Boo Buie...

[Dugan15]

I do not like posting negative comments about 18-22 year olds who work, in an unpaid fashion, for my enjoyment. I will be honest though. There were many games that I was not enjoying the decisions of Mr. Buie. But...tonight was a game that was so noteworthy for his decision making and control.

Ryan Young, Ryan Greer, Pete Nance...some really good stuff tonight. So happy for the guys who have worked hard this whole season.

Go ‘Cats!!

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Greer has impressed me. He is a reliable hand and makes great decisions on offense. Not afraid to shoot when he's open.

 

[GatoLouco]

He started sloppy and forced shots. One he took what the defense gave him he was effective. In the 2nd half defense did not give him much, he did not force it. That’s how it should be

 

[ricko6543211]

I do not like posting negative comments about 18-22 year olds who work, in an unpaid fashion, for my enjoyment. I will be honest though. There were many games that I was not enjoying the decisions of Mr. Buie. But...tonight was a game that was so noteworthy for his decision making and control.

Ryan Young, Ryan Greer, Pete Nance...some really good stuff tonight. So happy for the guys who have worked hard this whole season.

Go ‘Cats!!

Historically Boo has been a big plus on offense and a negative on defense. For lengthy parts of this season he has been a negative on both sides of the ball it seemed like. Thankfully the last few games he's found his offensive game back - no longer forcing things, fewer turnovers, as you said better decisions. He still isn't going to help us on defense, but on nights like tonight he outweighs that with his offensive play.

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

He grabbed the held ball in the second half on the offensive board. We netted +1 possession between that one and Berry's in the 1H. It was big in terms of momentum and could have been the difference between winning and losing.

 

[PurpleFaze]

Doing a much better job of getting in the lane or to the rim versus just jacking up long 3’s.

 

[ricko6543211]

Doing a much better job of getting in the lane or to the rim versus just jacking up long 3’s.

I don't know about that. He's still jacking up long 3's, he's just making a pretty good portion of them recently (more like he had in the past). I think that's imbued the rest of his offensive game with more confidence which leads to better decision making.

(if only we could find that make-shots pill for Kopp, who is really struggling right now)

 

[TheC]

I don't know about that. He's still jacking up long 3's, he's just making a pretty good portion of them recently (more like he had in the past). I think that's imbued the rest of his offensive game with more confidence which leads to better decision making.

(if only we could find that make-shots pill for Kopp, who is really struggling right now)

I don't mind when he occasionally takes a long three that is wide open. He has shown he can make those. What drives me nuts is when he jacks up a three off the dribble with a man in his face early in the possession, which he tends to do way too often. Why Collins doesn't immediately put him on the bench for a minute or two to break him of this habit is so damn mysterious to me. There are no repercussions for some of the crap that he and Audige jack up, that it baffles me.

That all said, the calls for more Greer over Buie are insane. Greer may not make as many mistakes, but he also doesn't really offer anything. He's just another body running that weave at the top, but with no ability to create shots or even hit the open three. Buie, when he's on, can win you games. If he could just be more disciplined, he has talent.

 

[Figrating]

Sophomore Buie is working on his consistency and it looks like he's starting to find it. Watched TWO behind the back dribbles going for the lay up and making them. Fancy dancin'! The day may soon be here when he puts up 20 most games. Hard to believe any NU fan isn't behind him. If this team is going anywhere, Buie will be a big part of it.

 

[clarificationcat]

Sophomore Buie is working on his consistency and it looks like he's starting to find it. Watched TWO behind the back dribbles going for the lay up and making them. Fancy dancin'! The day may soon be here when he puts up 20 most games. Hard to believe any NU fan isn't behind him. If this team is going anywhere, Buie will be a big part of it.

He's young and he has the potential to get better. Certainly, he can improve his decision making and hopefully become more consistent in his drives and floaters. A lot of people on this board love praising the guys who do the little things. Well, it's pretty easy to do the little things when you are relying on other players to do the big things. Scoring consistently is not easy. This team needs more scorers. Sometimes scorers take bad shots.

 

[SDakaGordie]

I’ve been down on Buie at times, for sure. But the one thing I noticed in the MD game was that he seemed to do a much better job at gaining his composure and balance before shooting. He did not rush his shot. He also made some nice pass fakes before shooting. (Fakes are so underutilized). I wish Kopp would use some pass fakes like that. Kopp seems ever-fearful of getting his shot blocked; this would help ease that, I think.

 

[7th Cir. Cat]

He's young and he has the potential to get better. Certainly, he can improve his decision making and hopefully become more consistent in his drives and floaters. A lot of people on this board love praising the guys who do the little things. Well, it's pretty easy to do the little things when you are relying on other players to do the big things. Scoring consistently is not easy. This team needs more scorers. Sometimes scorers take bad shots.

I agree with this totally. The one caveat for me is that Buie doesn't always "need to do the big things." I think that's where he gets into trouble. We have Audige, Young, Nance (and to a lesser extent Kopp) who are all capable of putting up 15+ games. It seems like Buie is sometimes playing hero ball because he thinks he has to carry the team.

It's the old line from Belichick: "just do your job." If everyone stayed within themselves I think all of those guys are capable of 12-15ppg and then we could ride the hot hand on any given night (likely to be Audige, Buie)

 

[Sec_112]

... What drives me nuts is when he jacks up a three off the dribble with a man in his face early in the possession, which he tends to do way too often. Why Collins doesn't immediately put him on the bench for a minute or two to break him of this habit is so damn mysterious to me ...

I only blame about 25% of that on Buie. He's not the first Collins player who does this regularly. I'm almost positive I've heard several times that Collins preaches that bonehead modern philosophy that you should throw up an ok shot early in the clock rather than wait for a good shot later in the clock. I believe it's a theory originally developed by Mike D'Antoni (and all his championships) and adopted by Coach K.

Somebody would need to explain to me why you do this with mediocre shooting teams. With a strong offense, great!! More chances to score. But with anything less than a power offense, average tells you that you're giving the other team more chances to score, while you expend more energy on defense.

Collins' often-admitted refusal to put the clamps on how much someone shoots is EASILY my biggest problem with him.

 

[SDakaGordie]

If we could guarantee we had a good shot even if it was early in the shot clock, vs. the high chance of a forced, bad shot later, why would we not take the good one early? Despite Kopp’s current slump, if we could get him an open 3-point shot early, I would have him take that every time.

I’d gladly play more D to support performing better on O.