What bothers me more about Will is his absolute lack of intensity. There was a loose ball top of the key against Ohio and Will was right there.....staring at the ball. Its like he was afraid or clueless as for what to do.
Sorry to be so rough but here's an idea....go after it like its gold. Dive...bang into somebody. Will brings no, none, nada bit of energy, hustle or, from his body language desire.
Why that clicks with some and not with others Ill never know.
Sammy is the classic example. He is an absolute bulldog. It was a problem for him early as he was a bit to fast but with time he has maintained his energy while playing under control.
You would think Will and Collins would SEE that first hand and take it up a notch.
Here's hoping they find that intensity over the summer.....BOTH WIll and Collins can still be contrbutors to this program.
Comparing Egolf and Maniscalco is an interesting exercise...
Athlete vs. basketball player. That is where they stand now.
Egolf - 6'9", runs the floor really well for his size, great leaper, but doesn't appear to have much creativity, intensity, or basketball instincts in his game at his point in his career. Looks like he spent his entire high school career coasting around and doing whatever he wanted to on a basketball court. Had success because he was always the best, biggest, and most athletic player on the court...but the level of competition he faced was unable to force him to have to make adjustments, develop post moves, or be creative in order to have success..."Catch ball, shoot over undersized players...catch ball, go by slow, undersized defenders, lay up...repeat as necessary".
Maniscalco - undersized, a step slower than most of the experienced D-I guards he is facing...but he is a tireless worker, intense and relentless on the court, and has an unbelievable amount of creativity within his game. Playing year in and year out in high school and AAU games against the likes of McCamey, Evan Turner, and other high D-I players has forced him to make adjustments in his game and to find ways to be creative in order to have success against these bigger, stronger, faster, and more talented players. He's a basketball player...pure and simple....and he's learned at an early age that you can't take plays off and coast through a basketball game if you want to be successful...His high school competition has taught him that if you relax for one second against a guy like McCamey or Turner, they've picked you clean and are running the other way and throwing down a monster dunk in your gym against you.
Hopefully this season has been one that Egolf can learn a lot from...failure is the best teacher sometimes. He's got a great combination of size and athleticism to work with...he just needs to further develop his basketball skills, instincts, and increase his intensity if he wants to succeed on the D-I level. Hopefully we will see that progression begin next year for him.
