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Evidence shows Woodard needs to shoot more, distribute less
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While I agree that Jordan is more effective as a scorer when he's free to create his own shots from the wing, I'm not convinced Strong-Moore is ready to assume the role of running our offense at this point of the season. Maybe he will be in time. I just don't see it right now.
We haven't seen enough of Shepherd to know what he can do. He had his best game of the season against ORU, scoring 9 points in 15 minutes on 4 of 5 shooting from the field (1 of 2 from three) to go with 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, only to barely sniff the floor against WSU.
With the Big 12 season looming large not far away, this so-called "experiment" needs to end soon if this team to have any chance of another NCAA bid.
We haven't seen enough of Shepherd to know what he can do. He had his best game of the season against ORU, scoring 9 points in 15 minutes on 4 of 5 shooting from the field (1 of 2 from three) to go with 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, only to barely sniff the floor against WSU.
With the Big 12 season looming large not far away, this so-called "experiment" needs to end soon if this team to have any chance of another NCAA bid.
I hope Lon's not getting desperate. Whatever points you gain with Woodard at 2 you lose with Strong at 1. Does Woodard's scoring really suffer that much when he's bringing the ball up the court? Does OU really have no other combinations to score more than having him at the 2? Scary
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Neither the analytics at Kenpom nor at sports-reference like what Strong-Moore has shown so far so, if they're right, it's hard to see that Woodard's improvement off the ball justifies the decrease in production from Strong-Moore. Now, it's just been a few games so there's something of a small sample but, for me, when he's healthy, I'd rather see McGusty more than Strong-Moore.
The "evidence" the article points to is nothing more than Woodard's good 3 pt % so while I don't doubt that he's better at the 2 than the 1, I haven't seen much to show that Strong-Moore is ready. And as long as we're pointing out that Strong-Moore played most of the 2nd half vs Wichita State, the article failed to mention the fact that the offense struggled mightily while he was on the court.
Maybe he'll learn and we'll get better and this will be the right move, but I haven't seen the evidence yet.
The "evidence" the article points to is nothing more than Woodard's good 3 pt % so while I don't doubt that he's better at the 2 than the 1, I haven't seen much to show that Strong-Moore is ready. And as long as we're pointing out that Strong-Moore played most of the 2nd half vs Wichita State, the article failed to mention the fact that the offense struggled mightily while he was on the court.
Maybe he'll learn and we'll get better and this will be the right move, but I haven't seen the evidence yet.
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