Jarvis and Ravern: a couple of thoughts...

[vandaldawg]

Really kind of a question that may be ill-conceived. Let me know/ bash if you will, but

1. I feel like yesterday, Ravern found a way to adjust his game to his shooting slump, and played a good game. He went to the rack hard, got out in transition, and filled the lane on transition offense. No comment on his D as usual, but I feel like he has adapted his game to the slump, and found ways to score whereas Kodi still expects the 3-balls to fall because he his Kodi Augustus. Kodi. It ain't happening. Defend and rebound and they will come. Oh well.

2. Perhaps more controversial - let me know what you think on this one. I felt like Macklin got into JV's head yesterday. It seemed like after Macklin would score, when JV got the ball on the other end, he was kind of playing a "me too" game. What I mean by that is instead of looking to pass to the perimeter out of the post, he looked like he was bound and determined to score over Macklin to show that he could. Now, to be fair, Florida's D wasn't really sagging on him when he got the ball in the low post (great coaching move: Donovan), so JV was right to probably take the one-on-one, but it didn't look like he was even looking to make the pass. And of course NO ONE was cutting when JV got the ball. My god, why don't we ever move without the ball?

 

[Rabid]

1. Ravern has been taking the ball to the basket all year. He didn't just learn that yesterday.

2. JV may have just gotten outplayed yesterday.

 

[MSUArrowCS]

Ravern has adapted his game to deal with his shooting woes. Also, he's been respectable on D since UGA.<div>
</div><div>There is one reason we've been losing, in my mind - the play of Dee Bost. Could very well be a sophomore slump, lack of offensive creativity, other teams denying him the ball, or whatever ... at the end of the day, if Dee is able to attack like he does when we're at our best, we don't have to live and die by the three and have a better chance at winning. I hope we/he get it figured out soon.</div>

 

[vandaldawg]

he isn't settling for the three, and being way more aggressive to take it to the hoop. At least he was yesterday. No hesitation in it.

 

[vandaldawg]

I noticed Donovan took some notes from Pelphrey. I think this falls on Stans. And we were somewhat better getting the ball up the floor yesterday. But there has got to be an instant strategy or two when Dee gets doubleteamed on the inbound.