Bison137
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02-05-23 08:40 PM - Post#350984
In response to Bison137
A few comments:
1. Bijiek has improved noticeably the past few weeks. He had a good game vs Army, although he still has his struggles defensively man-to-man. But he did block four shots.
2. I think one significant improvement over the last few weeks is moving Xander Rice back to PG, where he is more effective. Last year Edmonds mistakenly was inserted as the main PG and Xander went to the wing. Edomonds can't penetrate well or create shots for his teammates the way Xander can. Also Edmonds does not have a jump shot off the dribble and releases the ball from neck height or lower. Thus he can't take a shot if there is a defender in the area. And playing the point instead of the wing or in the corner makes it much less likely that he will produce anything offensively. Contrast that to Xander, who has a good shot off the dribble and elevates nicely when he shoots. He's much better than Edmonds with the ball in his hands. Note that Bascoe has the same issue as Edmonds when it comes to shooting but more so.
In the two most recent wins, Edmonds played a total of 26 minutes and Bascoe played 2 minutes. Total of 28 minutes, or 14 mpg combined for the two of them. That means Rice played the point 26 mpg, which is a big plus.
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