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Post by cherokee04 on Feb 16, 2024 15:09:36 GMT -5
I just heard wrist issue, and didn't sound like a sprain. My guess would be something like tendonitis, or completely bogus. I don't think the guy is as connected as he thinks, but he's been right a few times. Usually at about the same time bchilds hints at something. Hence my question for bchilds. I'd love to know what he'd say about why Santi has been shooting around 37+% for the past several games, if his wrist is an issue. I'm not saying it couldn't be true, but that seems weird to me. |
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Post by Stopspopsdrops83 on Feb 16, 2024 15:37:10 GMT -5
We certainly have beaten this topic up and will definitely continue to until season end. I do wonder what effect a lingering wrist problem would have on all Santi’s pump fakes and then no shot. With the pump fake does the wrist possibly just not feel right to him to shoot, I can definitely see that becoming a mental issue Thus we have killed two birds with one stone, physical and mental both.
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Post by pdlglm on Feb 17, 2024 22:17:15 GMT -5
Santi 16-37 43.2%
Gainey 11-35 31.4%
But maybe the best thing is that Santi took 5 threes in 22 minutes.
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Post by Stopspopsdrops83 on Feb 17, 2024 22:57:35 GMT -5
Did Santi pump fake on a made 3 tonight?
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Post by bchilds on Feb 18, 2024 12:00:42 GMT -5
From what my lying eyes tell me. We need 12-18 combined from both of these guys. If one gets it all, that is ok.
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Post by knoxkid on Feb 18, 2024 12:02:02 GMT -5
What was the original prediction again?
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Post by pdlglm on Feb 22, 2024 10:44:41 GMT -5
After Mizzou:
Santi 16-40 40.0%
Gainey 11-35 31.4%
I think it was 37.5% and 33.3% but Context can answer that.
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Post by smyrnavol on Feb 22, 2024 15:55:13 GMT -5
I feel confident in saying that Gainey is a bad shooter who will get hot every once in a while. LONG dry spells in between good performances. He was the similar last year. His freshman year was a big outlier where he shot the ball well.
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Post by pdlglm on Feb 22, 2024 16:04:48 GMT -5
yep. Shooting 35% as a team in SEC play though. Been particularly bad in 3 of the last 4. If we can shoot 35%ish the rest of the way then we are good enough to win with that.
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Post by afvolunteer on Feb 23, 2024 15:42:15 GMT -5
I feel confident in saying that Gainey is a bad shooter who will get hot every once in a while. LONG dry spells in between good performances. He was the similar last year. His freshman year was a big outlier where he shot the ball well. Not sure I’m quite on board with that yet, but I think odds are you’re correct. That said, I expected him to be basically a “hang on the wing and shoot open triples” guy. His defense and his defensive growth have really impressed me. I’ll have to defer to Hamilton, but I’d guess he might be in the same zip code even as Mashack when it comes to the disruptivity matrix TM. He has better handles than I thought and he’s not scared to attack the rim and a better finisher than I expected. Point being, even if he’s not quite Chris Lofton from behind the arc, I think he’s a better basketball player than I expected him to be. Once he got his “I’ve never seen a contested mid-range shot that I didn’t like” out of his system, he’s been a great addition (I think). |
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Post by pdlglm on Feb 23, 2024 16:15:12 GMT -5
I feel confident in saying that Gainey is a bad shooter who will get hot every once in a while. LONG dry spells in between good performances. He was the similar last year. His freshman year was a big outlier where he shot the ball well. Not sure I’m quite on board with that yet, but I think odds are you’re correct. That said, I expected him to be basically a “hang on the wing and shoot open triples” guy. His defense and his defensive growth have really impressed me. I’ll have to defer to Hamilton, but I’d guess he might be in the same zip code even as Mashack when it comes to the disruptivity matrix TM. He has better handles than I thought and he’s not scared to attack the rim and a better finisher than I expected. Point being, even if he’s not quite Chris Lofton from behind the arc, I think he’s a better basketball player than I expected him to be. Once he got his “I’ve never seen a contested mid-range shot that I didn’t like” out of his system, he’s been a great addition (I think). Mashack's steal% numbers are way down. |
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Post by pdlglm on Feb 26, 2024 13:39:13 GMT -5
After A&M #2
Santi 18-44 40.9%
Gainey 11-35 31.4%
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Post by pdlglm on Mar 1, 2024 10:19:02 GMT -5
After Auburn
Santi 18-45 40.0%
Gainey 12-39 30.8%
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Post by cherokee04 on Mar 1, 2024 10:22:23 GMT -5
After Auburn Santi 18-45 40.0% Gainey 12-39 30.8% I don't know what the minutes for each are, but I'm sure Gainey is putting up more shots per minute played than Santi is. I wish we could reverse that part of it. |
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Post by afvolunteer on Mar 1, 2024 15:08:37 GMT -5
After Auburn Santi 18-45 40.0% Gainey 12-39 30.8% I don't know what the minutes for each are, but I'm sure Gainey is putting up more shots per minute played than Santi is. I wish we could reverse that part of it. It won’t happen and why change something when it’s working, but often times it seems we hockey sub and Gainey comes in with Mashack and then usually Aidoo and/or ZZ/Knecht are quickly getting breathers as well. So then our offense tends to bog down and Gainey starts forcing things. We seem to do much better when he (Gainey) lets things come to him (like ZZ hitting him for the open 3 late in the first half against Auburn) vs him aggressively hunting his own shot. I wonder if we’d be more effective with Gainey starting in place of Santi, allowing Gainey to be more of a true 3 and D guy, and then having Santi be the one to come of the bench to force things a bit more and play some instant offense when some of our big 3 are getting a breather. Would align Santi more with his traditional role since he’s been here and likely force him to hunt for offense more than when he’s starting with 3 other legit offensive superstars on the floor. Maybe dumb idea and won’t happen anyway, but just a thought. |
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