"barrage of threes" and cites 1 three pointer
"turnover machine" and only had 2 turnovers. He sat him for 10 minutes after the second one.
Take that lucky 3 away and it changes the complexion and momentum of the game entirely down the stretch.
And by the way, yes, shooting 20% above your average from 3 as a team is basically a lucky shooting night (Definition of it, actually). We are very lucky the shots fell because Weston tried his best to give that game away in crunch time. Stats might say 2 turnovers but it felt like 10 and he also played terrible defense all night long. I recall one particular careless turnover where afterwards he then loafed down the court and gave his man (a 47% 3pt shooter) a wide open 3 which he of course swished. That's a potential 5 or 6 point swing in a matter of 5 seconds for a team that is mounting a comeback.....Inexcusable. It's no coincidence that the bleeding stopped and we even re-extended our lead some after Weston came out....
The guy is a total liability and has been for most of his career here. If you can't acknowledge that that's on you. I'm done coddling the guy because of his athleticism and supposed NBA scouting (Yeah F'ing right, he wouldn't even hack the G league with those ball handling skills). Tired of being nice and polite about the situation too. He's had plenty of time to cut the shit and play proper basketball. This is not a rec league and this isn't amateur college athletics anymore. He's getting money put in his pocket + a scholarship. The expectations are higher now and so will be the criticisms. This is a professional sport now.
But back to 3 point shooting. Those numbers are always going to even out over a season.
That's why fundamentals (Rebounding, assists, ball movement, FT shooting, limiting TO's, etc) is the cornerstone of a good team. I can't emphasize that enough. Surprisingly, most of the players on this team actually do have pretty solid fundamentals, and overall, this team actually could push for a championship if they stay healthy and play the right rotations (and improve at the FT line....)
And that's what makes the Weston situation even more infuriating. It's one thing to borderline sabotage your team when you're a quad 3 or 4 W for most of your opponents....It's a whole 'nother story to go out there and play rec league ball when you've got a great team with championship and NCAA potential. It's unfair to the rest of the team and it's unfair to the University. I refuse to believe Weston cannot play with more urgency and responsibility when handling the ball.
If I'm McDevitt I'm having a sincere heart to heart with the kid. Tighten it up or get used to keeping your warm-up's on.
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