Changing the players on the Titanic isn't going to stop the ship from sinking.The half court offense stinks and the coaching staff is unwilling to change.
Again I disagree with the premise. The iso offense you see is the best approach with the roster. Pike’s not stupid in terms of Xs and Os. His failure is with roster construction.
People here say he doesn’t know offense, only defense. Absurd. To coach defense at a high level you also have to know other offenses in and out. He knows what other teams run and also knows our players are incapable of most other offenses. Our offense suits the collective 9-10 deep skill set best, minimal as it is.
Our bigs play 6 inches smaller than they are and can’t dribble, catch or shoot. You think they can do what Crowl or Kaufman-Wren can in a structured offense ? You think Derkack can do what Loyer does ? You think Davis can run an offense LOL ? Hayes couldn’t get open even if the other team only had three players in the game.
Sure, the roster stinks but the offense you see is truly the best strategy with the players he brings here.
We wouldn’t score 40 points a game if our players ran what some opponents do.
Different offenses require different skills. Same reason many top college players aren’t pro prospects. Different skills required.
No matter how good Harper (when healthy) and Bailey (when his shots fall, which isn’t always), it’s not enough to make up for the roster mostly full of overmatched hacks who can’t do much of anything useful at this level.
