11-21-2013, 08:37 PM | #11 |
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Let me preface this by saying I respect the hell out of Mick Cronin, and he's a tremendous coach.
But what does putting JDIII in the game for a minute and yanking him do? Is it helping the team? Is it helpling JDIII? I just don't get it. Guyn, Kilpatrick, and KJ are light years better on defense than JDIII. Caupain, however, hasn't done anything spectacular on defense. Why can JDIII only get on the floor for 1 minute when Caupain is playing 15+ minutes per game? |
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My guess is, and I am not trying to be disrespectful to you, that Cronin is the better judge of who should be on the floor. JL is simply giving Cronin more of what he wants on the floor...mistakes included. |
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So far this year it seems like we are closing off the side but we aren't seeing the help closing off the forward movement on the sidelines. If we are going to trap...we have to do both. I was frustrated in the last game because we weren't doing this and I think it cost us. Either the players weren't doing thier jobs or Cronin forgot something. Judging by Cronin's post game reactions I am guessing it was the players...but how could they be on such seperate pages? |
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11-21-2013, 09:47 PM | #15 |
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We have been great forcing players to the sideline...but we have been horrible with trapping that player near the half court line from moving forward. Forcing the guy to the sideline is only half the battle and will rarely work if we aren't meeting him on the front side.
I kept thinking in the last game...how is just forcing him to the sidline helping if he keeps on going? |
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11-22-2013, 04:50 AM | #17 |
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JL is 4 games into his college career. JDIII has been in the program for 2 plus years. Trying to compare their situations is laughable. Just as funny is debating the value of a player such as JDIII who has played limited minutes his freshman year. Coach has recruited for years. He knows talent when he sees it. He sees these guys everyday in practice. His skills as a recruiter were good enough to land jobs for both Huggins and Pitino. I mean really does anybody really believe they have enough info and experience to disagree with Mick as to who should get more minutes. If Davis doesn't like his situation he can try a couple different avenues. Work harder in practice and off season or transfer. Team is 4-0 don't think he would be missed all that much. The guys that are getting PT have obviously earned it as far as the coach sees it and that is all that counts. Until some on here identify themselves as D1 coaches or recruiters I think Mick deserves the benefit of the doubt.
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