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Will Egolf's fouls

It is usually the dirty guys that the refs keep a eye on. But as others have said, our screening leaves much to be desired and I think opposing coaches (especially MVC) ask refs to keep an eye on that. I know as a coach that I ask refs to watch for certain things that other teams do that are questionable.
IMO some of our foul problems can be fixed by fixing our screens. I like the idea of having our screener start high. Why not use a high 1-4 where you could really open up the lane and have screeners on the ball and than back cuts, give and go.....
 
Egolf has been frustrating me all season long. He has a lot of potential, and could be a big key to this team. He showed that he can be a huge scoring threat against UNI. The problem is he doesn't know how to defend without fouling. He makes me so angry sometimes.

Here's an idea, it may or may not work, but I'm just throwing it out there. Every time Will fouls out, he doesn't start the next game. Put Lemon in and play small. Maybe being benched like that would get through to him although I doubt it.
 
bigdaddystuck said:
It is usually the dirty guys that the refs keep a eye on. But as others have said, our screening leaves much to be desired and I think opposing coaches (especially MVC) ask refs to keep an eye on that. I know as a coach that I ask refs to watch for certain things that other teams do that are questionable.
IMO some of our foul problems can be fixed by fixing our screens. I like the idea of having our screener start high. Why not use a high 1-4 where you could really open up the lane and have screeners on the ball and than back cuts, give and go.....
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My question has always been... why does Jim Les use his 5 to set high screens?

Is it to open the screener for a roll to the basket and a hopefully easy lay up?

Is it to help the ball handler lose his defender to open up a shot or to drive the lane and make uncontested decisions?

Is it a way to open the lane and bring the screeners defender out of the lane and give better spacing in the paint of easier interior passing/scoring?

I honestly have no idea what the point of the high screen is with Bradley.

My problem with the 1-4 set is we have very little interest in moving without the ball and we also have a lot of issues setting screens let alone a back screen. A 1-4 doesnt it need movement/screening to open up scoring lanes both to the basket, on open shots and to hopefully layups off of back cuts?

Personally maybe just spreading the floor in a 1-4 and letting Warren go one on one and make decisions is best... atleast it would likely keep moving screens from being called.
 
houstontxbrave said:
My question has always been... why does Jim Les use his 5 to set high screens?

Is it to open the screener for a roll to the basket and a hopefully easy lay up?

Is it to help the ball handler lose his defender to open up a shot or to drive the lane and make uncontested decisions?

Is it a way to open the lane and bring the screeners defender out of the lane and give better spacing in the paint of easier interior passing/scoring?

I honestly have no idea what the point of the high screen is with Bradley.

My problem with the 1-4 set is we have very little interest in moving without the ball and we also have a lot of issues setting screens let alone a back screen. A 1-4 doesnt it need movement/screening to open up scoring lanes both to the basket, on open shots and to hopefully layups off of back cuts?

Personally maybe just spreading the floor in a 1-4 and letting Warren go one on one and make decisions is best... atleast it would likely keep moving screens from being called.
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1-4 is terrible IMO for the type of players we have...we'd be better off with a motion offense or a UCLA post with Will up high and JP down low and the guards spread across the wings...


Also, the problem with the set we run now is we don't know how to set a screen to begin with and Will doesn't have the skill set to screen at the arc and roll back and pop a 3 like the set is designed for or roll quick to the basket, which requires:

A) Will being a good ball screener

B) Will being able to shoot the 3 and well

C) A good PG for the pick and roll off the screen

D) A good PG who can pop the 3 if they decide to keep after the pick n roll

E) Multiple guys to crash the glass if Will decides to shoot


As of now, I can only see C being likely with Dyricus...the rest we just don't have, thus making this system very flawed and risky...


I believe a 2 out 3 in motion offense would be a great thing to implement with what we have leaving AW and DSE on the perimeter with JE or DD in the lane and JP and Will down in the post.

But what do I know...I've only watched complete collapses and 6-8 game offensive breakdowns for 9 years now...and even longer if you count the previous regime, which was even worse at putting the ball in the hoop.
 
houstontxbrave said:
Personally maybe just spreading the floor in a 1-4 and letting Warren go one on one and make decisions is best... atleast it would likely keep moving screens from being called.
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I thought the same thing at the beginning of the season when SM and TB went down. It would be a good opportunity to work on his PG skills and I really think he'd do a credible job. Use him the way OSU used Evan Turner.
 
a little disingenuous...although in no way am I trying to say BU is playing as well as Indiana State...but here's the actual facts...
You can believe as you want or think like Dave Reynolds, but you will not be able to refute these simple facts...

BU has been without two of their best 3 players pretty much all season, forcing several players to play out of position...
BU's two injured guys have missed 26 games combined.

and although I agree SM played 6 games -- it was obvious how valuable he is because we won most of them...and lost the ones he could not play due to pain...

Indiana State by contrast...was without Lathan for ONLY 3 games...and fortunately in that 3-game stretch - they played 3 of the weakest MVC teams whose combined Valley record is just 4-11..
and Kelly has missed just 5 games...so the TOTAL their two players missed is just EIGHT games!!!
So is Dave Reynolds saying the Sycamores guys being out for 8 games is the same as the BU guys being out for 26 games?
BTW -- two other BU starters, Lemon & DSE have missed an additional 3 games...


