Thanks for posting
@oskie! I've been looking forward to this one!
Holloway is very interesting. The article clearly explains his struggles. They seem to be mental, but more in the sense of decision making.
Apparently, he was uncomfortable shooting off the pick and roll, but continued to try to do that anyway? That's the inference although I didn't watch a lot of Barner basketball last year.
In our offense, the player who initiates the halfcourt offense usually does so with a high screen and roll. And sometimes that creates an open shot for the PG, but it's after coming off the screen - a pull up jump shot.
Most shooters would rather do so off of a pass because it allows them to set their feet more easily. That's just harder to do coming off a screen. So I imagine that'll be a big part of his off season workout.
It'll also be interesting to see how the PG duties shake out. Sears can obviously handle that, but he's just as effective being off the ball as a #2. It may be point guard by committee depending on who's executing the pick and roll the best game to game between Sears, Holloway and Philon.
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