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<blockquote data-quote="MC06" data-source="post: 1561803" data-attributes="member: 639089"><p>I love that we finally have a guard in Curbelo that will absolutely punish opponents if they try to press or overplay on defense in order to force turnovers. In the past, we’ve tended to break the press only to back the ball out after crossing half court, and aggressive ball pressure has been a way to disrupt our offensive execution. That’s one reason why we’ve had to hang on in the last minute to eek out wins in games that we’ve controlled throughout. How many times have we seen 8 to 12 point leads evaporate because we didn’t get good shots once the other team turned up the heat in the last few minutes? Curbelo will get us layups and wide open 3s when teams press and overplay on defense. I expect that to translate into more finishes like last night and less games where we need Ayo to get us a tough bucket in the last minute.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MC06, post: 1561803, member: 639089"] I love that we finally have a guard in Curbelo that will absolutely punish opponents if they try to press or overplay on defense in order to force turnovers. In the past, we’ve tended to break the press only to back the ball out after crossing half court, and aggressive ball pressure has been a way to disrupt our offensive execution. That’s one reason why we’ve had to hang on in the last minute to eek out wins in games that we’ve controlled throughout. How many times have we seen 8 to 12 point leads evaporate because we didn’t get good shots once the other team turned up the heat in the last few minutes? Curbelo will get us layups and wide open 3s when teams press and overplay on defense. I expect that to translate into more finishes like last night and less games where we need Ayo to get us a tough bucket in the last minute. [/QUOTE]
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