[Spiny_Norman]

Interesting. Makes sense re: ZW. He was quite TO-prone and the numbers prove it. It's interesting to me that losing those three starters offered some possibility for addition by subtraction. Not throwing any of those guys under the bus, but others have emerged to pick up the slack, to get better with experience, and to make for what I'll call a tighter style of play. This is a testament to Haase's remarkable recruiting, b/c few teams could lose three key starters and maintain (or even improve) team success.

Credit due to the coaching as well. They clearly can teach defense. The conditioning of the team has been notable. We've seen strong 2nd half efforts even from players who have been on the court for most of the game. And the coaches have been able to keep the players together in the face of adversity. None of that happens by chance. The coaches have done a good job of getting the most out of just about everyone who has been asked to contribute.

Ziaire Williams is still a work in process. He varies between trying to do too much (forced shots and TOs) and stepping back too much to let the game come to him. And his role in the offense is limited by his inability to attack the basket. From what I have seen, he prefers the perimeter and shooting jump shots (which he has not been very effective at making).

[Spiny_Norman]

Interesting. Makes sense re: ZW. He was quite TO-prone and the numbers prove it. It's interesting to me that losing those three starters offered some possibility for addition by subtraction. Not throwing any of those guys under the bus, but others have emerged to pick up the slack, to get better with experience, and to make for what I'll call a tighter style of play. This is a testament to Haase's remarkable recruiting, b/c few teams could lose three key starters and maintain (or even improve) team success.

Credit due to the coaching as well. They clearly can teach defense. The conditioning of the team has been notable. We've seen strong 2nd half efforts even from players who have been on the court for most of the game. And the coaches have been able to keep the players together in the face of adversity. None of that happens by chance. The coaches have done a good job of getting the most out of just about everyone who has been asked to contribute.

Ziaire Williams is still a work in process. He varies between trying to do too much (forced shots and TOs) and stepping back too much to let the game come to him. And his role in the offense is limited by his inability to attack the basket. From what I have seen, he prefers the perimeter and shooting jump shots (which he has not been very effective at making).