The scrimmage last night showed some of our weak areas that need immediate improvement before we head into the Conference tournaments, but more importantly, these are the areas we need to address before we head into the National tournament.
Why?
Because we won’t beat many good teams by playing the way we did against the boys last night.
We cannot afford to keep shooting low percentage shots when we aren’t hitting. We cannot afford to ignore the instructions from the coach (hold for last shot, stop shooting 3’s, C4 to move the defense). We cannot afford to continue to telegraph, and throw poor passes (especially after being told over & over again to go “under” the defender).
It’s not a lack of skill or the boy’s superior talent or athleticism that created those situations… it’s a lack of self-discipline and poor decision making on our part.
The two most important times of the game are the first two minutes of the half and the last two minutes of the half. It can create momentum or destroy momentum. Every possession, every pass, every shot, every box out, every rebound and every loose ball is of the utmost importance during those two times.
If we want to progress beyond the East Regional, we MUST begin to show some self-discipline in our game.
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