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<blockquote data-quote="MC06" data-source="post: 1619152" data-attributes="member: 639089"><p>I don’t disagree. The point I was trying to make is that our defensive system seemed to rely on the ability of Trent and other guards to fight over the top of screens with minimal help. I don’t like using that approach exclusively because (a) I think it wears down our players and (b) teams that run well executed screening action can get good shots no matter how talented of defenders you have. Even if that approach works most games (as it did this season), I’d prefer to have a secondary approach to defending that we can go to in any single game where we need to adjust.</p><p></p><p>I acknowledge that if BU abandoned our identity at half and it did not work, he’d be open to criticism in that scenario. But this was not a typical upset where we were clearly the superior team in this game but not getting the breaks. We were getting dismantled. In a single elimination tournament under those circumstances, I want a coach who will adjust to what is happening on the court.</p><p></p><p>I also appreciate that BU has made great adjustments season over season since arriving, and I expect him to learn from the loss to Loyola. This one game does not change my belief that BU has been a great coach for this program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MC06, post: 1619152, member: 639089"] I don’t disagree. The point I was trying to make is that our defensive system seemed to rely on the ability of Trent and other guards to fight over the top of screens with minimal help. I don’t like using that approach exclusively because (a) I think it wears down our players and (b) teams that run well executed screening action can get good shots no matter how talented of defenders you have. Even if that approach works most games (as it did this season), I’d prefer to have a secondary approach to defending that we can go to in any single game where we need to adjust. I acknowledge that if BU abandoned our identity at half and it did not work, he’d be open to criticism in that scenario. But this was not a typical upset where we were clearly the superior team in this game but not getting the breaks. We were getting dismantled. In a single elimination tournament under those circumstances, I want a coach who will adjust to what is happening on the court. I also appreciate that BU has made great adjustments season over season since arriving, and I expect him to learn from the loss to Loyola. This one game does not change my belief that BU has been a great coach for this program. [/QUOTE]
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