04-17-2019, 06:45 AM | #71 | |
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Yeah I don't really see what's wrong with saying from a basketball perspective this team is a really good fit for a Center that might not get to go to Duke or Kentucky or one of those schools. We'll be in the top 20. We'll have a great offensive coach. There won't be anybody with a chance to take your minutes. Sounds like a pretty nice spot. |
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04-17-2019, 06:53 AM | #72 | |
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He has a great opportunity here and I'm not sure it could get a whole lot better somewhere else with a wasted year in between to boot. I look for him to be a Bearcat. |
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04-18-2019, 09:56 PM | #73 |
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Wow I just watched Hoard’s interview with Brannen and am blown away. Quality person, articulate, HOF college level player with professional experience. What a massive step up from the California dreamer. Could not be happier and can’t wait for next year. Happy for the players that the munchkin is gone.
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04-19-2019, 06:25 AM | #74 | |
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his one on 700 wlw's facebook page is a good one too. Talked about when he left NKU it was going to be for a school where he could win a national championship. compare that with micks tournament wins are for the fans crap. |
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04-19-2019, 09:45 AM | #75 | |
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Has CJB telling BOhn and co how he would go about improving our results in the dance (with data to back it up). Both from a seeding perspective and performance perspective. Apparently March success was at least somewhat of a priority. Gaming the schedule was one way to improve seeding. Increasing tempo and shot selection was a way to perform better on the floor. The guy was prepared for the interview. All of those things were areas Cronin's team's struggled coincidentally (or not). We were getting better with scheduling. Tempo was always an issue. Shot selection is going to be a big change in that I think Cronin wanted to wait to get offensive rebounders in place before taking too many shots. I think Brannen will let them fire on a good shot before the D gets set with rebounders in place or not. So we may suffer in O rebounding a little but we should also see a few follow up dunks that way. Our FG% will go up as a result so we shall see which strategy will win out. |
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04-19-2019, 10:24 AM | #76 |
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The video Cincinnati Men’s Hoops posted of the practice had me amped. Hoping they all stick this out.
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04-19-2019, 12:45 PM | #77 | |
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I'm less convinced that tempo in and of itself would make any difference. Every coach talks about playing faster, but there is no correlation between tempo and success, either in terms of winning or offensive efficiency. Heck, the slowest team on Earth just won the title, and had one of the most efficient offenses in the country. Belein has always played at a snail's pace, both at WVU and Michigan, and has had some incredibly efficient offenses (and, until the past two seasons, a lot of mediocre to bad defenses). Everyone enjoys up-tempo basketball more, but it is pretty success-neutral. |
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04-19-2019, 01:56 PM | #78 | |
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I think Brooks, SCott, and Cumberland are fine with either. Moore should be better in the half court but that's a whole different story. |
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04-19-2019, 07:02 PM | #79 |
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It is going to take about 3 years to really see what Brannen can do. I expect a step back the next two years.
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04-19-2019, 08:22 PM | #80 |
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