I don't agree that play was called Geno first off.
Secondly Geno has said that he wants to push pace.
Pushing pace means more than just giving the ball to the three seniors or only shoot if you are within 5 feet. If taking quick shots weren't allowed other thna for the 3 seniors, then when we see someone like KLS take as many 3s's as she has during fastbreaks or lots of time left on shot clock, how come
Geno doesn't pull her right away after taking the ill-advised 3 point shot? Because overall it isn't an ill-advised shot.
Third- wouldn't it be better over the course of the game to have five (or more) players that can score vs just two or three? Can't some of the shooters be outside shooters? If they are, why make it so difficult for them ot not be able to take a quick shot on occasion when they are wide open on a break and only able to take in halfcourt sets which is generally harder to get open? KLS is a three point shooter. Does anyone think it is bad to take away a wide open three on a fastbreak from her unless maybe she has missed 2 or 3 in a row?
Four - for you coco- IMO
Meg does NOT differentiate between the seniors and KLS. I just can't recall/ didn't put it down here before. But if I were to give a future example(s) of her criticizing the seniors taking a quick 3, would you then agree she has a bias and she is wrong? I don't (the seniors don't . . .) have much time for her to say this though.
For anyone thinking taking a quick 3 point shot is bad please look at the last game. Within the 8th second of the game KLS takes a quick 3 and drills it.
Still lots of time on the shot clock. --- At the 5:01 mark Stewie pulls down rebound. KSL takes and drills a three at 4:54.
Still lots of time on the shot clock. --- At 1:42 mark Stewie pulls down rebound. KSL takes and drills a three at 1:31.
Still lots of time on the shot clock. These are quick 3's. Are these bad shots for a heralded shooter like KLS?
For anyone thinking KLS taking quick 3's is bad- IMO you want FIVE players on the court able to score preferably from anywhere. KLS was brought in in part because she was known/heralded as a 3 point shooter. We're winning all of our games by double digits and many by 30 or more.
Why wouldn't you want to encourage her to keep taking 3's not only in halfcourt but also during fastbreaks? Isn't it best to only have her shoot during fastbreaks and not just in grind out halfcourt sets? How much is a heralded 3 pt shooter going to improve if she is only taking one or 2 3's a game? Maybe she will. But if she is taking 4 or 5. And starts to get accustomed to knocking them down at a high %
like she was recruited to do, isn't that a good thing? The three point shot is a potential weapon. Don't be scared to embrace it to some degree. Why does it only have to be only used in halfcourt sets and not on fastbreaks?