I use this technique on every pop a shot game a play...helps if you can deflate the balls a bit too. :thumb:
Indiana 78, Illinois 68 POSTGAME
I use this technique on every pop a shot game a play...helps if you can deflate the balls a bit too. :thumb:
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Anyone who has had a descent shooting coach will tell you that using the back board on shorter shots 12 ft and in from angles will make you a better shooter. Nobody does it anymore and that is why shooting is lost art college and NBA. Leron would probably up his shooting % even more if he would us the board. As my high school coach used to say" use that $700 backboard it's there for a reason!
He's been beating that negative BU drum awhile. His defense concept is attack and overplay, some people don't grasp the concept, I myself find it great. Sure we haven't mastered the idea, or have the manpower to make it run great. This is part of culture and minset, once instilled, the winning will be there. Good effort at IU, get a few bodies back for Sunday, might see more progress. Keep Fighting Illini.
He's been beating that negative BU drum awhile. His defense concept is attack and overplay, some people don't grasp the concept, I myself find it great. Sure we haven't mastered the idea, or have the manpower to make it run great. This is part of culture and minset, once instilled, the winning will be there. Good effort at IU, get a few bodies back for Sunday, might see more progress. Keep Fighting Illini.
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3 players in the history of the NBA have shot 90% for their career.......GTFO lol
The best is 90.4%.
Fts are "easy" until there are thousands of people watching you do it
Also post a vid of you hitting 90/100 fts with that technique.
He's been beating that negative BU drum awhile. His defense concept is attack and overplay, some people don't grasp the concept, I myself find it great. Sure we haven't mastered the idea, or have the manpower to make it run great. This is part of culture and minset, once instilled, the winning will be there. Good effort at IU, get a few bodies back for Sunday, might see more progress. Keep Fighting Illini.
I like the pressure defense overall but, when for example Vesel gets backdoored because he’s out next to the sideline overplaying a passing lane maybe some adjustments need to be made. Obviously our fouling is a problem also.
Just a reminder. Underwood has a 6 year contract. He is planning on coaching here for a long time. The offensive and defensive systems he’s running have gotten him to this point, and it’s what he’s gonna do here for the long term. He’s building a base. Yes there are struggles. But there are struggles in every first year transition. Better to struggle this year defensively while implementing with guys who will be here for a while, so they can get used to it, have a foundation built, and be ready to advance within the system. Every year underwood would have delayed in implementing his true defensive system, would have pushed back year one, and pushed back the rebuild as a whole.
If you believe in zooks lose big, lose little, win little, win big progression, which I personally agree with, you can see we’ve skipped to step 2 in year 1. Long term, we will be okay.
If you believe in zooks lose big, lose little, win little, win big progression, which I personally agree with, you can see we’ve skipped to step 2 in year 1. Long term, we will be okay.
I'm actually fine with the defense. Clearly needs to be improved significantly, but I have seen improvement there. It is hampered by the personal (I don't blame Underwood or Finke for his defensive issues - that is a roster issue of not having depth). The... interesting... refereeing this year has also slowed progress. It will foul a lot, which is made worse when nobody knows what a foul is going to be on a given night.
I wouldn't call it "good" at this point, but I won't complain too much on that end of the court.
I wouldn't call it "good" at this point, but I won't complain too much on that end of the court.
Every defense has a weakness. That is one of ours. But the goal is for Matic to react quicker when that cut is made and the ball to be pressured better so that pass can't be made or is extremely difficult to complete.
Teams will backdoor us every game, we just need to get used to giving up easy buckets. You have to also remember we get a lot of turnovers from the backdoor cuts that don't work.
If you want to hear a fascinating discussion of free throw shooting focused on Wilt Chamberlain (notoriously poor) and Rick Berry (exceptionally good), try this podcast: http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/03-the-big-man-cant-shoot
I guess I prefer Matic to stay in front even if his guy is able to get the pass then force him to get around him or shoot over a taller defender meanwhile the other defenders that are most likely more nimble than Matic make it hard for their guy to get the ball back.
Just an example of a play I remember seeing that struck me as needing an adjustment to the relative strength of our personel. I am sure there are examples of similar plays with Finke, Black and Eboigbeden.
Like I said I am happy with the pressure defense overall and agree it has probably kept us in games that we wouldn’t have been in otherwise. Just like to see guys in more positions they are more likely to succeed than fail.