So let's focus on RJ then. Here were his first several shot attempts of the game.
Missed open 3
Made open 3
Made layup
Missed contested 3
Missed layup
Made layup
Made layup (and fouled, made FT)
So, he saw the ball go in on 3 layups and a FT. Then from that point, he missed everything. Did he shoot enough 2s for you? Or was he doomed because he attempted two 3s as his first two shots. Idk... looks to me like RJ saw the ball go through the basket early in the game.
And you make it sound like I just want the ball passed around the perimeter and jack up a 3. I've said over and over again that your offense needs to be designed to attack the paint. From there, I prefer relocating on the perimeter to shoot 3s but I've said over and over again that it needs to start by attacking the paint. I don't think getting the ball into the paint to your bigs will help this current group because none of our bigs will attract enough attention. So I prefer designing action where your guards can get downhill and grab a piece of the paint.
UNC doesn't even shoot that many 3s. They rank 279th in the country in 3PT rate. They shoot a higher number of 3s because they play more possessions. Now I didn't like the shot quality in the second half, but they're chasing the game. They're going to have to make some tough 3s to get back into the game. Especially because they didn't care about defending at all during the game, lol.
I want the offense for this personnel to be centered on these things:
1. Getting to the FT line. That's the easiest way for them to neutralize their size disadvantage on the offensive end. I don't think Jalen or any of the bigs are dudes who will draw fouls. So that means the guards have to have downhill, attacking the paint designed plays constantly.
2. Shooting 3s and layups. Their guards are going to be at a disadvantage finishing because they're small. They probably missed 4 shots at the rim in the 1H just because they were too little. So, this probably means you have to be more prolific at shooting the 3 ball.
If you think they need to start at the rim, edge out including long 2s en route to shooting 3s, I disagree. I just don't think you should have offense designed for long 2s. But I am probably more analytically driven than most here.
