re: Half court offense Will wade

Not worried about a lack of half-court offense. I am concerned because with the scorers and ball handlers we have, we should have a lot more points off the fast break.

LSU basketball knowledge in the fanbase is piss poor. You are telling on yourself if you complain about a lack of set plays or, my favorite, say they’re playing “street ball”. Complete ignorance

I think you’re right on target and that’s an excellent breakdown. I’ll add a couple things I noticed on D last night that may or may not be on Wade. First thing that was mind blowing really was that more than once I saw 2 and 3 guys standing in the lane with theirs backs turned to the ball looking lost. You’re in zone, if you’re unsure where to be find a spot and get to it. Don’t stand around and never turn your back to the ball as it’s coming toward you. Second thing that drove me nuts was the pressure or lack there of. When you’re running any kind of full court pressure or trapping defense the first rule is that you don’t allow the ball handler to scan the court. You don’t always have to force a turnover but you have to get the ball handlers eyes on the trappers because if he’s allowed to see your backend setup he sees the skip pass and you’re done. The last thing is kindve minor but I saw it more than once. On our substitutions we had a lot of confusion. The easiest to remember was Leblanc and Watford asking Wade where to go while the camera had closeups on them but we also had the same issues with Wilkerson and Gaines. Dunno if that’s Wade or assistants but that’s gotta he cleaned up at this point.

i agree, like watching da pelicans

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It is incredible how many people around here have started to turn on Will Wade lately. For what exactly?

We are having the best run in decades like wtf

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Hmm....I think the same (actually stronger) argument could be made for Coach O, but people turned on him (and he has actually won something). Will Wade is subject to the same criticism as O, PM and everybody else. Nobody is immune.

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Not enough off the ball moving. Way too much dribbling (Smart) and not enough passing. Why not run Thomas off a pick when he doesn't have the ball and get him open for close in shots as well as when he has the ball on the perimeter.

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I agree, I understand putting your talent in space and letting them work, and the numbers say it's often effective. But too much dribbling is too much dribbling and I think at times that bites us.