Jeremy Hazell still doesn't know what a good shot is

Two weeks ago, after watching Seton Hall beat Louisville, we wrote about how Jeremy Hazell's ability to decipher a good shot from a bad shot would be the difference for Seton Hall this season.

Never was that more on display than last night.

Hazell was unconscious last night against Villanova. His layup with 12:53 left gave the Hall a 58-56 lead and gave Hazell 32 points. He scored those 32 points on just 20 shots, most of which came within the flow of the offense or off of a set play designed to get him a shot.

Hazell shot Seton Hall in, then out, of their conference tilt with Villanova.
(photo credit: Bleacher Report)

In other words, Hazell scored 32 points on 20 shots Bobby Gonzalez wanted him to take.

But the tides turned very quickly for Seton Hall. Villanova would go on an 11-0 run to open up a 73-62 lead. Where was Seton Hall during that run?

Watching Jeremy Hazell go 1-on-3 or 1-on-4, fire up tough, contested shots, and then beg the officials for a foul.

So what did Gonzo do?

Benched him, with 4:06 left down 11. He benched a guy that had scored 32 points with four minutes left in a very winnable game.

Adam Zagoria had a chance to catch up with Gonzo after the game:

"It's not the way you want to play college basketball," Gonzo said. "I wouldn't be doing a good job of teaching him, I'm not helping him. So basically I took him out and I told him 'Jeremy you can go 1-on-1 and you can be forceful, press and look for some shots but you can't just come down every time and take bad double-clutch shots.'

"You don't get points for degree of difficulty with guys tackling you and then complain to the officials because even the officials started getting frustrated with him. It was just a chance for me to be a leader and try to teach him something that could help him."

The move was necessary.

Until Hazell learns what is a good shot and how to use his teammates, Seton Hall is going to continue to lose close games.