teachercoach
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College basketball needs 4 refs - so much on the line and most of these guys are 62+. Don't see that in the NBA
Defense and the Elite 8
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College basketball needs 4 refs - so much on the line and most of these guys are 62+. Don't see that in the NBA
lightning1
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Then why keep a coach that doesn't coach defense? Right? If this is "captain obvious" territory...why in the ever loving f*** would you pay a coach 2 million dollars to coach your team in a way that will never produce a championship? It makes no sense!
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trj
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What I realized today is how important it is to control tempo/pace. Beard realized early he could not get into a track meet with Zaga, even though they were trading baskets..
I think some of these coaches get obsessed with getting possessions and shots that they lose sight of what kind of team they have. I think Fran is one of those guys; however, I was encouraged by what I saw in the two tournament games. In both games he made the adjustment to slow tempo and to work for shots.
I think some of these coaches get obsessed with getting possessions and shots that they lose sight of what kind of team they have. I think Fran is one of those guys; however, I was encouraged by what I saw in the two tournament games. In both games he made the adjustment to slow tempo and to work for shots.
Adam
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Well I don't pay any coaches. Neither does anyone on this board, so I'm still lost as to your point.
lightning1
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I'm not surprised that you're still lost.
HawkGold
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lightning1
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I'm happy to let him be lost. Sometimes it's best not to wake those types up.
thedukeofearl
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Don't pay any attention to this classic cheap shot artist, lightning, he is a mere sissy who thinks he is a bad ass, however, he is simply a delusional annoyance who thinks he is dangerous, a hornet or a wasp, however, he is merely a vermin-like pest, a flea or a mosquito or actually a fly who subsists on human waste
He has been a minor bother to me for a while, and I have been giving him the benefit of a doubt, but it is time to give the punk his just deserts
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DDThompson
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There were just as many games where the team looked terrible with him on the bench. He’s not King with three minions running around giggling doing nothing.
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DDThompson
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Looks like there’s a bunch of teams missing starting with #2 all the way to #92. How does a #93 ranked defense make a deep run to the elite eight if defense is the end all/be all.
trj
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I am a believer in defense, but not scoring defense. It is a lot deeper than how many points you allow. I am not an expert on analytics, but I need some more advance stats than points allowed.
lightning1
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Here is the true mark of a defensive team. Points per possession.
#1 Texas Tech
#5 Gonzaga
#6 Virginia
#8 Duke
#17 Michigan St
#27 Kentucky
#84 Auburn
#111 Purdue
Here is the rest of the Sweet 16
#3 Michigan
#4 Houston
#14 Oregon
#23 Florida St
#31 Virginia Tech
#34 North Carolina
#99 Tennessee
#131 LSU
For comparison Iowa is #205. Lowest rated in the B1G.
Looks like unless you have a ridiculously athletic team (LSU, Tennessee, Auburn) or have a superstar in the backcourt (Purdue) you better play great defense.
trj
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trj
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Basketball has become about shooting the 3 and defending the 3.
shooting the 3:
Virginia #8
T. tech #67
Kentucky #98
Zaga #77
Mich. St. #21
Purdue #44
Duke #329
Auburn #14
Iowa #73
defending the 3:
Virginia #3
T tech #9
Kentucky #180
zaga #20
Mich. St. #31
Purdue #168
Duke #15
Auburn #208
Iowa #68
@DDThompson point is correct there are other variables at play here. Virginia and Ttech making shots was just as important as them defending them. Virginia had great on-the-ball defenders and they had no answer for Edwards. If they were missing shots yesterday they were going home. Btw, Duke's likely downfall...... the inability to shoot the 3.
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lightning1
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He's not the only one that thinks it's all about offense. Gutless Gary and Boob Bowelsby thought the same thing. No Sweet 16 appearances for 21 years now. I guess I'll let those dummies continue to sleep and everyone else gets to watch teams that play defense, advance in the tournament.
trj
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I think Fran had an epiphany in terms of tempo/pace with this year's tournament. I thought he made all the right adjustments, we will see how that translate moving forward.
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HawkPrdatr40
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Just think if Iowa had a PG like Harper.. OH MY!!
I know we have some on this site who think our Backcourt is just fine and I don’t need to name on who they are, because we all know. We need a PG VERY BADLY!!!!
I know we have some on this site who think our Backcourt is just fine and I don’t need to name on who they are, because we all know. We need a PG VERY BADLY!!!!
lightning1
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I have been saying it for two seasons. I would love to have JBo as #1 shooting guard, JWeiskamp as the #3 type small forward with Moss backing up the #2 and #3 spots, a really good PG playing for 34+ minutes, rotate Nunge and Garza, and rotate cook and pemsl.
When the pt guard is resting Connor or JBo are at the point or another player.
