UEACES80 wrote:Ever think that opposing teams focus so much on DJ / Colt / Jason Holsinger / Shy Ely etc that it increases the FG % of the other players by creating good looks for them. Not saying Marty is a genius but it is his team and his offense of choice.
Creating good looks for players to score on high % plays is a good way to run an offense. I'm sure DJ wouldn't have such a low % if the entire Evansville offense wasn't running him off screens and forcing shots, so that he's the only player on the court the opposing team has to defend. But it's not a particularly good or efficient strategy, and it has never been particularly successful.
There's a reason Evansville's only been ranked in the top 100 of KenPom's offensive efficiency once in Marty's entire run there. Living and dying by the hot hand of a single shooter is not an efficient or effective offense. It'll beat teams it shouldn't when that hand is hot, and it'll lose to teams it shouldn't when that hand is cold.