Why are our Big Men so Soft?

[dekhawks]

Jeez guys, go to the rim with some authority. If you're going to foul, foul hard. No little hand slap shouldn't stop you from converting an and 1. They play scared

 

[glidinghawk]

Weakness in the upper body, weak hands, weak wrists, and weak forearms.

Soft.

Also, they seem to tense up when shooting bunnies, sometimes rushing shots, sometimes more tentative.

 

[Chickenlounge]

They need to be Doyle-ized.

 

[HuckFinn]

Agreed. Our two headed centers have gone from almost a guaranteed double double to almost no offense. Even though their D has continued to be ok, in my opinion, I was afraid we would end up losing a game because Gabe and Woody miss too many shots inside. Even though we had a great 6 game streak, I saw the change in G and W the last 2 or 3 games and today, it would be the one thing i would point to that lost us the game. And, yes, guard play was sketchy; we shot poorly as a team; and our D really fell apart once Newbill go hot. This one was embarrassing. PSU played hard and deserved to win but they are a very poor basketball team.

 

[HawgEyeState]

And Fran CANNOT get a T in a close game, especially down the stretch.

That was Another BONEHEAD play, by Iowa, today

 

[spliff45]

The non pc answer is they are ******* when it comes to contact.