So as usual, this idea that Indiana State is forced to play under the same circumstances as Bradley is just total baloney...nowhere even close!!


Here's one other comparison..the two teams have NOT faced the same toughness of scheduling!!

-Indiana State in their five Valley games so far have played 3 at home and the only two road games were at bottom dwellers (road opponents 3-7)
AND not one of their five opponents yet has a winning record!!!!!!

-Bradley has had only 2 home games, 3 on the road (road opponents 8-7), and 3 of five BU opponents have winning records while the other two are only one game from a winning record!
 
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SaintLouBrave22 said:
I believe a 2 out 3 in motion offense would be a great thing to implement with what we have leaving AW and DSE on the perimeter with JE or DD in the lane and JP and Will down in the post.

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God could you imagine the number of moving screen fouls this program would have if we ran a motion offense requiring screening all over the floor? :)
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tornado said:
So as usual, this idea that Indiana State is forced to play under the same circumstances as Bradley is just total baloney...nowhere even close!!
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I know this is an "exceptional" year, but when we start making excuses for our program and comparing it to bottom-dweller ISU Blue then there are some serious problems with our program. Even with our injuries this debacle should not be happening to our team. We have enough talent with the two seniors and Egolf that Les should have found a way to at least have them playing .500 ball. I know everyone is disappointed in our season but I am most disappointed in Les and the coaching staff that they can not find a way to get the most out of this remaining team.
 
I have a feeling Will will have a good game tonight against ISU with only 3 fouls. I'm expecting 13 points and 7 rebounds as well in a BU win!. :)
 
Braves4Life said:
I have a feeling Will will have a good game tonight against ISU with only 3 fouls. I'm expecting 13 points and 7 rebounds as well in a BU win!. :)
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Nope fouled out again....he needs to be benched. It can't hurt this team anymore not having him in there. At least for a game or two anyway, make him rethink what he is doing.
 
BUfan14 said:
Nope fouled out again....he needs to be benched. It can't hurt this team anymore not having him in there. At least for a game or two anyway, make him rethink what he is doing.
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i dunno if he could rethink what he is doing...

he has to be leading the nation in fouls.
 
1 76 Jyles Smith Fr 6-8 200 19 Savannah State
2 70 Antwan Carter Jr 6-6 225 20 Longwood
2 70 Aaron Pogue Jr 6-9 275 18 Cleveland State
4 69 Marvin Baynham Fr 6-6 193 17 Georgia Southern
5 65 Nikola Bundalo Sr 6-10 240 19 SIU Edwardsville
5 65 Will Egolf Jr 6-9 239 16 Bradley


add 5 to this list and he could be top 3!
 
We can still give him starter minutes, but take him off the starting lineup. I'd rather see him play with 0 fouls in the middle of the 1st half and see if it's a mental thing. Every time he starts a game now, he's got to be paranoid about fouling and it's affecting his whole game now. You still play him his usual minutes, just not the first 6 or 7 of the game.
 
tornado said:
a little disingenuous...although in no way am I trying to say BU is playing as well as Indiana State...but here's the actual facts...
You can believe as you want or think like Dave Reynolds, but you will not be able to refute these simple facts...

BU has been without two of their best 3 players pretty much all season, forcing several players to play out of position...
BU's two injured guys have missed 26 games combined.

and although I agree SM played 6 games -- it was obvious how valuable he is because we won most of them...and lost the ones he could not play due to pain...

Indiana State by contrast...was without Lathan for ONLY 3 games...and fortunately in that 3-game stretch - they played 3 of the weakest MVC teams whose combined Valley record is just 4-11..
and Kelly has missed just 5 games...so the TOTAL their two players missed is just EIGHT games!!! I love your attempt to make this better but its a bunch of BALONEY. ISU blue has a new coach (means a new system to learn), have played without their two top scorers (don't care who they played or where),were picked to be a bottom feeder this year(means Thur in ST.L.). Yes we would be better with SM and TB no question but our lack of recruiting talent is now very obivious. I don't care if you keep sticking up for this mess we are watching the majority of people on here disagree with you whole heartily. I'd like to join you but can't. You can sugarcoat this all you want but the posters on here aren't blind and stupid. Bottom line is we are not very good and there is a good reason why.
So is Dave Reynolds saying the Sycamores guys being out for 8 games is the same as the BU guys being out for 26 games?
BTW -- two other BU starters, Lemon & DSE have missed an additional 3 games...


So as usual, this idea that Indiana State is forced to play under the same circumstances as Bradley is just total baloney...nowhere even close!!


Here's one other comparison..the two teams have NOT faced the same toughness of scheduling!!

-Indiana State in their five Valley games so far have played 3 at home and the only two road games were at bottom dwellers (road opponents 3-7)
AND not one of their five opponents yet has a winning record!!!!!!

-Bradley has had only 2 home games, 3 on the road (road opponents 8-7), and 3 of five BU opponents have winning records while the other two are only one game from a winning record!
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BUfan14 said:
Nope fouled out again....he needs to be benched. It can't hurt this team anymore not having him in there. At least for a game or two anyway, make him rethink what he is doing.
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Does DSE need to be benched as well? How does it possibly help the team when he is constantly losing possessions?
 
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