Michigan brought down to earth. Very good D by L,ville.
12/3 Games
And believe it or not, the kittykats actually looked pretty solid in beating Boston College tonight.
I was thinking the exact same thing. The good news is that we're going to have PLENTY of chances for quality wins. That's the bonus of being in a strong conference.
However, I'm not sure I can find 10 wins in conference for us. That's a stretch given what I've seen of us so far.
Under no circumstance can we lose another non conference game. Last night was bad, but not the end of the world. Can't have another one given how soft the remainder of the non conference schedule is.
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I smiled for the first time since 6pm yesterday.
This has not been a stellar start to the season for MSU.
We need to bribe someone to teach our kids to play D on a consistent basis, with some self-pride. Kids need to take it personally.
Defense is clearly coachable.
Which is why I said "bribe"
. Perhaps start a crowdfund?I for one was impressed with L'ville's D.
Worst loss for Cuonzo in Columbia?
I'm sure this does not need to be said, but I am going to say it anyway, that I sure hope BU uses these ACC/BIG games to teach his guys that these other BIG teams are definitely vulnerable and can be had at any time if you just show up and put your nose to the grindstone!!!
Which is why I said "bribe"
I for one was impressed with L'ville's D.
Chris Mack is known as a very good defensive coach. His publication "Packline Defense, The Ultimate Guide" is excellent read. We need to get BU and staff copies of it.
Here you go. Free of cost too:
PACKLINE DEFENSE :: ULTIMATE GUIDE - Chris Mack, Xavier Basketball (96 pages PDF)
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TY, excellent find. Good read.
Used Mack’s guide to teach the packline at my previous school. Not my personal cup of tea defensively, but definitely effective.
They used to send out some great coaching stuff when he was Xavier. I haven’t checked to see if he still does it, but I think I saved one that was like 117 pages of their favorite out of bounds plays.
Have not seen a -ve vote so far.
So, .............................who is going to bell our cat?
Bottom line: if we can play D the way L,ville played today, boy, I could die peacefully.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/col...cle_003115b4-9ad2-5a71-b4be-410ddb78cf26.html
No mention of IDKWMSI....tummy ache maybe ?
BillyBob1
- Champaign
He was on the bench in the picture of the newspaper article.
FinalFour88
- Charlotte, NC
Tell you what... after losing to our football rival, who was having a terrible season, I really hope it doesn't happen in hoops too.