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Any friction on the team needs to be squashed right now before it blows up worse. I dont think it was a good idea for both guys to leave and then come back. It's not gonna work. If I'm Terry I want to know who is leaving now. If I'm Hawkins and I want to show myself off, then I better stop being tentative at times and step up the pace.
Agreed. I think this is what we all thought before the season too. Tarke and Archie can more than compensate for any rebounds we may lose by sitting Vila. I hope he gets back soon. I would like to see Williams, Tarke and Archie in there together.Start Tarke. He struggled coming out of the gate. Doesn't biatch on social media and his game has improved.
Hawkins has earned the starting spot, in my eyes. I see Hawkins as the better player between he and Lathon.Earn it.
Right now I agree, but he has to be all-in.Hawkins has earned the starting spot, in my eyes. I see Hawkins as the better player between he and Lathon.
Lathon shot 0-5, but he showed the most hustle on the team, leading the team with 9 rebounds. He also had an amazing assist to Boum for an open 3, just an amazing pass. If other players could just hit a damn shot, Lathon would have more assists.Hawkins as with any young player is inconsistent. He sat during the last game because his first half was turrible. BUT, no one else on the team matches his intensity and his upside is huge.
Lathon shot 0-5, but he showed the most hustle on the team, leading the team with 9 rebounds. He also had an amazing assist to Boum for an open 3, just an amazing pass. If other players could just hit a damn shot, Lathon would have more assists.
What Lathon needs to get better at is driving to the basket. His FG% would go up, he would score more points with FTs, and he would get more assists by dishing it off (perhaps to Hawkins!). That's something Terry needs to coach him up on. A good point guard needs to do that. But I do like what much of what Lathon brings to the table, the hustle, the rebounds.
I don't see Hawkins as a point guard, so I don't see Lathon and Hawkins as an either/or situation. They should be working together, building chemistry, not competing against each other.
Although I like Hawkins as the PG, I agree with some of this. Unfortunately, Terry seems to see them as either/or PGs. I wonder if Terry playing them as either/or PGs created a rivalry between them and ultimately hurt the team chemistryLathon shot 0-5, but he showed the most hustle on the team, leading the team with 9 rebounds. He also had an amazing assist to Boum for an open 3, just an amazing pass. If other players could just hit a damn shot, Lathon would have more assists.
What Lathon needs to get better at is driving to the basket. His FG% would go up, he would score more points with FTs, and he would get more assists by dishing it off (perhaps to Hawkins!). That's something Terry needs to coach him up on. A good point guard needs to do that. But I do like what much of what Lathon brings to the table, the hustle, the rebounds.
I don't see Hawkins as a point guard, so I don't see Lathon and Hawkins as an either/or situation. They should be working together, building chemistry, not competing against each other.
He had a horrible game against Hawaii with 5 turnovers, but other than that, he had 0 TOs vs. Boise St. and 1 vs. Ball St. and 2 vs. Houston and 1 vs. UCI, etc. He's had a total of 3 since returning to the team. I don't see a "turnover funk."I would venture to say we were all confident before and during the start of the season that Lathon was the answer too, but then he stopped scoring and went into a turnover funk.
Much better last year as well. He was a scoring bright spot for us. He hit a late game winner last year and had a great winner agains UNM this year but his confidence has taken a hit. He just needs to shoot his way out of it."
The scoring slump, though, is very real and I really wonder what's going on. He seemed so much better at the start of the season.
He shot 35% from three last season (anything above 1/3 is good, equivalent to 1/2 from inside the arc). He's shooting 20% this season. Just saying that he has a "terrible shot" really doesn't explain it. He had a flat shot last season but it would still go in enough of the time.Lathon has a terrible shot... he can’t shoot from outside so people sag off of him making it harder to get to the rim
The Hawaii game alone was a turnover funk, but based on the numbers you have provided that looks like an outlier. I hope he breaks out of his scoring issues and gets his scoring back.He had a horrible game against Hawaii with 5 turnovers, but other than that, he had 0 TOs vs. Boise St. and 1 vs. Ball St. and 2 vs. Houston and 1 vs. UCI, etc. He's had a total of 3 since returning to the team. I don't see a "turnover funk."
The scoring slump, though, is very real and I really wonder what's going on. He seemed so much better at the start of the season.
...I don't see Hawkins as a point guard, so I don't see Lathon and Hawkins as an either/or situation. They should be working together, building chemistry, not competing against each other.