zork
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It is time for Bradley to play his best, give him 35-36 minutes a game.
James shoud only get 1.5 to 2 minutes a half break, preferrably with 7 minutes to go in each half. He needs to play with relaxed, Senior confidence from the offensive side while being unstoppable on the boards. Relax, but take over smartly.
Pittman needs to play 3 minute stretches, 1 minute on the bench as long as he can go.
Put Gary Johnson in the starting lineup and let him play 32-36 minutes a game. He has been the most consistent player all year.
Barnes needs to give Hamilton a one-on-one come to Jesus pep talk. Something like this:
Jordan, this team needs you to play under control. They need you to continue being a rebounding beast. They need you to deliver the good pass when you draw the tough D and take the open shot with relaxed confidence when it is there. Jordan, you can be the difference in this team when you are playing under control. Barnes needs to give him his support and Jordan is the kind of player to respond. Texas needs Jordan to respond, play under control, play smart.
J'C Brown needs to use his minutes as total opportunities to play defense and not turn the ball over. He needs to be ready to take the open 3 but he needs to look to make the correct, low risk, assist first. He needs to understand that he will be on teh bench if he turns the ball over without first producing 3 assists first.(meaning if he has 2 turnovers without having 6 assists he needs to sit)
I don't know what to do about Mason. He's a Senior but his play half the time is cancerous to the team. If he turns the ball over 2 times before he has 6 assists he should sit the rest of the game too.(this includes throwing bad passes through the hands of the bigs too)
The Seniors need to step it up and the Freshman need to grow up. I don't know if it can happen to get past this weekend but it certainly won't without important minutes from :
James,
Bradley,
Johnson,
Pittman,
Hamilton.
Those 5 need to lead the team in minutes and success.
James shoud only get 1.5 to 2 minutes a half break, preferrably with 7 minutes to go in each half. He needs to play with relaxed, Senior confidence from the offensive side while being unstoppable on the boards. Relax, but take over smartly.
Pittman needs to play 3 minute stretches, 1 minute on the bench as long as he can go.
Put Gary Johnson in the starting lineup and let him play 32-36 minutes a game. He has been the most consistent player all year.
Barnes needs to give Hamilton a one-on-one come to Jesus pep talk. Something like this:
Jordan, this team needs you to play under control. They need you to continue being a rebounding beast. They need you to deliver the good pass when you draw the tough D and take the open shot with relaxed confidence when it is there. Jordan, you can be the difference in this team when you are playing under control. Barnes needs to give him his support and Jordan is the kind of player to respond. Texas needs Jordan to respond, play under control, play smart.
J'C Brown needs to use his minutes as total opportunities to play defense and not turn the ball over. He needs to be ready to take the open 3 but he needs to look to make the correct, low risk, assist first. He needs to understand that he will be on teh bench if he turns the ball over without first producing 3 assists first.(meaning if he has 2 turnovers without having 6 assists he needs to sit)
I don't know what to do about Mason. He's a Senior but his play half the time is cancerous to the team. If he turns the ball over 2 times before he has 6 assists he should sit the rest of the game too.(this includes throwing bad passes through the hands of the bigs too)
The Seniors need to step it up and the Freshman need to grow up. I don't know if it can happen to get past this weekend but it certainly won't without important minutes from :
James,
Bradley,
Johnson,
Pittman,
Hamilton.
Those 5 need to lead the team in minutes and success.
