I guess you don't need a Center

[SpanishMoon]

Don't get him any shots in the second half. See how that works out for you. Can somebody smarter than me explain this strategy?

[BCPanther]

Re: I guess you don't need a Center

Jordan was the old Jordan yesterday, and that is not a compliment.

[JayJ79]

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UNI started the second half by feeding the ball inside to Jordan on each of the first 4 or 5 possessions it seemed,
and he turned it over each time.

[Blue42]

Re: I guess you don't need a Center

He failed to convert on some opportunities early in the 2nd half.

But that doesn't mean you stop going to him. They should have kept trying. I think that's why they lost the DePaul game as well. They coudn't score in the 2nd half and wouldn't give JE some looks.

He's not going to score every time. But he will convert some of those chances and will get fouled and get to the line.

If we settle for 3 point shots we're a mediocre team at least half the time, because you're not going to shoot well every night. Ask Drake and Iowa about that strategy.

[Victory_For_UNI]

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Johnny Moran needs to sit for a while. He hasn't been himself for quite some time. That being said, Jordans play at the beginning of the second half yesterday was a big reason we lost that game. He almost single handedly let them (and their crowd) back into the game on the offensive end of the court.

[Panthers#1]

Re: I guess you don't need a Center

Don't get him any shots in the second half. See how that works out for you. Can somebody smarter than me explain this strategy?

Well right in the beginning of the 2nd half we gave it to Jordan and he had 4 chances on one possession to make a basket. All 4 of those shots that he took were 1 ft. away from the basket and he bricked them all. Then the next time we gave it to him, he got the ball, jumped twice and traveled. You could say the refs were horrible but even if they were, you still have to deal with it and perform and he did not. Jordan has been great this year but yesterday was defiantly not a good performance from him. That is why we did not get him too many shot in the second half.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Feeding Jordan WAS the gameplan to start the 2nd half...and unfortunately he failed yesterday. They completely dominated him to start the half and that set the tone for the rest of the game. They gained confidence and JE lost it all at the same time. Doesn't mean he won't come out and play well next game, though. In fact, I expect JE to play much more aggressively the rest of the way out...He can no longer "sneak up" on teams like he did to begin this season. They have elevated their games against him and now it is time for him to elevate his game.

[Jet]

Re: I guess you don't need a Center

nobody played well yesterday. We win as a team and lose as a team. P.S. Higgens was horrible also yesterday.

[jegbomb52]

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Not going to have to worry about it anymore now.

[JCPanthers]

Re: I guess you don't need a Center

Don't get him any shots in the second half. See how that works out for you. Can somebody smarter than me explain this strategy?

Did you even watch the game?

[Leatherhelmet]

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I agree that we should not have given up on Jordan. He still is our best offensive player and I don't really care if he struggled. He was 4-11 from the field and 3 of those misses were on 1 series of missed putbacks. If he is in the flow of the game, he is a difference-maker.

Of course having the two Kochs, Dunham and Moran go 0-15 from the 3 point line didn't help either.

We have struggled offensively alot lately, hope it is just one of the dips that happens over a long season and we get our mojo back.

[unipanthers8907]

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I agree that we should not have given up on Jordan. He still is our best offensive player and I don't really care if he struggled. He was 4-11 from the field and 3 of those misses were on 1 series of missed putbacks. If he is in the flow of the game, he is a difference-maker.

Of course having the two Kochs, Dunham and Moran go 0-15 from the 3 point line didn't help either.

We have struggled offensively alot lately, hope it is just one of the dips that happens over a long season and we get our mojo back.

I agree, it seemed that we were in a bit of a shooting slump the last 5-6 games of the regular season last year, then bounced back and we were hot in STL. Hope we get our stroke back soon!

[9YRPLAN]

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i like the timing of this slump. we are due to get hot when it counts.

[Silent Earl]

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This "slump" has been pretty much the entire conference schedule with the exception of 1-2 games. Fact is we don't have any guards that can shoot the ball worth a damn on anything like a consistent basis.

Fortunately we have an entire team that can play outstanding defense and that has gotten us to 22-3. I can live with that. If we ever get an offense outside the paint we would be scary good, but don't expect it to just turn on at some point.

[06panther10]

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This "slump" has been pretty much the entire conference schedule with the exception of 1-2 games. Fact is we don't have any guards that can shoot the ball worth a damn on anything like a consistent basis.

Fortunately we have an entire team that can play outstanding defense and that has gotten us to 22-3. I can live with that. If we ever get an offense outside the paint we would be scary good, but don't expect it to just turn on at some point.

I agree totally. We really need an athletic scoring 2 guard. Imagine this team with Benny j.