Dang! Bishop had Moyer cutting a second time but tried the pull up floater.  If it ain't broke don't fix it.

GW0509 wrote:

Dang! Bishop had Moyer cutting a second time but tried the pull up floater.  If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Come on.  That’s at least an 80% shot for Bishop, even though he missed.  He made the right play.  Moyer would have been surrounded and probably missed or gone to the line.

I can’t believe the way this board kills Bishop every time he misses or makes a bad play, but kind of ignores when he’s playing great. 

One thing I loved is that twice in the last couple minutes, Bishop saw Duq player pop out to stop him from going left and he cut back inside like a running back, once for the dish to Moyer and once for the floater that didn’t go.

Free Quebec wrote:

GW0509 wrote:

Dang! Bishop had Moyer cutting a second time but tried the pull up floater.  If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Come on. That’s at least an 80% shot for Bishop, even though he missed. He made the right play. Moyer would have been surrounded and probably missed or gone to the line.

You're probably right, that was written in the heat of the moment.  FWIW I actually really like Bishop.

I will say what no one here wants to hear:
1) GW may be the worst team in the country at protecting a 10+-point first half lead.
2) Duques look really out of sorts compared to yesterday. Was there a French rave outside their hotel last night, or are they not taking it seriously because they are playing in practice unis?
3) Multiple passes on offense lead to open shots. Seems like something GW should not have needed nine games to figure out, but hopefully it is lesson learned.
4) No one in Pittsburgh is paying attention, this is going head-to-head with a Steelers game.
 

Free Quebec wrote:

GW0509 wrote:

Dang! Bishop had Moyer cutting a second time but tried the pull up floater.  If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Come on. That’s at least an 80% shot for Bishop, even though he missed. He made the right play. Moyer would have been surrounded and probably missed or gone to the line.

I can’t believe the way this board kills Bishop every time he misses or makes a bad play, but kind of ignores when he’s playing great.

One thing I loved is that twice in the last couple minutes, Bishop saw Duq player pop out to stop him from going left and he cut back inside like a running back, once for the dish to Moyer and once for the floater that didn’t go.

I know that I am probably one of the Bishop bashers, but I do recognize him as an incredibly gifted shooter and passer.   My concern is that the manner in which he is used detracts from the overall play of the team.    Too many times he is dribbling without an apparent destination, while 4 other players are essentially standing around with their hands on hips and watching.  I would be curious to see his +/- for the half.  In fact,  I am very pleased with Bishops overall play in the half.  He had an off shooting night at 2-6 (I thought he may have missed some teammates down low when he took that final 3), but I love the 5 assists and 0 turnovers.  Even his defense seemed a bit better today.  Just hope he realizes that our winning the game is more important than his getting to 20.  

Last edited by Long Suffering Fan (1/03/2021 2:56 pm)

I feel the same way LSF.  Aimless dribbling is not efficient and depresses the rest of the team.

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

4) No one in Pittsburgh is paying attention, this is going head-to-head with a Steelers game.
 

GWAA, technology is good.  Got the Red Zone running on my laptop and the ESPN+ feed of the game on the telly.  Hell, I've got two more monitors to play with. 
 

LSF,  Bishop is +5 in the first half.

MG14 wrote:

Another offensive rebound another basket given up. 

Rinse and repeat

Beginning of crap ball and the ball hog! Great!