Ain't Easy Being Green Just Now
The Utes play the No. 16 Gonzaga Bulldogs at home on Tuesday, so maybe forward Shaun Green will pull out of his shooting slump.
Green has had a hard time making shots lately, particularly on the road. He's shooting just 36.4 percent in the last five games overall, and a miserable 26.3 percent -- including 4-for-15 from three-point range -- in the three road games in that span.
Which means he has hit 50 percent in two home games.
Coach Jim Boylen said part of the problem is defenses refusing to leave Green (and point guard Tyler Kepkay, for that matter), knowing how well they can shoot. Consequently, Boylen said, that strategy has allowed forward Carlon Brown more room to drive to the basket -- something reflected in Brown averaging 12 points and 5.6 rebounds in the last five games, while shooting 55.8 percent.
"Teams would rather give up a two than a spacing three to Kepkay or Green or [Jordan] Cyphers," Boylen said. "What we try to do is read the defense, read the coverage, and make plays out of it. What we hope they can't do is stop Carlon Brown, and stop Luke [Nevill] and take away threes. They have to pick their poison, and our job is to make those decisions and find the open guy."
Green has had a hard time making shots lately, particularly on the road. He's shooting just 36.4 percent in the last five games overall, and a miserable 26.3 percent -- including 4-for-15 from three-point range -- in the three road games in that span.
Which means he has hit 50 percent in two home games.
Coach Jim Boylen said part of the problem is defenses refusing to leave Green (and point guard Tyler Kepkay, for that matter), knowing how well they can shoot. Consequently, Boylen said, that strategy has allowed forward Carlon Brown more room to drive to the basket -- something reflected in Brown averaging 12 points and 5.6 rebounds in the last five games, while shooting 55.8 percent.
"Teams would rather give up a two than a spacing three to Kepkay or Green or [Jordan] Cyphers," Boylen said. "What we try to do is read the defense, read the coverage, and make plays out of it. What we hope they can't do is stop Carlon Brown, and stop Luke [Nevill] and take away threes. They have to pick their poison, and our job is to make those decisions and find the open guy."
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