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<blockquote data-quote="mistaben" data-source="post: 126511" data-attributes="member: 248"><p>S'pose Cremins might tutor our point guards? Our defense is competitive. At times it's really good. But what's wrong with the offense?</p><p>there doesn't appear to be much movement under the basket. our tactic seems to be to pass to big man and let him back in through traffic. IF we hit some outside shots, we do better, but our outside shooting isn't that good. (Q and Sampson can get hot; seems like Bolden and MGH should be more effective, but they're generally well-guarded). The guards are beginning to drive the lane more, but most of the time it's jammed. so they can't dish effectively. If we could loosen things up on the drive, it would open all our options: to finish or dish inside; or shoot the long ball without the defender in our face. </p><p></p><p>How does one loosen things up? <em>in cremins years, GT was known for point guard play (among other things): </em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Cremins" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Cremins</a></p><p>"Cremins had a host of players that went on to have successful <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" target="_blank">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) careers. First there was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Price" target="_blank">Mark Price</a> (the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" target="_blank">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Salley" target="_blank">John Salley</a> (the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" target="_blank">Detroit Pistons</a>) in the early 1980s, then <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Ferrell" target="_blank">Duane Ferrell</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hammonds" target="_blank">Tom Hammonds</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Scott_(basketball)" target="_blank">Dennis Scott</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Oliver_(basketball,_born_1968)" target="_blank">Brian Oliver</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" target="_blank">Kenny Anderson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Barry" target="_blank">Jon Barry</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Best" target="_blank">Travis Best</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" target="_blank">Stephon Marbury</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Collier" target="_blank">Jason Collier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Harpring" target="_blank">Matt Harpring</a>."</p><p>Those guys were good. and some of the guards extraordinary.</p><p></p><p>But what about Noodles? <a href="http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209076494" target="_blank">http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209076494</a>: "Neal was a two-year starter at Georgia Tech in the mid-1980s. He earned all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a senior in 1988 when he set the ACC single-season record with 303 assists. Neal's playing career at Tech spanned five seasons, as he was limited to just four games in 1984-85 due to injury. He averaged 7.7 points as a senior. Neal averaged a league-best 9.5 assists per game (11.6 in conference games) that season, which still stands as a single-season record at Georgia Tech. His 659 career assists was a school record at the time and now ranks third best at Tech. Neal's 5.2 career assist average is fourth best at Tech and his 127 career steals is the 11th best total at the school."</p><p> </p><p>"Neal was a member of five Yellow Jacket teams that advanced to postseason play, including an NIT appearance in 1984 and NCAA Tournament berths the following four years. Tech advanced to the regional final in 1985 before losing to top-seed Georgetown, and the Sweet Sixteen in 1986. After a first round loss in 1987, Georgia Tech defeated Iowa State in 1988 before falling to Richmond in the second round. Neal earned his bachelor's degree in management from Georgia Tech in 1988."</p><p></p><p>The reason we bring Neal up is that he was an ordinary (read: "mediocre") point guard when he began playing. Cremins taught him to see passing lanes - and the world changed. From his first to second season as a starter, he progressed from making aggressive, but ill-advised, wild and ineffective passes (that'd be turnovers) to spotting the open man and threading the needle - and setting a GT record for assists. </p><p></p><p>BC seems to be a good guy, recruiter and defensive coach. Don't know if he has the Magic for offense. Cremins did. Wonder if he might tutor our point guards?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mistaben, post: 126511, member: 248"] S'pose Cremins might tutor our point guards? Our defense is competitive. At times it's really good. But what's wrong with the offense? there doesn't appear to be much movement under the basket. our tactic seems to be to pass to big man and let him back in through traffic. IF we hit some outside shots, we do better, but our outside shooting isn't that good. (Q and Sampson can get hot; seems like Bolden and MGH should be more effective, but they're generally well-guarded). The guards are beginning to drive the lane more, but most of the time it's jammed. so they can't dish effectively. If we could loosen things up on the drive, it would open all our options: to finish or dish inside; or shoot the long ball without the defender in our face. How does one loosen things up? [I]in cremins years, GT was known for point guard play (among other things): [/I][URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Cremins[/URL] "Cremins had a host of players that went on to have successful [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association']National Basketball Association[/URL] (NBA) careers. First there was [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Price']Mark Price[/URL] (the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers']Cleveland Cavaliers[/URL]) and [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Salley']John Salley[/URL] (the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Pistons']Detroit Pistons[/URL]) in the early 1980s, then [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Ferrell']Duane Ferrell[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hammonds']Tom Hammonds[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Scott_(basketball)']Dennis Scott[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Oliver_(basketball,_born_1968)']Brian Oliver[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)']Kenny Anderson[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Barry']Jon Barry[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Best']Travis Best[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephon_Marbury']Stephon Marbury[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Collier']Jason Collier[/URL] and [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Harpring']Matt Harpring[/URL]." Those guys were good. and some of the guards extraordinary. But what about Noodles? [URL]http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209076494[/URL]: "Neal was a two-year starter at Georgia Tech in the mid-1980s. He earned all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a senior in 1988 when he set the ACC single-season record with 303 assists. Neal's playing career at Tech spanned five seasons, as he was limited to just four games in 1984-85 due to injury. He averaged 7.7 points as a senior. Neal averaged a league-best 9.5 assists per game (11.6 in conference games) that season, which still stands as a single-season record at Georgia Tech. His 659 career assists was a school record at the time and now ranks third best at Tech. Neal's 5.2 career assist average is fourth best at Tech and his 127 career steals is the 11th best total at the school." "Neal was a member of five Yellow Jacket teams that advanced to postseason play, including an NIT appearance in 1984 and NCAA Tournament berths the following four years. Tech advanced to the regional final in 1985 before losing to top-seed Georgetown, and the Sweet Sixteen in 1986. After a first round loss in 1987, Georgia Tech defeated Iowa State in 1988 before falling to Richmond in the second round. Neal earned his bachelor's degree in management from Georgia Tech in 1988." The reason we bring Neal up is that he was an ordinary (read: "mediocre") point guard when he began playing. Cremins taught him to see passing lanes - and the world changed. From his first to second season as a starter, he progressed from making aggressive, but ill-advised, wild and ineffective passes (that'd be turnovers) to spotting the open man and threading the needle - and setting a GT record for assists. BC seems to be a good guy, recruiter and defensive coach. Don't know if he has the Magic for offense. Cremins did. Wonder if he might tutor our point guards? [/QUOTE]
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