Lionized
goober
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Reg: 11-23-04
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02-07-06 05:17 PM - Post#14907
Lion King touched on this, but I'd like to ask for more
detailed comments. One place this team might get some juice is from Matsui's 3-pointer ability. Jones said he's a
lights-out 3-point shooter. I don't know all the context, etc., but in last loss, Matsui was in for 16 minutes and took exactly ONE shot. Shouldn't there be sets and screens
to free up a deadly three-point shooter? What am I missing (since I can't attend the games)?
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Red n Blue
Masters Student
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Re: Matsui
02-07-06 09:03 PM - Post#14908
In response to Lionized
I watched him against Penn. On an open shot Matsui is deadly from three. He seems to have a lot of trouble with a hand in his face. Doesn't seem at all able to make his own shot either. So while he definitely has ability, there is a lot of work to be done for him.
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Silver Maple
Postdoc
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Re: Matsui
02-07-06 09:20 PM - Post#14909
In response to Red n Blue
"On an open shot Matsui is deadly from three. He seems to have a lot of trouble with a hand in his face. Doesn't seem at all able to make his own shot either."
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I'll bet there are 25 guys in the ives about whom you could repeat those three sentences. If Matsui is going to stand out, he's going to have to do something about either sentence #2 or #3.
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The Lion King
Senior
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Reg: 11-21-04
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Re: Matsui
02-07-06 09:22 PM - Post#14910
In response to Red n Blue
According to the box score, he took no three-point shots in 14 minutes against Penn. But everyone has a hard time against the Quakers. I think 'nized's point was that Matsui is shooting 50% on threes in Ivy League play, while the rest of the team is shooting less than 30%, so they should run more plays for him instead of waiting for opposing defenses to leave him open. That seems like a decent idea to me, though it would also help if Cuff and Kravic, who have both shot threes well in past years, would return to form.
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Dr. V
PhD Student
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Reg: 11-21-04
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Re: Matsui
02-07-06 10:23 PM - Post#14911
In response to Silver Maple
I don't think he has any more trouble than anyone else with a hand in his face. He squares up more quickly than almost anyone I've seen, so is great at catching and shooting. He's disciplined, so rarely takes bad shots. Yes, there should be more plays with screens set for him.
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Red n Blue
Masters Student
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Loc: South Jersey
Reg: 11-29-04
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Re: Matsui
02-09-06 03:42 AM - Post#14912
In response to Silver Maple
Quote:
I'll bet there are 25 guys in the ives about whom you could repeat those three sentences. If Matsui is going to stand out, he's going to have to do something about either sentence #2 or #3.
I agree. But since Matsui is a freshman he has time to work on getting off a good shot under pressure. That was my point about him having work to do.
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