearly all of his shots, no matter how close-in he was, were about a foot short. I see his upside as a situational defensive sub. I think he might be a defensive minded 4 in another system, but not in a "one-In, Four-Out" system. </p><p></p><p>Howard is another heavy legged player and is hampered by being slow off the floor. He is actually not too bad in the high post but is severely handicapped by his inability to shoot the short jumper. He doesn't even try it. Similar scenario that we saw with Banks when Pastner "scrapped" the offense. But Howard doesn't have any shot blocking skills and doesn't have the instincts to step-up and take charges. His weak-side rotations are practically non-existent. His deficiencies are most glaring on the defensive end. His lack of rebounding his area was a major issue for the team. A coach can make hay with a slow-footed Center, or an athletic, slow witted Center, but a coach can't make hay with a Center who is both slow-footed and slow witted. But he did improve and did have some nice games. </p><p></p><p>I thought Gigiberia showed the most upside of the three but Pastner had no patience to let the kid screw it up and figure it out. I think the season would still have been ugly with Saba getting the minutes until he fouled himself out of most games, but I think there would have been a better pay-off.</p><p></p><p>Moving forward, a big turnover in personality is required. We need to get back to being a scrappy defensive team as we were opening the lane to drives and cuts like crazy. I tend to think that Deivon Smith and Kelly are the foundation guys. We need to add quickness, bounce and tenacity to the back-court and the 4 & 5 spots. We need to see more ability to pressure the opposition on both ends, and radical improvement on the hustle board in general and the boards in particular, and the ability to create open shots for team-mates (way more assists). </p><p></p><p>The good news is that in this day and age of the portal, that is totally doable. Big Spring for Pastner. GT fans will forgive this season with a solid Spring roster upgrade and bounce-back next season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MtnWasp, post: 869899, member: 4110"] This season was on Pastner. This was his first team that I thought was not very scrappy (as a whole). The drop-off in the hustle board stats was enormous. Some of it was lack of quickness at multiple positions, some of it was mental. Our team was out-hustled much of this year. We did not get near enough from Sturdivant to compensate for the loss of Alvarado. Sturdivant needed to step-up and make big strides and he did not. He did not create pressure on the ball, did not get tips, steals, 50-50 balls and did not hit the boards as much as a guard of his size and thickness should have. On offense, same deal. he didn't put enough pressure on the defenses and he did not create for his team mates. Far too few assists. Deivon Smith flashed but he was not ready to play consistently. he hits the boards like a mad-man but he should have been able to create more on the ball pressure on defense than he did given his level of athleticism. His pull-up jumper projects to be a + weapon. I like his upside, but he needs to do it right away. Lots of fans assume that Maxwell is gone but he has not entered the portal yet. The down side is that he is short-ish and heavy legged. The up-side is that he digs in and is assertive on both ends. Maxwell plays hard and physically. His offensive assertiveness would be an asset. If he stays, he has a chance if he works on his body but is otherwise iffy to be a + ACC player. I see us looking for another guard in the portal. On the wing, I think that Kelly is a foundational player. He has a nose for the action. He just needs to get stronger and progress normally to be a + ACC starter. I really like him. Coleman was a huge disappointment, showing heavy legs and little ability to get himself open. He looked at his best driving and shooting through contact but did so only rarely. He shows little defensive inclination and no inclination to hit the boards. He's thick but doesn't use it. He seemed way too content to just watch the action from the perimeter, was a non-participant in the transition game, and did not stick his nose in the action near enough to be sold on him as an even average ACC starter. Way too hesitant. He will need to make fundamental changes in his approach, to develop and use his strength, to help get the program get back to the top tier. Jalon Moore flashed a good combo of size, strength, athleticism and skills. There are tools to work with but he spent most of his time on the court looking lost. His natural inclination is to hit the defensive boards and start the break. He is a transition loving player, but doesn't look comfortable in the half court. He'd have to make huge strides to compensate for the loss of Usher, who is the team's biggest loss, IMO. The post...ugh. Meka is just too small to be an ACC 5 and has minimal offensive skills and nearly all of his shots, no matter how close-in he was, were about a foot short. I see his upside as a situational defensive sub. I think he might be a defensive minded 4 in another system, but not in a "one-In, Four-Out" system. Howard is another heavy legged player and is hampered by being slow off the floor. He is actually not too bad in the high post but is severely handicapped by his inability to shoot the short jumper. He doesn't even try it. Similar scenario that we saw with Banks when Pastner "scrapped" the offense. But Howard doesn't have any shot blocking skills and doesn't have the instincts to step-up and take charges. His weak-side rotations are practically non-existent. His deficiencies are most glaring on the defensive end. His lack of rebounding his area was a major issue for the team. A coach can make hay with a slow-footed Center, or an athletic, slow witted Center, but a coach can't make hay with a Center who is both slow-footed and slow witted. But he did improve and did have some nice games. I thought Gigiberia showed the most upside of the three but Pastner had no patience to let the kid screw it up and figure it out. I think the season would still have been ugly with Saba getting the minutes until he fouled himself out of most games, but I think there would have been a better pay-off. Moving forward, a big turnover in personality is required. We need to get back to being a scrappy defensive team as we were opening the lane to drives and cuts like crazy. I tend to think that Deivon Smith and Kelly are the foundation guys. We need to add quickness, bounce and tenacity to the back-court and the 4 & 5 spots. We need to see more ability to pressure the opposition on both ends, and radical improvement on the hustle board in general and the boards in particular, and the ability to create open shots for team-mates (way more assists). The good news is that in this day and age of the portal, that is totally doable. Big Spring for Pastner. GT fans will forgive this season with a solid Spring roster upgrade and bounce-back next season. [/QUOTE]
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