05-03-2011, 10:39 AM | #11 | |
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a good example is texas 2 years. probably 12 d-1 starters on their team. yet they collapsed because there was no cohesion or roles. ellis is a raw player. a 185 PF isnt going to come in and do anything on defense in the big east. darnell didnt add weight, but he got stronger. he was a solid 205 and could actually guard by his senior year without getting knocked over like he did his first two years. |
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05-03-2011, 12:06 PM | #12 | |
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05-03-2011, 01:25 PM | #13 | |
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Give me a strong 8,9 or 10 and I'm happy. Theoretically (and hopefully) that means you've got interchangeable parts and lose as little as possible when a starter comes out of the game. Clearly that's not always the case but I think that's what you strive for. |
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05-03-2011, 01:46 PM | #14 |
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Depth is critical for disciplinary and practice intensity reasons. Just because you only play 7 or 8 in a typical game doesn't mean being 10-11 deep with talented players doesn't bear fruit.
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05-03-2011, 01:51 PM | #15 |
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It's nice to have for injuries and foul trouble as well. You can also exploit match ups, and use it defensively to wear a player or players down.
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05-03-2011, 03:45 PM | #16 |
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Never said it's worthless. But if you look at the best teams over the past decade, they tend to go about 8 deep. IMO, the so called "depth" of the roster hurt this team the last two years. IMO too many players got too much playing time, especially early on.
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05-03-2011, 05:12 PM | #18 |
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Exactly why I believe there will be more match up zone. They will be long and athletic. Mick and the staff do a very good job teaching team rebounding. The perimeter guys are experienced for the most part. I look for zone early in the season with some m2m mixed in and for the team to transition as the season goes on to more man defense. The one constant I believe will be a 3/4 court press with some fullcourt press as well.
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05-04-2011, 09:04 PM | #19 |
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It won't be long and players will start arriving on campus for the summer! I'm already excited for the summer league!!
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