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Post by lasallerules1978 on Jan 18, 2014 16:36:48 GMT -5
Awesome win. Really liked the play of Zack, Jerrell, TD3, and Garland.
Did Legler really say on the telecast that he didn't think there was a player in the country who could stop Wright in the post? Also Wright and G had some tense moments on the bench, ending withe lots of man hugs. Why wasn't Wright on the court with a minute or so left?
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Post by victoriouslasalle on Jan 18, 2014 17:05:57 GMT -5
Awesome win. Really liked the play of Zack, Jerrell, TD3, and Garland. Did Legler really say on the telecast that he didn't think there was a player in the country who could stop Wright in the post? Also Wright and G had some tense moments on the bench, ending withe lots of man hugs. Why wasn't Wright on the court with a minute or so left? Yes Legler did say this, and what seemed to be seconds later Jerrell got whistled for his 3rd foul that got him pulled. IMHO the foul was bogus. I would like to get another look at this. Tiked me off! And looking back this seemed to be a bit of a mo swinger. I am interested in others take on this, but, I think Coach G has D match up concerns with Jerrel with certain matchups. In general he can tend to pull him out when stops are sought in certain situations and of course when fouls are a concern. |
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Post by coachd on Jan 18, 2014 17:19:10 GMT -5
The announcers made a valid observation... G pulled JW because he was a liability at the FT line today. Temple would have fouled him if he stayed in. He was 3 for 8 from the line... he still needs to work on that part of his game.
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Post by lasalle69bestever on Jan 18, 2014 19:45:24 GMT -5
Awesome win. Really liked the play of Zack, Jerrell, TD3, and Garland. Did Legler really say on the telecast that he didn't think there was a player in the country who could stop Wright in the post? Also Wright and G had some tense moments on the bench, ending withe lots of man hugs. Why wasn't Wright on the court with a minute or so left? Yes Legler did say this, and what seemed to be seconds later Jerrell got whistled for his 3rd foul that got him pulled. IMHO the foul was bogus. I would like to get another look at this. Tiked me off! And looking back this seemed to be a bit of a mo swinger. I am interested in others take on this, but, I think Coach G has D match up concerns with Jerrel with certain matchups. In general he can tend to pull him out when stops are sought in certain situations and of course when fouls are a concern. Jerrell got whistled for his offensive foul within minutes after Dunphy appeared to be complaining to a ref about Wright creating space with his shoulder going to the hoop. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 12:38:48 GMT -5
Jerrell is one of the most efficient players in the A10. I love what he brings to our game and he's long been my sorta favorite player on this team (hard to have just one, they're all good in their own respects). However, Temple doubled him a lot yesterday, and he was having those foul issues that you all mention. When Jerrell gets pulled out of games, I think he takes it personally because of how much he wants to be in there. G sees a bigger picture and doesn't NOT believe in Jerrell, but I think the strategy paid off because otherwise Temple would have eventually figured out a way to cause turnovers or put him on the free throw line and G wanted a quicker tempo and to shoot over their zone.
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Post by talkinbball on Jan 19, 2014 13:19:56 GMT -5
I think JW has fallen into the habit of holding on to the ball too long before making a decision as to what to do. He makes matters worse when, after allowing the defense to collapse on him, he does not look for the open man often enough, but ends up forcing up a highly contested shot. He made a couple nice passes in the Rhode Island game but, beyond that, I don't remember many others.
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Post by explorerman on Jan 19, 2014 13:47:28 GMT -5
Wright is very good but before people kill me on here… If he wants to become elite he needs to be more consistent..
More consistent with every aspect of his game, there is a reason why Temple stayed close to La Salle and it wasn't their backcourt…
Free throw shooting, boxing out with his hands up, defensive challenges on shots, etc
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Post by lwc4591 on Jan 19, 2014 14:00:27 GMT -5
Jerrell tries to make everything near the basket a power move for a layup which is a very high percentage move but he would be more dangerous if he also could step back and hit the 8 t0 10 footer occasionally. Same thing goes for Steve with his size he should also learn a little 8 to 10 foot jumper. In Jerrell's case no opposition player is going to expect him to do this which would help keep them more honest on defense.
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Post by durenduren on Jan 19, 2014 14:08:14 GMT -5
Wright is very good but before people kill me on here… If he wants to become elite he needs to be more consistent.. More consistent with every aspect of his game, there is a reason why Temple stayed close to La Salle and it wasn't their backcourt… Free throw shooting, boxing out with his hands up, defensive challenges on shots, etc Not disagreeing, but I don't think Jerrell gets any benefit of the doubt from the refs. Jerrell is a million times more valuable offensively compared to his defensive potential. Undersized compared to those he's often marking, with his physical style, he has a bull's eye on his back from the ref's view. I'd guess he's been coached to just avoid foul trouble, stay on the court, and force teams to respect his presence in the game. He's more valuable on court without the ball than on the bench with foul troubles. Free throw shooting - Ha, yeah... Got me there. |
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Post by lwc4591 on Jan 19, 2014 14:22:10 GMT -5
Jerrell is an imposing player physically and the refs tend to have a quick whistle when ever he makes a move. Yesterday he barely touched Lee and was whistled for a bogus foul while just standing flat footed which was just a pathetic call by the ref.
