The hawks played much better overall and loved seeing the big steals, hustle and big shots. A big win.
What concerned me, actually made me upset, is we had the starting lineup of 4 seniors and a junior on the floor when Mich started using the 1-3-1 trap zone or variant of that zone. What bothers me is the weak spots of that zone are down in the baseline corners and the players did not go there or get the ball there, until after about 8 empty, poor possessions and a timeout by Fran (a good use of a timeout).
A lineup that experienced should have been able to handle that defense and actually burn that defense.
Starting with Gesell and Clemmons, the two point guards needed to recognize this and put the team in the right positions. With Mich only having one defender down low Jok and uhtoff should be in the corners and Woody roaming across the lane.
but the hawks weathered the storm and iirc clemmons or gesell got a big steal and bucket and after the timeout Jok was positioned all alone in the corner for a big 3 ptr.
By the way, some of you might remember Steve Alford's team getting totally dominated by a Cincinnati 1-3-1 zone trap to start an NCAA game and Alford seemed to have no clue, the hawks on the floor didnt know what to do or change, and Alford wouldnt use a timeout.
I see this as Fran not practicing against a variety of defenses every now and then and the players at this level should know what to do.
What concerned me, actually made me upset, is we had the starting lineup of 4 seniors and a junior on the floor when Mich started using the 1-3-1 trap zone or variant of that zone. What bothers me is the weak spots of that zone are down in the baseline corners and the players did not go there or get the ball there, until after about 8 empty, poor possessions and a timeout by Fran (a good use of a timeout).
A lineup that experienced should have been able to handle that defense and actually burn that defense.
Starting with Gesell and Clemmons, the two point guards needed to recognize this and put the team in the right positions. With Mich only having one defender down low Jok and uhtoff should be in the corners and Woody roaming across the lane.
but the hawks weathered the storm and iirc clemmons or gesell got a big steal and bucket and after the timeout Jok was positioned all alone in the corner for a big 3 ptr.
By the way, some of you might remember Steve Alford's team getting totally dominated by a Cincinnati 1-3-1 zone trap to start an NCAA game and Alford seemed to have no clue, the hawks on the floor didnt know what to do or change, and Alford wouldnt use a timeout.
I see this as Fran not practicing against a variety of defenses every now and then and the players at this level should know what to do.