Lack of Aggressiveness On Offense

[Heisman4Bama]

After watching the past 6 or 7 games, I have noticed that the more shots Lacey and Releford take, the more likely we are to win. At the beginning of this year and even the end of last year, Releford was driving to the hoop and able to score about 7 out of 10 times. This really helped provide us with the necessary points to win game (on average about 20 ppg). During this losing streak, he has just been hanging around the 3 pt line being more of a facilitator. Hes being more passive than aggressive.

Lacey is clearly the best player on the floor. He seems to be our "spark" this year yet he, just like Releford, doesnt seem to want to pull the trigger. He will have a few feet of space to shoot and instead of taking a shot, he will either hold it or pass it off.

I wonder if the coaches are teaching them to be less selfish which in turn forces them to lose that aggressive "edge." Thoughts?

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

They settle for a lot of jump shots, deep jump shots. A couple steps in are
Make-able shots. I don't understand why we settle so much. I don't like this approach at all.

 

[RTR91]

I watched about the last 10 minutes of the first half and about the first 10 minutes of the second yesterday. When Bama ended the drought and went on the 8-0 in the second, Grant all of a sudden wanted them to slow down the offense. I did not understand it. Bama seems to be better when aggressive in every aspect. Press defense and faster offense. However, Bama doesn't have the depth to run that 40 minutes, which is probably why CAG wanted them to slow down the O during the 8-0 run.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

i gave up on this team after the Mercer loss. i will still pull for them as always but my hopes for a good season are gone.

 

[CrimsonTide13]

I watched about the last 10 minutes of the first half and about the first 10 minutes of the second yesterday. When Bama ended the drought and went on the 8-0 in the second, Grant all of a sudden wanted them to slow down the offense. I did not understand it. Bama seems to be better when aggressive in every aspect. Press defense and faster offense. However, Bama doesn't have the depth to run that 40 minutes, which is probably why CAG wanted them to slow down the O during the 8-0 run.

Couldn't agree more. I have faith in our team. I think we can bounce back in 2013 with some good quality wins.