All...I read a post last year wherein it was said that Brandon Walton could not shoot...him breaking his foot in the first minute of the first game of the season...was a tough BREAK not only for him but the team also. He and Tyler Hall were the only spot up three point shooters last year and Walton is sorely missed this year. TM played the 5-spot last year just like he is this year...the difference, teams had to respect Walton and his shooting so they could not send two, three and sometimes four guys at Mitchell. Guys its not the coach or coaches...until we start to knock down some shots, its going to be tough....we have penetrators but when the lane is clogged they can't do much....even with that this team is losing some close games (minus UTA, LeHigh, Virginia and a ranked Creighton team)....-3 to Alabama-Huntsville (not your everyday D2 school...-4 UL-Lafayette...-4 St. Louis....-6 Western Kentucky (after Chris Jones went down with an ankle injury in a place where JJ won only once E.A. Diddle). JJ didn't win at MiddleTennessee either so who knows what will happen later tonight. Additionally JJ didn't win 20 plus games every year...remember he started out 15-14, 7-21, 13-15, 14-14, 14-14 before breaking out in the 2006-07 season with a 23-11 record.
TJ Taylor is a shooter and Walton returns and hoepfully Clarke Overlander will settle down and not rush his shots...who knows TM may stay and if he does he will not have to play the 5-spot or the 4-spot as we have legit bigs coming in to play in the paint, let TM range on the wing ,where he will play on the next level...this along with the aforementioned Taylor, Walton and Overlander should make for a very different atmosphere.