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Post by broderickpresident on Jan 19, 2014 15:58:22 GMT -5
I love Jerrell, but you could legitimately whistle him for a charge for lowering/leading with his shoulder every time he makes a move on the block. He is a tremendous finisher down there, though, and a player that essentially must be doubled once he has position.
I also think he's been scarred by all of his foul trouble over the years. When he tries to play legit D (something he struggles with), he usually picks up fouls. This has led to his strategy of playing no D once his man has good position, and so he just gives up a layup.
As frustrating as his FT shooting is, I'll always be grateful for how locked in he was one day last March!
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Post by coqui900 on Jan 19, 2014 16:09:06 GMT -5
I went yesterday w/ a non-La Salle buddy of mine. He coaches some middle school and high school hoops. He was raving about JW's ability to create space on his own. Loved his motor on the offensive end.
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Post by lasallerules1978 on Jan 19, 2014 16:31:07 GMT -5
I went yesterday w/ a non-La Salle buddy of mine. He coaches some middle school and high school hoops. He was raving about JW's ability to create space on his own. Loved his motor on the offensive end. I think your friend realizes what I believe to be the truth, he is a stud. I have been praising him since he was a freshman. I am confused on the lack of minutes G gave him yesterday. I am also wondering if anyone agrees with Legler's comments about him in the post. If that is the case why not feed him the ball in the post more often. Is G not utilizing him correctly? I am just asking a question, not implying G doesn’t know what he is doing. I probably have 30% of the basketball knowledge that G has. |
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Post by coqui900 on Jan 19, 2014 17:38:25 GMT -5
I went yesterday w/ a non-La Salle buddy of mine. He coaches some middle school and high school hoops. He was raving about JW's ability to create space on his own. Loved his motor on the offensive end. I think your friend realizes what I believe to be the truth, he is a stud. I have been praising him since he was a freshman. I am confused on the lack of minutes G gave him yesterday. I am also wondering if anyone agrees with Legler's comments about him in the post. If that is the case why not feed him the ball in the post more often. Is G not utilizing him correctly? I am just asking a question, not implying G doesn’t know what he is doing. I probably have 30% of the basketball knowledge that G has. Well, a lot of not getting him the ball defends on the defense. Our guards might not think they have a good angle. Making good entry passes is a really hard skill to develop in basketball. And if someone overplays an entry pass, that usually means a guard has an opening of some sort, so there goes a look for JW. He's completely unstoppable on the right block. Even in a double team -- he's patient and a lot of times he's so good with the space the double has to leave because he's not forcing anything up and someone's open in case he finds a good kick-out. He's inconsistent on defense. Sometimes he's really good. Sometimes he gets lost. On some screens, he does a really good job preventing the guard from driving and gets back to prevent the pass. Other times, he's completely out of position on that. In the post he's fine -- he's not all-world or anything but defending in the post he's good, albeit prone to reaching. It's hard to play JW against a zone. That's when he can get trapped and look real bad. Temple threw that up on him a few times yesterday and he made a few errors. Steve his a jumper from the top of the key against the 2-3. If he can consistently hit that, we'll never see a zone defense the rest of the year. He goes up high because he's a big target who can pass. |
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Post by jellybean on Jan 20, 2014 13:25:56 GMT -5
I loved Jerrell since I saw him as a JR at Dobbins. There he had the ability to hit that 6 to 10 foot jumper besides his powering to the basket. College is a whole different level. He hasn't show that little jumper maybe he will next year.
As for this year, he has been terrific yet at times he falls into G's doghouse for one reason or another. In the last 10 games, La Salle has gone 8-2 and JW is averaging 13.7 and 5.8. I think G wants him to be a better defender. Some times JW is either caught out of position or not executing what G wants. Sometimes his man just makes a nice shot and G is pulling him. Maybe JW can deny his man that spot when his defender catches the ball
I would love to see JW on the court more. In the last ten games, he is 5th in minutes (234) played and only 4 minutes above DJ. G is definitely doing his subbing to go small as well as offense/defense. The real issue for JW is that he has to get better not only defending but on the boards. I think he can be a lot better rebounder. In the last 10 games he and Zack have done pretty well on the offensive boards ( JW 25 in 234 minutes and Zack 26 in 314) but the huge difference is defensive rebounds. Steve Zach has 75 and Wright has 33. Total boards. Zack 101 and Wright 56.
The substitution for weak foul shooting is another concern. You just have to know he spends a lot of time working on that and the results are there this year. G also uses Zack as a better high post passer which Jerrell hasn't shown yet.
I hope Jerrell can improve in those areas( defense, rebounding, free throw shooting and developing a little post jumper) for next year, you are looking at Michael Brooks....okay I am getting carried away but the kid will be beyond a beast.
After reading this again, it sounds like a complete overhaul and that's not my intention. The young man is terrific and does a lot of things real well. He is a very hard worker and seems to never complain. If he can improve those preceived weak areas and add to his game, he will be having a huge SR year and improve his prospects to make a great living playing basketball somewhere for a long time.
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Post by gymrat67 on Jan 20, 2014 15:27:05 GMT -5
Another thing that drives G absolutely crazy (eg, in the recent Rhode Island game ) is the habit of both Jerrell and Steve to try to put the ball on the floor (dribble) in heavy traffic when they are fed the ball in the low post, rather than immediately powering to the basket, or pump-faking first and then powering to the basket.
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