Evans has to sit

Trimble can't even get us into our sets in an adequate amount of time. I agree Evans ain't it, but Trimble isn't either. All he does is dribble with his back to the basket

Trimble is not a PG and if he is we will see a lot of stagnant, hero ball which is a staple of HD so That should be fun

Dixon was afraid of the ball pressure. Couldnt beat the pressure but could barely keep his dribble - trying to initiate offense with his back turned from half court. Couldn’t handle physicality on switches. Couldn’t contain the ball against dynamic ball handlers and slow to rotate. Both he and Evans were very bad and outclassed by SMU guards.

I don’t like Evans at all, but Tremble’s idea of running the offense is calling for a screen at the top of the key and driving into the lane come hell or high water with no intention of hitting an open shooter. I’d much rather have Dixon running the point with Tremble at the two. Neither Evans or Tremble are the answer at the point IMHO.

Trimble is not pretty, but I disagree Evans does a better job initiating any sets. Hes starting offense 30 feet from the basket and struggling to deal with the pressure. And, the real upside to sitting Evans is not on offense, it’s replacing him with Powell or Stevenson defensively.

Evans and Dixon were both massively, massively outclassed today. They were red meat on both sides for SMUs guards. Probably can’t go full time with Trimble but I think we will need a heavy dose of Trimble at primary ball handler which is not the most comforting thought.

Evans is our best option at PG. which is not a good thing.

Start Isaiah Denis at PG or Jaydon Young!!!

Trimble is as much part of the problem as he is a benefit to the team. He is not a PG or SG. He is an athlete in a basketball uniform that doesnt really do anything exceptionally well. Yet he has obviously been given the keys to our team bc he stayed and is a senior. More of the Carolina Way by the Carolina Family coaching staff.

Dont think the coaching is helping much. A little quickness and we were out of sorts on both ends of the court.

Our best stretch of basketball in terms of moving the defense and protecting the ball was with Trimble/Luka/Stevenson. This is Evans third year of college basketball. I think expecting him to suddenly be able to facilitate at a higher level than he’s doing now is not a good bet. Dixon lacks the speed to be a lead guard for a top team. Hes a nice combo guard, but I think it’s just too steep a climb for him this year. That leaves Trimble…

Also, the staff needs to figure which less-than-ideal situation is best sooner than they did with the post rotation last year.

Guard play was bad, but Wilson may have been the worst defender on the floor today.

I don’t know I made a couple bald headed plays But I could’ve I thought we needed his shooting in that back half We were starting our sets at half court

I dont think he played horribly. Def wasn't even top 5 reason we lost.

DonaldWilliams43 said:

Also, the staff needs to figure which less-than-ideal situation is best sooner than they did with the post rotation last year.

That's pretty much it at this point. None of the perimeter options are enticing besides Trimble so the sooner the ideal rotation is figured out the better.

Evans is a big whiff. Derek Dixon should play PG.

DonaldWilliams43 said:

He’s not the only reason we lost today, but probably the only reason that’s fixable. We have to invest in Dixon but I think Trimble needs the to be the primary ball handler. I realize Powell was awful today, but we have to invest in the guys with upside. Evans has the lowest ceiling of our regulars. Hes never going to be a great defender and he’s been really bad offensively.

He’s actually been one of our better defenders this year.

Ahhines said:

Evans is a big whiff. Derek Dixon should play PG.

I don't think either has a strong case to be a no brainier 30 mpg guy.

DonaldWilliams43 said:

Also, the staff needs to figure which less-than-ideal situation is best sooner than they did with the post rotation last year.

I've been saying this for weeks. A coach should be working out those kinks against inferior non-conference opponents instead of throwing out random lineups

For all the things Trimble does for this team that we really need—and there are many—passing is not one of them. In fact, he’s one of the poorer passers among our rotation players. Missed a number of wide open teammates today. He can guard the opposing PG but I’m not sure about his ability to play PG offensively.

EjectGoose said:

For all the things Trimble does for this team that we really need—and there are many—passing is not one of them. In fact, he’s one of the poorer passers among our rotation players. Missed a number of wide open teammates today. He can guard the opposing PG but I’m not sure about his ability to play PG offensively.

Yeah, he's not the answer at PG - at least not full time.

EjectGoose said:

For all the things Trimble does for this team that we really need—and there are many—passing is not one of them. In fact, he’s one of the poorer passers among our rotation players. Missed a number of wide open teammates today. He can guard the opposing PG but I’m not sure about his ability to play PG offensively.

May just be something we have to live with. His vision isn't great, but it's functional - 5 assists and 0 turnovers today. Overall on the season he's got a 22% assist rate and 8% TO rate. He's not a turbo charge your offense kind of lead guard but we're almost certainly going to have to win unconventionally with this roster in the half court, and Seth as a primary guard allows Bogavac / Evans to exist more as shooters / secondary ball handlers which they seem to be more comfortable with. IMO it's still playmaking by committee but my hypothesis is Seth is going to have to lead the committee.

DonaldWilliams43 said:

He’s not the only reason we lost today, but probably the only reason that’s fixable. We have to invest in Dixon but I think Trimble needs the to be the primary ball handler. I realize Powell was awful today, but we have to invest in the guys with upside. Evans has the lowest ceiling of our regulars. Hes never going to be a great defender and he’s been really bad offensively.

Evans played 13 mins bro, this didn’t have anything to do with Kyan. He is what he is at this point. He’s an off ball catch and shoot guy. He took 1 shot off the catch today, and he made it. This is Hubert Davis’ fault. Period. The end. 2 years in a row he’s built a piss poor roster. He created and implemented the defensive scheme, and it’s god awful. We were good enough on offense to win this game, defensively that may have been those effort I’ve seen in 20 years.