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<blockquote data-quote="hoopsfan47" data-source="post: 1986964" data-attributes="member: 4716"><p>The reason for DD not seeing playing time is that he cannot play and would be taken to a position where he cannot add anything <strong>when the team is playing 5 out offense with CoHawk at the point.</strong> Unfortunately, though he would be valuable in defending Edey, you may not see him get much time there either. Unless Painter decides to go zone against the Illini, which would likely be worth at least some time and testing, BU will be trying to get Edey at least in the top half of the key guarding CoHawk. Think about it. If Hawk is not closely guarded there and continues his 50% shooting, it takes Edey out of the defense near the basket and plays right into Illini strengths. Of course, if this is obvious to us, Painter won't want to do that and will elect to try something else. The problem is, this team can score in numerous ways and you have to pick your poison. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line is it will be a chess match. I see us needing Harmon's perimeter defense when he plays against their elite shooting guards as critical. Ty is dependable there but they have two of them and a forward or two that can shoot. Purdue is #1 for a reason as they have a 25 and 12 to start with and many other scoring weapons. No one has been able to shut Edey down for an entire game. The question for me is how long can we keep their two guards from hitting shots that bring the crowd to life? If Smith or Loyer can hit a couple or more 3s in the first 3-5 minutes, it might be a long night.</p><p></p><p>This would be a riveting match-up if played on a neutral floor, but I will be shocked if we find a way to win at Mackey. Yet it would not be the first time something has happened on the hardwood in college basketball that surprised everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoopsfan47, post: 1986964, member: 4716"] The reason for DD not seeing playing time is that he cannot play and would be taken to a position where he cannot add anything [B]when the team is playing 5 out offense with CoHawk at the point.[/B] Unfortunately, though he would be valuable in defending Edey, you may not see him get much time there either. Unless Painter decides to go zone against the Illini, which would likely be worth at least some time and testing, BU will be trying to get Edey at least in the top half of the key guarding CoHawk. Think about it. If Hawk is not closely guarded there and continues his 50% shooting, it takes Edey out of the defense near the basket and plays right into Illini strengths. Of course, if this is obvious to us, Painter won't want to do that and will elect to try something else. The problem is, this team can score in numerous ways and you have to pick your poison. Bottom line is it will be a chess match. I see us needing Harmon's perimeter defense when he plays against their elite shooting guards as critical. Ty is dependable there but they have two of them and a forward or two that can shoot. Purdue is #1 for a reason as they have a 25 and 12 to start with and many other scoring weapons. No one has been able to shut Edey down for an entire game. The question for me is how long can we keep their two guards from hitting shots that bring the crowd to life? If Smith or Loyer can hit a couple or more 3s in the first 3-5 minutes, it might be a long night. This would be a riveting match-up if played on a neutral floor, but I will be shocked if we find a way to win at Mackey. Yet it would not be the first time something has happened on the hardwood in college basketball that surprised everyone. [/QUOTE]
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