AUDIO: CougCenter Podcast, Episode 42 - What's Going On With Hoops?
by Jeff Nusser on Jan 5, 2011 3:10 PM PST
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PrintWe're back! Craig and I got together to talk about the basketball team as it's in the midst of this three-game losing streak. What's gone wrong, and how can the Cougs right the ship this weekend against Oregon State and Oregon? You'll have to listen to find out!
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BONUS! Here's this week's episode of 18 And Life, the Pac-10 hoops podcast I record with Seth Kolloen of Sports Press Northwest. Enjoy both! (You can subscribe to this podcast at our site.)
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I only listened to the first part of 18 and Life...
…and I think you guys do a great job, but there were a couple of facts you brought up Jeff that I can’t overlook without pointing them out. Both of them having to do with your analysis of the UCLA game.
You mentioned that UCLA had surprisingly good PG play from Malcom Lee, yet failed to mention Lazeric Jones 11 to 1 assist to turnover ratio. The story of the game to me was the Jones vs. Moore. Huge advantage for WSU going into the game, but Jones looks like Steve Nash and Reggie Moore looks like Marcus Moore.
The other was when you guys were discussing WSU’s second half collapse and didn’t even bring up the main frustration of the massive run by UCLA to begin the second half.
Faisal Aden hadn’t missed a shot the whole first half, and Bone left him on the bench the first eight minutes of the second half. I realize he doesn’t start, but eight minutes? I could maybe understand if Capers was playing critical shutdown defense or something was clicking with Aden out. But given the fact that WSU was dead on offense for those eight minutes and Aden, who was flawless offensively in the first half, was sitting on the bench that whole time, in inexcusable.
There, I feel better.
Gotta be honest
I was fairly distracted watching the UCLA game — I was in a bar at a meeting with some guys. I had one eye on the screen the whole time, but wasn’t really jotting down any notes or anything.
That said, here’s what I meant if it didn’t come through: I was trying to say that UCLA got surprisingly good point guard play (fact) and just happened to use Lee, who hit a few big shots, as my example. Jones may have been a better one, but I think Lee was important too.
And regarding Aden, I didn’t realize it was that long. However, you could make a strong argument that while the offense wasn’t doing much early in that half, the defensive breakdowns were the larger concern. If that’s the way Bone saw it, I can understand why he was reticent to put a poor defender on the floor, considering they already were losing shooters all over the place. Not saying I agree with it, but I’ll say I understand the decision. I think it’s sort of a chicken or egg argument.
I can't disagree more about the Aden situation...
…you have your second leading scorer going either 5-5 or 7-7 (can’t remember) in the first half and was a main part of the surge that gave the team a 15-0 run.
And in the second half the team is dead on both sides of the court, and it doesn’t occur to Bone that maybe putting Aden back in the game sometime in those dreadful eight minutes may have been a wise decision. Plus it probably affected his second half shooting the fact he was sitting so long.
by dertingfactor on Jan 6, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
From a personal perspective, I think the defense was a much larger issue
It’s what fueled the run in the first half, which might have been their best defensive half all year. But I understand what you’re saying. Do you stem the tide by playing better defense or by upping your offense? Valid arguments can be made for both, I think.
A shooter who hasn't missed a shot shouldn't be taken out of a game in my opinion...
…at least until they either aren’t shooting enough per minute, or they miss a shot. Don’t make it more complicated than that.
by dertingfactor on Jan 6, 2011 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
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