HinkyDinky wrote:Trifecta wrote:section221jay wrote:And again, we have no bench
In a funny twist of events based on last season...we'd be absolutely fucked if we didn't have Farabello. We literally can't play Ashworth down the stretch because he's such a defensive liability, has severe limitations due to his size and lack of athleticism, and can't create his own shot. At least Farabello doesn't hurt you. That's where we are at.
Farabello doesn’t hurt you? Missed 2 FT’s at 54-52, followed by his guy blowing by him for a layup and then the horrific turnover when we could
of taken the lead.
I was thinking a lot about this last night. Bello is the new (albeit somewhat better) version of Tyler Clement for Mac. He's the guy he trusts to get to the right place and make the right pass, but he really doesn't add anything to the floor other than as a solid fill in. Yes, he can make clearly wide open shots and he has shown some ability to drive this year, but he's not making a difference out there
And the 3 turnovers he had last night were awful, on top of the 2 missed FT's.
First half: Bello had 7 minutes, Ashworth 17. We scored 1 PPP and held them to .706 PPP
Second half: Bello 9 minutes, Ashworth 13, we scored .889 PPP and held them to 1.214 (gag and barf)
OT: Bello got all 5 minutes, we scored 0.8 PPP held them to 1.250 (same as the second half)
While I get that just a bit more height helped defensively against the pretty tall guards/wings that Nova throws out, Bello should never be getting that many minutes. Did Armstrong rip up Ashworth - yes, but he also ripped up Bello (guess what, he's a top 50 recruit and he does that). Deal with it and get a guy on the floor who can do something other than fill the spot. Sucks that Dixon shredded us and that we couldn't use Kalk in the paint, and while not every team can do that, don't double down on being conservative, play the best guys and make them beat us, not bleed away a lead by playing not to lose
Ashworth played well in the first half, and if this team is going to succeed, Mac needs to get him ready and get him on the floor