Chet Forte
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01-31-22 01:01 PM - Post#334862
In thinking about our lack of success I attribute the stupendous number of turnovers to ill-advised or sloppy passes. This should be correctable. But why are we throwing the ball away and giving our opponents so many easy baskets? My theory—too many of our players are trying to make that one extra pass, usually be trying to force the ball inside. I repeat, most of our turnovers are not caused by having our pockets picked. They are made when we give up open shots out of a reluctance to shoot. Yet this is our coaching philosophy-pass the ball around instead of doing more with the ball to create an open shot. It isn’t working. The longer the possession the more likely that we throw the ball away. We are averaging 15 turnovers a game—it is impossible Toni win unless those can be cut in half. Yet too many of our guys seem afraid to shoot.
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Chet Forte
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01-31-22 01:02 PM - Post#334863
In response to Chet Forte
Pardon the typos!
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internetter
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01-31-22 01:17 PM - Post#334865
In response to Chet Forte
There are lots of catch-shoot "plays".
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Chet Forte
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 01-31-22 03:33 PM - Post#334875
In response to internetter
Obviously not enough—the turnovers are historic. And most of them are caused by a reluctance to shoot or an inability to create an open look, resulting in a hurried and I’ll conceived pass. Nobody can shoot a step back 3, with the possible exception of Cam. This is pretty simple. You cannot win by averaging 15 turnovers a game. Something is very wrong if that cannot be cut in half.
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internetter
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01-31-22 06:31 PM - Post#334879
In response to Chet Forte
Lots of receive-passes and chuck, however.
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SomeGuy
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01-31-22 06:36 PM - Post#334880
In response to Chet Forte
Well, note that if they cut the turnovers in half, they’d be the best team in the country at preventing turnovers. So that is clearly too much to ask. But your fundamental point is correct — the Lions turn the ball over too much.
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