Since the exhibition games, I could tell this team was going to be challenged offensively for stretches. But man, I did not expect this.
My biggest frustrations with Ben:
Ten seniors are on the team, most of them guards. The lack of poise and purpose offensively is baffling. How can guys playing at this level for so long have zero concept of moving without the ball?
Ben's first team, with Willis, Loewe, Stephens, and Battle, wasn't overly athletic, but they consistently ran good sets. The issue with that team was depth and getting worn down as the season progressed (and no frontcourt).
Ben's worst year was Year 2 with Talon Cooper running PG, who was slow and consistently struggled to get the team into the offense. It seems like playing Patterson at PG is reverting to this. Why aren't you playing with tempo!?
There'd be 10 seconds left on the shot clock before any semblance of actual offense the entire first half.
And what is with Ben Johnson's guard backing down defenders? It doesn't f**** work, ever! It kills the flow, everybody ball watches, and it either ends in a turnover, a bad shot, or a bobbled dribble that leads to a frantic pass out the perimeter to reset the offense and an eventual desperation shot to beat the shot clock.
I can't fathom how a 4th-year coach with his most experienced roster can look like this.
