Sentences with phrase «offensive player»

Last week it was Luka Prpa getting the offensive player award, this week it's MU's main man on defense getting recognition from the Big East.

While they lurch at the wrong end of the Championship, facing up to a dogfight in terms of their second tier status, the jet - heeled youngster is showing flashes of star potential as an offensive player.

Seattle is no longer the only club missing a top offensive player for the year due to a kneee injury as Kevin Molino will join him on the shelf.

I am sure that at one point, Auro will be roped in as an offensive player, maybe as a right winger in a 4 -4-2 or as a right central midfielder in a 3 -5-2 / 3 -4-1-2 shape with the warrant of hovering next to Vazquez, especially when Gregory van der Wiel will start from the first minute.

The foremost reason for the Mavericks failure was that their premier offensive player Dirk Nowitzki went AWOL, while Golden State put up a clinic in outside shooting.

Haskins, from Eureka, Mo., is the bigger (6 - 1, 202) of the two 3 - star prospects and is coming off a senior season in which he was named the offensive player of the year in Missouri's Class 6A after rushing for more than 2,100 yards and scoring 25 touchdowns.

Time to time, Mané would move out onto the left flank and stay there, but with Coutinho dropping deep into midfield to play passes, Firmino, on occasion, would find himself as the widest offensive player — instead of positioning himself on the shoulder of the CBs or between the CMs and CBs.

He was certainly our most promising and dangerous offensive player.

«Caught the ball in a pretty favorable spot for an offensive player.

He's a terrific rebounder and versatile offensive player who should be able to add consistent three - point range to his game.

As we saw with J.J. Watt and just about every major offensive player in the league, key injuries can come at any time.

We already know Bruno is a good offensive player around the rim and a good shot blocker.

Chmaberlain is the worst offensive player in the squad right now, you would rather play him instead of Cazorla?

Two of those TDs went to his cousin A'jae — the team's top returning offensive player from 2016, who proved it on the field by earning league MVP honors this season.

How is it that this offseason the Wolves traded: an electric offensive player (Lavine), a young Defensive stud (Dunn), the most underrated point guard in the game (Rubio), and drafted an unused center?

In an effort to increase scoring, the NCAA implemented new rules changes during the off - season meant to crack down on hand - checking (i.e. when the defensive player uses one or both of his hands to impede the progress of the offensive player).

Eventually, defenders would inevitably adapt and take their hands off the offensive player, allowing for easier driving lanes and more uncontested lay - ups.

I can only speak for myself, but I criticised Coq for showing signs of trying to be a more offensive player than what his successful recipe dictates him to, which made him not save our ass like he's usually doing.

Outside of Deron, Nash and Gordon, Anderson might be the best offensive player available this summer.

Today, if an offensive player is fouled when he isn't shooting and if the bonus rule is not in effect, his team takes the ball in from out of bounds, so there is a good chance for an assist.

He can scheme the perfect game plan and get an MVP - caliber game from his healthy star, and all it takes is a scoring burst from Golden State's third - best offensive player to render that effort irrelevant.

The fact that Shanahan and Ryan made that offensive work when Mohamed Sanu was the only offensive player (outside of Ryan and the line) on the field at least 70 percent of the time (71) is all the more impressive.

It only took him a few games to prove he was the most dynamic offensive player in the sport.

Now, they first look for the offensive player's pivot foot rather than the defender.

Veteran corner Zach Bowman (# 31) makes below what players like to refer to as a «business decision» in avoiding actually trying to stop the offensive player from getting into the endzone (typically the goal of the defense).

He's Villanova's top scorer, top facilitator, and highest - usage offensive player.

In 2006, Santos won the Walter Payton Award, which is given annually to the best offensive player in FCS football, and the quarterback's name still dots the FCS record book.

Missouri State has a decided advantage when it comes to post defense, as Paul Lusk has the luxury of not exposing his best offensive player in Johnson to fouls because of elite post defender Obi Church.

He's not the most polished offensive player out there, but his athleticism can go a long way in creating different opportunities for Atlanta's offense in transition and the halfcourt.

The whole thing is really complex to actually put into practice and it comes with its own set of risks, and is possibly the toughest role that an offensive player has to do but man, again i reiterate, its tempting with Alexis and Theo there.

We've signed one offensive player, two right backs and a backup goal keeper, that is not going to win us a trophy or title when rival teams have actually done what needs to be done...

it makes our middle very compact and allow an extra offensive player to support giroud.

I think we should just go back to 4 -2-3-1 if the Ox can't make this game because he is our best offensive player in the 3 -4-3... he gives us hope down that flank... No offensive player have faired better than him in the new formation, maybe Perez can try.....

Originally a more offensive player, Schweinsteiger was developed into a world - class deep - lying midfield operator, capable of acting as a metronomic presence in the heart of the park for both club and country.

Also, the only offensive player with fewer snaps on the year was Cooper Rush.

We have nobody at center, wing, or defense that is a dynamic offensive player.

his problem is when he is not hot he acts like he is the BEST offensive player when others are clearly playing better, that i feel is detrimental to the team.

The season before last 14 15 we did better with the points than last season even though we came second from last season we know we conceded many goals from set pieces and were very short on goal scoring the logic of this season was to fix the defensive department and the offensive department by introducing a defender to reduce the amount of goals conceded unless holding is to be the man we havent us of yet fixed the problem on the offensive department we all know the only offensive player is chuba apkom well else we have not addressed the problem so in reality I do not except Arsenal to finish the season with more than 70 points and personally think minimum point required to win the premier league is 85 points have we got that in our squad it will remain to be seen if chuba and holding are enough for a key to unlock the season we will soon find out but I think MR wenger is gambling with the introduction of new manageress which lives us with Liverpool and Leicester and who will take the points off united chelsea and city the next 6 games should give us the indication to what may happen to the long run for the new year

Le coq had a bad game because between him and Cazorla, he was the more offensive player.

... ozil offers nothong in defence because in normal scheme of things he is not reqired to defend he is part of our artillery an offensive player — a mistake is to expect him to be what he is not.

Still, they were finding a way to survive... until Saturday, when Missouri took them down, 41 - 26, in Athens despite sacrificing their own best offensive player (James Franklin, injured in the fourth quarter) and best defensive player (E.J. Gaines, injured in the second).

The manager said: «He's an offensive player,»

Just 1 offensive player on the bench and a reserve player at that.

An offensive player doesn't need to defend like a defensive player, because of his position, but he is still required to be the first defender in the team.

I'll always grant that a truly great offensive player is the best asset you can have but, aside from potentially Doncic (who likely isn't available in this theoretical at 3 / 4/5 / 6), I don't think that guy exists in this class.

It needs to start with scheming, insisting, demanding that his best offensive player gets the football.

Though he established himself as an elite offensive player last season, he still has the defensive chops to make him perhaps the best all - around player in the league.

Without looking, I'd bet buddy is more efficient than Westbrook but no one is going to argue buddy is a better offensive player.

Parker ended up suffering as season - ending injury while Wiggins (16.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG) was a far more assertive offensive player than analysts expected.

But his strong shooting (slightly over 50 %) as a rookie with a comparatively large role indicated he could be a very good offensive player.