Maybe I just misread that post. I thought he was referencing other players' lack of desire to shoot at all times, not just at the end of the game. Because there was plenty of deference amongst the rest of the team, and I think that was a bigger problem than Marble taking 21% of the shots. White simply didn't take enough shots, and it wasn't because Marble took too many. Looking at the stats from this year's team, here is the FGA breakdown:
Marble-436
White-245
Gesell-240
McCabe-172
Uthoff-168
Basabe-164
Olaseni-140
Woody-136
Ogles3-110
There are some pretty glaring things wrong with that picture, specifically the numbers next to McCabe, Uthoff and Basabe. I don't think McCabe was anywhere near worthless, so this isn't meant to bash him. But there's no way he should have been getting more shots up than Uthoff or Basabe, much less both of them. Olaseni and Woody were in a solid spot, IMO; neither is THAT skilled offensively and they split time.
If Oglesby had been healthy all year, I think McCabe should have fallen in right about where Josh did in an abbreviated season, while Oglesby would have ended with around 150 shots. 120 shots or fewer would have been appropriate for Zach, with more touches going to any of White/Gesell/Uthoff/Basabe. I'd even say that Gesell should have taken fewer shots in favor of the frontcourt guys. Gesell was perhaps our most important player, but we were at our best when he was facilitating and dropping in some points. We were 2-7 in conference games where he put up more than 9 shots, and 7-3 when he didn't crack double digit attempts. I've got no problem with his courage, and I'll feel fine putting the ball in his hands in the clutch. I just think maybe he should have taken fewer shots throughout the course of the game and given Basabe, White and Uthoff more opportunities.
