Harmon and Bienemy

[vbdad]

I believe they won’t be on the court at the same time until one of them starts making shots. You can’t have two perimeter players with no chance of making a shot playing together. They will have to back each other up. If they play like last night neither will have much playing time.

 

[thebigabd]

PG: Harmon
SG: Williams
SG: Reaves
PF: Manek
PF: Doo

That is what I would go with... and let Bienemy come in off the bench until he gets some confidence back. This team has absolutely no depth though.

 

[tmeyer3307]

I felt like last night someone just told JB to shoot as many times and try to get out of this slump.. I mean, he's been so bad this year.. He just kept jacking it up. He needs to get to the rim and or just drive to create for others.

 

[Soonerinkc]

I felt like last night someone just told JB to shoot as many times and try to get out of this slump.. I mean, he's been so bad this year.. He just kept jacking it up. He needs to get to the rim and or just drive to create for others.

He'd go to the rim only to pass out...lose the ball...or get stuck. He did try a few times to take a shot, not a great one, but did take a shot.

I will add I totally agree with your post.

 

[Soonerinkc]

PG: Harmon
SG: Williams
SG: Reaves
PF: Manek
PF: Doo

That is what I would go with... and let Bienemy come in off the bench until he gets some confidence back. This team has absolutely no depth though.

I was thinking that last night...Williams need to replace JB put Harmon back at the point.

We'll see if kruger as the nads to do that....I doubt it. He's almost like Bob when it came to starters...once ya earn that ya really have to screw up BAD to be unseated. Just my opinion.

 

[WichitaSooner]

I was thinking that last night...Williams need to replace JB put Harmon back at the point.

We'll see if kruger as the nads to do that....I doubt it. He's almost like Bob when it came to starters...once ya earn that ya really have to screw up BAD to be unseated. Just my opinion.

He has changed starting lineups several times a year since the FF team. Guys like Muni, RO, Lattin, Reynolds, Calixte, JB, among others, have been in and out of the starting lineup the past couple years. And I think he will do that now.

As for JB -- he has been brutal with his shooting/scoring, no doubt about it. Others may disagree, but I didn't think he took many poor shots last night. The looks he got were open looks, and as much as it hurts when someone misses wide open shots, it would hurt just as much if he refused to shoot. He will either come out of his slump, or his playing time will suffer.

 

[38red]

I believe they won’t be on the court at the same time until one of them starts making shots. You can’t have two perimeter players with no chance of making a shot playing together. They will have to back each other up. If they play like last night neither will have much playing time.

Right now they have the same skill set, good defenders (JB better), good ball handling, average drivers & so far bad shooting.

 

[MJSooner]

Not only are they shooting poorly, they both seem hesitant on the offensive end. Not sure to drive, dish or shoot. I love JB but even with his solid D, he is not adding anything on offense.

 

[BCSooners]

I agree bienemy & Harmon haven’t played well, especially Bienemy. I just think it’s funny people are writing off Williams the last 2 games & now he has to start.

 

[WTSooner]

My biggest problem with Bieniemy is that he keeps settling for 3 pointers, even though he isn't making them. WAY too many of his shots, compared to non-3's, are from behind the line. If you are struggling from deep, drive the ball. Create. Distribute. Finish.

JB wasn't a greater shooter as a prospect, yet that is what LK has turned him into. A guy that stands behind the line and fires up 3's.

 

[BCSooners]

My biggest problem with Bieniemy is that he keeps settling for 3 pointers, even though he isn't making them. WAY too many of his shots, compared to non-3's, are from behind the line. If you are struggling from deep, drive the ball. Create. Distribute. Finish.

JB wasn't a greater shooter as a prospect, yet that is what LK has turned him into. A guy that stands behind the line and fires up 3's.

So from his senior year of high school to his freshman & sophomore years of college LK made Bienemy a completely different player? A coach who allows a ton of freedom is boxing a guy in? I get frustrated with the lack of movement but this is a stretch.

 

[WichitaSooner]

I agree bienemy & Harmon haven’t played well, especially Bienemy. I just think it’s funny people are writing off Williams the last 2 games & now he has to start.

Well said. It's amazing how fast people's opinions of a player's potential and value change game to game. When a newcomer plays well, people think he should start and could be a difference maker. A couple days later, a poor game means he is unlikely to ever make a significant contribution to the program.

I still think JB does a lot of things that help teams win. The problem is twofold: his shooting has been so bad that it has offset all the good things he does, and the poor shooting from other guards makes it hard to just ride this slump out.

 

[WTSooner]

So from his senior year of high school to his freshman & sophomore years of college LK made Bienemy a completely different player? A coach who allows a ton of freedom is boxing a guy in? I get frustrated with the lack of movement but this is a stretch.

He's allowing it. Call it what you want, but when a kid that was better known at driving the ball in HS becomes dang near entirely a 3 point shooter, and he is shooting 14% from 3, it's a problem.

JB's best two games of the year? The second and third games of the year where he scored a combined 28 points, and only took THREE 3 pointers between the two games. Every game except one since then, he's taken more 3's than 2's, and most of the time by a good margin.

So yes, LK has "made" JB that guy by allowing him to play that way.

 

[BCSooners]

He's allowing it. Call it what you want, but when a kid that was better known at driving the ball in HS becomes dang near entirely a 3 point shooter, and he is shooting 14% from 3, it's a problem.

JB's best two games of the year? The second and third games of the year where he scored a combined 28 points, and only took THREE 3 pointers between the two games. Every game except one since then, he's taken more 3's than 2's, and most of the time by a good margin.

So yes, LK has "made" JB that guy by allowing him to play that way.

Or maybe bienemy’s confidence is bad right now. He shot 40% from 3 last year & is only shooting open 3s this year. I think he should be slashing more but he’s hesitant in everything he’s doing right now. He’s still playing solid defense & moving the ball but he’s got to be some sort of threat.

 

[vbdad]

I like JB and thought for the most part he took good shots. Several times he passed up wide open shots though and when he did shoot it wasn't a confident stroke. He has the ability to shoot but right now he isn't doing it.
Harmon shoots with more confidence but it hasn't worked for him. They both are talented guys who need to play well to win a bunch. However until one or both start shooting better they can't play together IMO.
Doo was essentially receiving a triple team when he caught the ball in the high post. Defenders completely left JB and DH. One guy can be out there playing D and hopefully driving and moving the ball. Just not both at the same time.

 

[skyvue]

Harmon is a good reminder that it's never a good idea to count on major contributions from freshmen, no matter how highly rated they are. Some make the adjustment to D1 play right away, but others don't, and it's hard to predict one way or the other.

He'll be good for us in the long run and he's certainly had his moments in the early going, but he hasn't been as good to this point as many of us expected/hoped (and JB's play so far is not what most expected).

 

[Sooner04]

If JB is open he's got to shoot. We don't run offense well enough for another clean look to appear. That applies to Harmon as well, but I'm not sure that's his game.

 

[steverocks35]

Now that McNeace is gone I guess JB is the guy whose name will forever be misspelled.... It's B-I-E-N-I-E-M-Y.

 

[sperry]

Williams can't shoot, can't play defense, and is not an intelligent player. No thanks. Just gotta keep getting the young kids reps to develop. Throwing in a mediocre JUCO is nothing but a short term bandaid.

 

[Jccouger]

They both have been awful.

The good news is that Harmon will eventually turn in to a nice player after being here 4 years, where at the start of the year we were considering him going pro after 1.