Our half court game on both ends has left a lot to be desired.
Offensively we don’t put pressure on the defense. We take what is given to us and get very few easy looks. The shots we do take are mostly after our guys realize they are open, opposed to being ready to score before you get the ball. Need to do a much better job getting our best players in scoring positions, e.g. Cole off a screen to catch and shoot, champ isolation at the elbow.
Think about all the possessions we have on the defensive end where we need to have 2,3 sometimes 4 different close outs. We have to scramble constantly once teams settle down in the half court and teams end up getting open looks from deep or dump offs in the paint. We are never forcing teams to scramble, rotate and provide help on their end. Some of that is personnel, but a lot of it is approach. A great start would be stopping dribble penetration on D and getting some of our own on O. Easier said than Dunn, but hopefully he helps.
Long story short, in the half court, other teams are dictating shots on both ends.