Quote Originally Posted by Saratoga2 View Post
He has the size and athleticism, along with the shooting touch to emulate Ty Jerome. Maybe coach K out to think of running him off of screens to get him additional open 3's.
Quote Originally Posted by Kedsy View Post
Alex's game is nothing like Ty Jerome's. Completely different type of player.
Yeah, Ty Jerome was better than AOC at everything and was one of the best point guards in college. Not a good comparison.

Coach K would absolutely run plays to screen for AOC off the ball if it were actually in AOC's skillset to shoot well coming off screens. Digging into the archives, see the pet play below that we ran repeatedly for Trent Jr two seasons ago to sprint to the top of the key wide open, for example. Keep in mind that sprinting away from the basket and shooting is a different skill than standstill, catch-and-shoot threes. If Coach K doesn't end up running plays for AOC, the most likely reason is because AOC's not good shooting off movement. Perhaps those plays are coming, though, once AOC is firmly established as the starter. But, in general, you've vastly overrated AOC for three years now.