Originally Posted by
johnb
Perhaps they set up wide because they lack the strength/savvy to get next to the basket against top-flight competition. Last I checked, the coaching staff encourages lay ups in its 7 footers whiel discouraging falling-away 15 footers. While they are supposed to look for cutters, they are also supposed to score, and one reason we have lost so many games has to do with our inability to score during crunch time. It's cool to do a behind-the-back wraparound pass through the lane to a streaking wing player, but we have lost most of our recent close games because no one is finishing plays. And an important reason for that is that our big guys simply aren't as strong and focused as the most elite college players, like Hansblahblah (or Shelden or Carlos), which is a reason that those guys play (or will play) in the League and our guys--at the moment--aren't yet ready.