Originally Posted by SeasonTicketFan
I agree. Look at the number of assists Cooke has had in A10 play. How many times does he drive the middle then kick out to a wide open teammate?
At times when the offense stagnates, it appears that the coaching staff ask him to force something. He gets into trouble during those times.
Pollard has the same tendency at times. He tries to create something that is not there.
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There's a reason Archie tries to isolate both of them on one side of the floor. What they are doing is what he wants.
There have been relatively few times he's ever pulled either for one on one play. That tells me that if they stay on the court they are playing within the design of what he wants.
Each team is different and Archie will modify what he wants in relation to the players he has. He still wants motion and ball movement, but when he has players who can score in isolation he will use that. And when he has guys who can't create, he won't.