imagump1313 wrote:G R E Y wrote:Devin needs to get on this list:
Vassell could easily be at the top of this list but he really doesn't utilize Wemby when they are on the floor much together at all.
Even Johnson, Sochan and Jones are doing a much better job lately in involving Wemby and they are slowly starting to realize that if they work to get open Wemby will get it back to them. Vassell doesn't seem to be learning this.
Weather Wemby is on the floor with him or not, Vassell is still chucking up contested shots left and right. He makes the game too hard on himself trying to play hero ball which creates many of his turnovers. All our guys suffer from this but he has surpassed Johnson as our biggest chucker by far.
If Wemby was involved correctly, there should be almost zero reason for anyone on this team to be taking contested shots when he is on the floor.
I remember saying last year that Vassell and Johnson do not play well together or feed off each other at all. Johnson is doing a little better now but Vassell is not, but its not as noticeable now because him not using Wemby is even more obvious.
I'm tired of complaining about how stupid our offense is. The way we run it is one of the biggest contributors to the turnovers. Our guys spend about 95% of the time trying to play Kobe ball and about 5% of the time actually working to create a good shot. Its infuriating.
Its also frustrating because our staff seems to give them little accountability for the lazy turnovers. Its always "Aww shucks! They are still young and learning"
No one on this team seems to get that its important to do two things. Take good shots and not turn the ball over. I really don't want Wemby falling into this black hole. He is a smart kid and seems to be learning this on his own but he is surrounded by people that don't seem to think its important
Yeah Devin is doubling down on bad shots for sure, has moments when he runs some P&Rs with Wemby and some when he uses Wemby as a giant red herring, hand up, man sealed, and there goes Devin taking a contested shot.
People were hankering for Tre to start. Well he is, and our overall D, O, and net ratings are actually much better. But that's with the outliers outlying.
I'm not at all worried about Wemby. He's on board with the long term plan. He's way WAY ahead of the bell curve which makes less experienced and less talented players around him look, well, there's no polite way to put it, BBIQ deficient.
I don't even mind us using him as a decoy now and again. He draws attention of Ds so much that it can be used to others' advantage. And his usage is up far more since being moved to C.
Also, teams like Cs are difficult for rebuild teams to look good against. They take away first, second options and leave opponents scrambling, and looking scrambled we did.
Disagree about lack of accountability, though. I do think guys have more leeway and learning through inexperience. But when there are errors of effort or when guys should know better by now, they sit. Branham is most conspicuous-starter to 6th man, to being benched in the second half a couple of games ago. Keldon has been good about the 6th man role, but if he defended worth a lick he may still be starting. Three starters were benched to start the second half a couple of games ago, too.
Pop yells at them plenty it's just more at halftime or in spots during games. But it's also about teaching. Guys will either get it or we get guys who will.
The guys who will be here after Feb trade deadline will change, the guys who will be here by next season will all the more so. They are playing for spots on the team.
