What do you work on between now and Thursday/Friday?

I stop the "flying at 3 point shooters". The stats are in. It doesn't work.


Also, shoot lots of freerhrows.

What would you work on that's fixable?

No more reaching in too often and lazy passing on offense.

AggieNattie said:

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No more reaching in too often and lazy passing on offense.

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Boy, the reaching is a big one. Only a few guys are allowed to reach and only when we have a lead.

I'd declare pairs of socks for assists. Right now the only type of assist we get is a bricked shot that gets cleaned up.

jeremy said:

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What do you work on between now and Thursday/Friday?

I stop the "flying at 3 point shooters". The stats are in. It doesn't work.


Also, shoot lots of freerhrows.

What would you work on that's fixable?

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We never coached them to close out under control, maybe go back in time and do that

LouisHerbertWong said:

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Timberwolf said:

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Some on here are convinced the staffs already mentally moved on to another team

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I mean, it happened to our baseball team last season.

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No it didn't. You think Schloss got that close to a national championship and then wasn't trying his hardest to win it all? Just because he planned to leave doesn't mean he quit trying.

No idea why this was the post that made me end my long time lurker status and create an account. But, realistically there's not too much the staff can adjust at this point. So, I'd just tell Solo he's not allowed to shoot another 3. Ever. I'm honestly confused seeing that his 3P% is 19.6%, because I don't think I've ever seen him make one. But even so, at 19%, someone should have told him this a long time ago.

MarcAg said:

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LouisHerbertWong said:

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Timberwolf said:

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Some on here are convinced the staffs already mentally moved on to another team

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I mean, it happened to our baseball team last season.

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No it didn't. You think Schloss got that close to a national championship and then wasn't trying his hardest to win it all? Just because he planned to leave doesn't mean he quit trying.

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LOL

At this point trying to change any approach/scheme is going to do more harm than good. Dance with what brought ya.

So just work on getting better (#getbetter) at the things you do... Number one I'd say is free throws. I'm not sure you can really improve free throws this far into the season, but maybe a few days is enough to develop muscle memory?

I mean, it's not like you run the risk of screwing up your normal shot's muscle memory - we shoot like dog *****

Our free throw conversion is something that has a high likelihood of being the difference in us advancing.

If we shot 75% from the line (Top 80), we would have:

Likely beat UCF
Beat Texas (twice)
Beat Alabama

We need Payne to hide a razor in his wristband and cut himself any time he gets fouled

1. FREE THROWS in the thousands!!!!!! Nothing could help us more.

2. Conditioning and recovery

3. Mental. Chill out and get back to having fun out there. Lose the expectations/dreams and just play ball. Literally everyone wants to win. The teams that are having fun are going to win.

A is A said:

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MarcAg said:

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LouisHerbertWong said:

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Timberwolf said:

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Some on here are convinced the staffs already mentally moved on to another team

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I mean, it happened to our baseball team last season.

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No it didn't. You think Schloss got that close to a national championship and then wasn't trying his hardest to win it all? Just because he planned to leave doesn't mean he quit trying.

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Did you watch the series? Schloss made a lot of uncharacteristic decisions in that series.

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Kinda like the stuff they're pulling this year?
Hate seeing it, but baseball this year is broken

ColoAg95 said:

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1. FREE THROWS in the thousands!!!!!! Nothing could help us more.

2. Conditioning and recovery

3. Mental. Chill out and get back to having fun out there. Lose the EXPECTATIONS/DREAMS and just play ball. Literally everyone wants to win. The teams that are having fun are going to win.

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Expectations and dreams?

Out of 350-ish teams, you can't expect to make the Final Four (let alone win a Natty) with a team full brick masons.
Eventually you're just gonna get beat by a team that can find small gaps and make the open shots.

Entry passes down low and screens that open up lanes for cutting.

Sports psychologist to help even out their streakiness?

Or add some cherries to the icing per MM.

bobinator said:

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We need Payne to hide a razor in his wristband and cut himself any time he gets fouled

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Poor guy would bleed out within 10 minutes the way they abuse him.

Feels like watching Von Miller or Myles Garret when they played here. The amount of abuse that was allowed against them and Payne is criminal.

I don't know what I would do as a coach, but my coaches would run us to death for losing to our rival, and not let us practice shooting until we could make nine of ten free throws, three times in a fifteen minute period. I never got to participate in the shooting drills… LOL

jeremy said:

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What do you work on between now and Thursday/Friday?

I stop the "flying at 3 point shooters". The stats are in. It doesn't work.


Also, shoot lots of freerhrows.

What would you work on that's fixable?

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I've never seen a team foul 3 point shooters more than we do

It's amazing

Hate to say it, but a mentally checked out Schloss put out a superior product than what Early is rolling out there in past few weeks...

Nightly group prayer they don't put us in a bracket with the sips

The sips are staying home next week. Bracketology has the 3rd team out behind Boise and NC. There are 2 more games Sunday that could knock Indiana and Xavier out if Memphis and VCU lose their conference title games Memphis is invited regardless and VCU probably is, too. George Mason and UAB could. Ply their way in.

NyAggie said:

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jeremy said:

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What do you work on between now and Thursday/Friday?

I stop the "flying at 3 point shooters". The stats are in. It doesn't work.


Also, shoot lots of freerhrows.

What would you work on that's fixable?

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I've never seen a team foul 3 point shooters more than we do

It's amazing

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It's part of the Aggie Basketball bingo card

Manny foul on a 3pt shooter
Solo goal tend
Wade lazy one hand pass turnover
Henry losing the ball in the ball in the post with seemingly no one around him
Jace missing a wide open 3 and the announcers telling us it's all mental now

Seems like we always have a few preventable turnovers early in games. Whether it's the low percentage pass, butterfingers down low, or dribbling chest high away from the body. Let's cut our turnovers 25% and improve our free throws similarly.

Conditioning, stepping on every stair in reed and then make 50 free throws and more conditioning using defensive drills. Then would work on high pressure scenarios, for example, how to escape the trap on a full court press and emphasize the importance of composure no matter what situation the opponent provokes.