I think the reason the offense doesn't run through the post is that we have no post players. Shields can post up, but he's better outside on the dribble/drive. Jacobson will be a post player and has good hands, but he's a true freshman.
I don't think it makes a lot of sense to drive the offense into a player who will have trouble scoring and passing the ball back out. Chicken and egg.
GBR
but thats just it..... it makes more sense to feed the post, given NU's current state of affairs. Believe me, i'm not advocating for the ball to be shot from the post every possession, but more then 2 touches down low per game would be nice. Jacobsen was fed in the post ONCE that i recall in the iowa game, and he made a decent move and got a layup. will that happen every time? no. certainly not. but the threat HAS to be there. it has to at least be made known to the defense that they have to honor defending that part of the floor. if our post players aren't capable of receiving a pass down low, making a move, and at the very least, passing back or skipping the ball to the opposite of the floor, then we may as well cancel the rest of the season.
Morrow is probably top 3 in athletic ability every time he steps on the floor. give the guy the ball more then twice per game. Let him grow and mature through experience. I'd take a few airballs and blocked shots from our post players any day over just passing the ball around for 22 seconds then jacking up a ridiculous 3 pt shot.
anyone noticed how many charges NU gets called for per game? opponents know that the only method of scoring we have is one guy dribbling around, finally making space for himself, and driving to the basket. That makes it pretty easy for opposing defenders to step in and take charges when they know exactly whats coming, and they don't have to worry about actually guarding their man. they can help off and draw the charge, because there is no chance that Shields will drop a pass off to one of the big guys they are supposed to be guarding. So they just camp in the middle of the floor and wait for it. Heck, half the time jacobsen is standing free throw line extended, or running around like a chicken trying to set ball screens for an ever moving target. (I don't blame him for that, obviously he's ether doing what he's been told, or he's learned that the only way he'll get the ball on offense is if he's standing 18 ft from the basket.)
Basketball fact. the more times NU shows a willingness to feed the post, the easier it will become for the people who actually score, (Shields, AW3, etc) to find room and space to do what they need to do. Otherwise, we may as well just leave our post player behind to guard our basket and play offense with 4 people. Thats basically what we're doing right now neways.
