Yes. There was no reason for not instituting just such an attacking defense this past season although perhaps the lack of upfront rebounders was a factor. Next year it should be a must. We have five guards (not four)---Scruggs, Johnson, Odom, Kunkel and Tandy. We have two post players (Nunge and Miles) and we have Jones, Stanley and ZFree. That's ten players, before including the two freshman. A poster from several months back suggested the way to solve the player rotation challenge is to run hard at both ends of the court. With five guards, we should have the ball handling skills to make it work. The players would, I think, beg for a rest and I think bitching about not having enough P.T. would go away. That is exactly what I would do were I Steele. Yes you may lose some rhythm shuffling players in and out but these guys have played and practiced together enough that it seems like it should work.
If Steele comes out next year with the same old, same old offense, I'm afraid I will lose my mind.
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Thread: Looking Towards Next Year
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04-10-2021, 07:55 PM #141
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04-11-2021, 08:54 AM #142
The key to being able to play all out pressing type defense is to have a rim protector for when they get beat. Nunge will have to be that guy since no one else has shown that ability to date. Miles has the athletic ability to be that guy if he shows a lot of progress and gets stronger.
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04-11-2021, 10:32 AM #143
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[QUOTE=Jumpin_Jamal_Forever;702428]Yes. There was no reason for not instituting just such an attacking defense this past season although perhaps the lack of upfront rebounders was a factor. Next year it should be a must. We have five guards (not four)---Scruggs, Johnson, Odom, Kunkel and Tandy. We have two post players (Nunge and Miles) and we have Jones, Stanley and ZFree. That's ten players, before including the two freshman. A poster from several months back suggested the way to solve the player rotation challenge is to run hard at both ends of the court. With five guards, we should have the ball handling skills to make it work. The players would, I think, beg for a rest and I think bitching about not having enough P.T. would go away. That is exactly what I would do were I Steele. Yes you may lose some rhythm shuffling players in and out but these guys have played and practiced together enough that it seems like it should work.
If Steele comes out next year with the same old, same old offense, I'm afraid I will lose my mind.
We actually have 6 guards with Jones, right?
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