McCabe has to stop shooting so much

SpiderRico said:
People can take this as a bash thread if they want, but here are the facts:

1. Of the Top 10 players in minutes played on the team, McCabe puts up the most shots per 40 minutes than all but one player....Marble.

2. Of the Top 10 players in minutes played on the team, McCabe has the worst effective FG% on the team at 46.67%.

So the worst shooter on the team, statistically, is taking the 2nd most shots per 40 minutes. All that does is take away better scoring opportunities from other players. Every other player on the team, save for Marble, shoots better than 50% in effective FG%.

I'm not saying there aren't other things he brings to the team because there is. But coming into the game and hoisting three after three and not being able to hit your bunnies (he's the worst shooting player on the team from 2pt range at 42%) is killing us right now. He has a role, but it cannot be by being the 2nd most prolific on the team in field goal attempts.
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Keep shooting Zack. You are getting a lot of good looks. Don't pass them up.
 




drew003 said:
Somebody has to shoot. Josh O is a reluctant volume shooter. White can't shoot even when wide opened. Uthoff looks uncomfortable out there. Marble already shoots a lot--I don't think more shots is going to improve his efficiency, but I could argue he needs to be shooting more. Gessell could hoist up a few more 3s - if for nothing else to pull defenders out on to him.

Perhaps we get a Jok some more run as he is willing to jack up shots. But I'm not sure that is the answer to our shooting.
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I thought Jok looked much better last night than the last time we saw him in meaningful minutes. I was watching him almost exclusively. His defense has come a long way. He seemed more confident...like he belongs. It appears he got Uthoff's minutes.
 


bogeyman said:
Or maybe we learn how to run set plays that result in good entry passes to the post, putting our bigs in solid position to score or be fouled instead of jacking up shots with players hitting only 24% in BIG play? And I know others aren't shooting well, but they aren't the liability he is on defense/ball handling etc. They at least add something somewhere.
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It is hard to post-up in college basketball. The three-point line is closer to the rim, it is easy for defenders to double the post, you can front post-men and rotate help from behind to prevent the lob. Officials often allow a long of contact in the post. We need make shots to open the lane for post play and drives.

Also, set-plays are not the answer. Jay Bilas explains very well how "patterned movement" is very easy to scout and take-a-way. Quite simply, we need make perimeter shots.
 


drew003 said:
It is hard to post-up in college basketball. The three-point line is closer to the rim, it is easy for defenders to double the post, you can front post-men and rotate help from behind to prevent the lob. Officials often allow a long of contact in the post. We need make shots to open the lane for post play and drives.

Also, set-plays are not the answer. Jay Bilas explains very well how "patterned movement" is very easy to scout and take-a-way. Quite simply, we need make perimeter shots.
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Valid points for sure. It (shooting) would solve a lot of problems yes. But it is up to Fran to find other ways to score if we aren't shooting well (which seems to be rarely last 2 years vs. good opponents), that is why D1 coaches are paid well. Somehow Hoiberg finds ways to get Niang the ball on the block all the time, even on nights they aren't shooting it well. ISU also has good spacing even with the college 3 pt line IMO. You don't have to run the same set plays every game do you? Honest question. I would think good coaches add new ones throughout the season or vs. different opponents depending on match ups which make scouting them difficult. It doesn't mean your scrap you entire offense, but maybe certain times down the court call a special set play that had been worked on in practice preparing for the game. Maybe not.
 




hoffahawk said:
vs. Ohio State this year 1-16 FG .063 1-11 3pt FG .091

In our losses this year 10-36 FG .278 6-21 3pt FG .286
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But but he shot the lights out against drake and Campbell Northeastern state when it mattered most!

Keep chucking it up buddy... Love that confidence or lack thereof.... Not sure which at this point
 




OUTofTOWNHAWK said:
I think he would be sitting if fran didnt want those shots. You see how quickly fran pulls players after they do something wrong.
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Yes. He has a short leash with everyone except Zach. I don't get it and never will. 1 of 8 last night fellaz.....one of eight
 


bogeyman said:
But it is up to Fran to find other ways to score if we aren't shooting well (which seems to be rarely last 2 years vs. good opponents), that is why D1 coaches are paid well.
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I'm sure they spend a lot of time shooting free throws in practice. That's a way for this team to score a lot of points. We get to the line a lot...but miss too many. I thought Jok looked much better out there last night especially on defense...and he's a very good free throw shooter. Maybe he get 8 minutes next game instead of 5. We'll see.
 


HawkIPA said:
And he is now 6/25 (24%) in B1G play from 3 point range. So he was 5/19 (26.3%) going into last night during conference action.
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Looking at every game since the Villanova game (his last really hot night from long range), he's 9-39 (23.1%). He's still shooting 34.4% because he was shooting out of his mind for the first eight games (52% to start the year).
 


Zach's lack of athleticism and slow release on his shot is not conducive to performing well against quality competition with athletic players. It just isn't. Against B1G competition, he is shooting 6-25 from 3. Throw in 0-4 against Iowa State and it's 6-29 or 20.6% from 3. Against everyone else (i.e. scrub teams with the exception of Villanova), he is 16-35 or 45.7%. I think there's more than enough data points this year to say that he shouldn't be continually jacking up shots to the point that he's our 2nd most prolific shooter in terms of attempts. Marble avg's 17.3 shots per 40 mins. McCabe avg's 14.2 shots per 40 mins and the rest of the 8 players that play the majority of minutes all avg between 9 and 11 shots per 40 mins.

He's a decent passer. He can bang around inside and grab some rebounds. And he can give the other, more efficient scorers the chance to catch their breath. But anything beyond that is just killing us.
 


Gesell had several wide open 3 chances last night that he didn't take. We not back until most of the team can shoot confidently all the time. We're just a little ways away from having the talent we need to compete for conf titles.
 




This will probably just sound stupid but he doesn't need to shoot less, he just needs to make more.

My point is that they aren't bad shots or forced shots. He was shooting better from 3 earlier in the year. If he can do that and Uthoff can come back to half the player he was earlier in the year, I think we still have something with the emmergence of Gabe and Josh shooting the ball better than years in the past.
 






HawkeyeMHA said:
They all missed last night, he's one of our best shooters (say he isn't all you want but it's true)
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Depends on how far you go down the roster. And are we talking just 3's or total FG%

from 3

Josh O 52%
Utoff 46%
Clemmons 46%
Marble 35%
McCabe 34%
Gessell 32%
Jok 31%
White 20%

Overall

White 60%
Basabe 57%
Woody 52%
Utoff 52%
Gabe 50%
Clemmons 51%
Josh O 46%
Marble 42%
Gessell 42%
McCabe 39%
Jok 37%


Sorry but that is about as far away from "one of our best shooters" as you can get.
 






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