skipc
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Post by skipc on Feb 21, 2020 19:23:07 GMT -5
Carey can be a good defender when he gives it full attention. Unfortunately, he is lackadaisical too often on D. I posted in the past that too often he tries to make the unbelievable assist pass which turns into a turnover. Also, in the past I posted that early on he and Jalen weren't cohesive. They are considerably better in more recent games. Carey has been playing much better on defense since the benching during the second half against Canisius where he clearly got the message that his role on the team was going to change. The only problem during the stretch since has been the shooting. His FG%/3PT%/FT% for the first 15 games was .393/.372/.848, the last 9 games it has been .318/.324/.750. His assist to turnover was a terrible 2.5/2.9 for the first 15 games but has been a much more manageable 2.0/1.4 since. His steals per game are also up over that period (1.07 to 1.22) despite averaging a little over 4 minutes less per game. He's just not shooting well which is surprising since he is shooting less so you would think his shot selection would be better which would increase the percentages. He just needs to keep doing what he's doing and hopefully he finds that rhythm in his shot again. He’s passing up open looks ,some in the paint, because of confidence issues. He just needs to trust it and let it fly- really the only way to work through it. He got an early seat in the last game because he missed a couple of defensive assignments/switches that led to easy hoops. We will definitely need him down the stretch here so I hope he pulls a Sammy and tells himself “ WTF, I’m going balls to the wall, what do I have to lose”.
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