Fullbacksympathy Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 I'm baffled by the frontcourt rotation. 1 = Watson/Parker 2 = White/Shields/Webster 3 = White/Shields/Webster 4 = Morrow/McVeigh 5 = Hammond/Jacobson I feel like Morrow is the most underutilized player we have right now. He's worse than most 5s due to his size, but I think he's better than most 4s. Let Hammond and Jacobson take some lumps while we have two young talents with very different skill sets rotate at the 4. I just feel like the Morrow at the 5 experiment needs to be over. Ron Mexico and Bugeaters1 2 Quote
hhcmatt Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 Mostly unrelated, but there is nothing more depressing than seeing Morrow's man leave him to double team a guy driving through the lane and all you need to do is throw the ball in the general vicinity of the rim and he'll go and dunk it. Quote
NUdiehard Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 I'm baffled by the frontcourt rotation. 1 = Watson/Parker 2 = White/Shields/Webster 3 = White/Shields/Webster 4 = Morrow/McVeigh 5 = Hammond/Jacobson I feel like Morrow is the most underutilized player we have right now. He's worse than most 5s due to his size, but I think he's better than most 4s. Let Hammond and Jacobson take some lumps while we have two young talents with very different skill sets rotate at the 4. I just feel like the Morrow at the 5 experiment needs to be over. Man I desperately want Morrow to be great but I am struggling. I just don't see how you can play him at the 4. He can't shoot, can't dribble, can't pass and often struggles even catching the ball. What is he going to bring at the 4 other than rebounding? Plus, whoever is guarding him will just sit in the paint which means the opposing team's 4 and 5 will both be allowed to camp in the lane the entire game with complete impunity. He is going to have to develop a jumper or I just don't see where he fits in, especially in today's game where stretch 4s are so valuable. He is a throwback that just doesn't quite fit right now. And yes, I know, he is young and I am not giving up on him. Just being honest but I know I will be accused of drastically over-reacting. AuroranHusker 1 Quote
Dead Dog Alley Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 What makes you think with Morrow's skills right now he could play the 4? He's still a little small to play to play the 4, and right now he's got the game of a 6. (Yes, I know, there is no 6. That's the point.) Quote
FredsSlacks Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 ed and watson need to develop a pick and roll game together. i see that being beneficial for both players. Quote
NUdiehard Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 ed and watson need to develop a pick and roll game together. i see that being beneficial for both players. Yes. If Ed is going to play, then there has to be a heavy dose of pick n roll. Problem is that you can't pick n roll with BP because the opponent will not guard BP b/c they know he can't finish or they can block his shot. BP gives his all and we all love him for that but he absolutely stifles this offense in almost every way, especially against a team that scouts us like CU and every team in B1G. Quote
AuroranHusker Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 I'm baffled by the frontcourt rotation. 1 = Watson/Parker 2 = White/Shields/Webster 3 = White/Shields/Webster 4 = Morrow/McVeigh 5 = Hammond/Jacobson I feel like Morrow is the most underutilized player we have right now. He's worse than most 5s due to his size, but I think he's better than most 4s. Let Hammond and Jacobson take some lumps while we have two young talents with very different skill sets rotate at the 4. I just feel like the Morrow at the 5 experiment needs to be over. Man I desperately want Morrow to be great but I am struggling. I just don't see how you can play him at the 4. He can't shoot, can't dribble, can't pass and often struggles even catching the ball. What is he going to bring at the 4 other than rebounding? Plus, whoever is guarding him will just sit in the paint which means the opposing team's 4 and 5 will both be allowed to camp in the lane the entire game with complete impunity. He is going to have to develop a jumper or I just don't see where he fits in, especially in today's game where stretch 4s are so valuable. He is a throwback that just doesn't quite fit right now. And yes, I know, he is young and I am not giving up on him. Just being honest but I know I will be accused of drastically over-reacting. This. Love Morrow as a prospect, he's just not up to speed at the moment. Hope he develops more parts of his game in the year ahead. I think he could do some things if he's up for the challenge of transforming his game from one of the more dominant athlete-types in a H.S. league to trying to compete with all of the more physically equivalent 'big guys' in the big boy league of Big Ten college hoops. I'm rooting for him to get there. Quote
Fullbacksympathy Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Posted December 10, 2015 He can score in the post as a 4 from sheer athletic ability and be a huge disruption on the glass on both ends when someone his own size has to guard him. How do we know he doesn't have a midrange shot? Has he ever been able to attempt one? 6'7, 220lbs with a 7' wingspan is big enough for a college 4 (plus he'll gain weight), but it's not enough for a 5. He needs more room to move around and create problems defensively. It's tough to do that when their 5 just sits on you in the lane. Quote
Dead Dog Alley Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 He can score in the post as a 4 from sheer athletic ability and be a huge disruption on the glass on both ends when someone his own size has to guard him. How do we know he doesn't have a midrange shot? Has he ever been able to attempt one? 6'7, 220lbs with a 7' wingspan is big enough for a college 4 (plus he'll gain weight), but it's not enough for a 5. He needs more room to move around and create problems defensively. It's tough to do that when their 5 just sits on you in the lane. I'm not saying he doesn't have potential, that he doesn't have the ability to improve, and improve a lot. i think he can, and I hope that in a couple years he's really good. But right now - other than putbacks around the basket (some of which are pretty creative, I'd say) and pick and rolls to the hoop, he's not doing much. If he could hit a midrange jumper, it would be much easier to do it while being guarded by the opposing center rather than a wing or a PF. So outside of the possibility of running some high/low action with him at the 4, and improving with regard to offensive rebounds, moving him there does not help the offense much. Plus it would push Shields to the 2, and I'm not convinced that he's capable of doing that extensively. Quote
Crush78 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 ed and watson need to develop a pick and roll game together. i see that being beneficial for both players. Hard to run a pick & roll when morrow can't set a pick without getting called for illegal screen trickey 1 Quote
Dead Dog Alley Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 ed and watson need to develop a pick and roll game together. i see that being beneficial for both players. Hard to run a pick & roll when morrow can't set a pick without getting called for illegal screen And impossible to run with BP because nobody hedges against him. Quote
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