Isaiah Brown
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Was Ash being "pushed out" last year when Brown was getting minutes or was the coaching staff motivating him to work hard on his game to earn minutes?
Last year things were working, and we didn't exactly need Ash's 'skillset'
This year nothing is working, the team goes on pronounced scoring droughts and the one thing Brown does pretty well is certainly needed
This is not the same at all
I diasgree. I believe CC thinks the team needs defensive intensity. We switched to the match up zone, got better on defense, and went on a little run.
I just checked ESPN stats for this year. Ash leadds Brown in nearly every statistical category. Field goal percentage, Ash .365 Brown .363. Three point percentage Ash .324. Brown .300 Defense is especially where Ash shines . Turnovers Ash 13. Brown 21. Steals Ash 14. Brown 8. Assists, Brown has a slight edge. Still, not even close. The biggest stat is NU was on a winning streak (4 of 5) when Ash was in the games. When Ash got hurt, we lost our last five. My guess is Ash starts next year,with Lathon backing up. Who knows who the third guard is,Brown,I suppose.
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I think the coaching mindset is the same this year: the players that are currently best suited to give what the coaching staff believes is needed are the ones that will play. CC has recently stated that everyone knows IB can score. My take, then, is that if they thought scoring was the top priority he would play more. His minutes went down a lot once we switched to the zone. We are just emphasizing defense and they must not be as comfortable with him on that end as they are with JA (before his injury).
Didnt see much of Brown yesterday. Wonder what’s up with him? Anyone know? He is a good player who needs some coaching
He was horrible in the couple of minutes he played in relief of BMac in the first half. Just clueless. Jon Crispin even said "he's not a point guard". Might be the last we see of him in an NU uniform.
Maybe we can get a blue chip recruit still? Anyone good out there? Or transfer?
He did throw a nice pass at the end of the game when it was all but over, but yes, that was a terrible one-minute appearance in the first half. Not only a couple of sloppy turnovers, but I believe also failing to get over to stop a three-pointer.
If it's the last of Brown we see, count me among the very disappointed. I really thought we had something in him last year, and while he was far from what we wanted him to be, he did show flashes, at least in 2017, of being someone who could help the team.
If it's the last of Brown we see, count me among the very disappointed. I really thought we had something in him last year, and while he was far from what we wanted him to be, he did show flashes, at least in 2017, of being someone who could help the team.
Mac front-rimmed that 1-and-1 because he was exhausted. You can trace that directly to not having a backup PG.
