re: There is no offense on this team

I wish Wade could get his guys to buy into an offensive system, this year, as they do with defense. A lot of the little things they do with communication and effort on the defensive side that make them so good there, are totally missing on the offensive end. We see somebody just tearing toward the rim and either throwing up a wild shot, or attempting a last second no-look pass, to a teammate who has no idea it's coming; or, a quick, off balance three pointer.

I don't think it's that there is no plan from Wade; I simply think that these players don't have the patience to let anything develop, and the decision making is seriously lacking. Last night, when they actually made a nice move to get to the basket, they kept missing. And, on top of all of these things, our free throw shooting seems to be getting worse by the game. They were nearly automatic about halfway through these first 17 games, but they are leaving a ton of points at the foul line since then.

We missed so many shots right at the rim. That has nothing to do with running an offense. They still need to tighten up the turnovers and stupid charging fouls. But they do need to run a few more plays for Murray. And a 14% 3 point shooter hit the biggest basket of the game for Ark. And we missed free throws which again has nothing to do with running an offense. But you can't go 7 minutes without scoring, especially at home. Not having Pinson hurts because Gaines is having to play more minutes and you could see he was getting tired. Ark pressed and made them work to get ball up the court much like we do. We'll be better once Pinson comes back.

They have no half court offense. They do well when they play outmanned teams and can beat them in transition. They will struggle when they play teams that play good transition d. Fact.

The conference trends with the team’s main players are alarming through 5 games:






Free Throw % has dipped from 76% as a team to 62% in conference play