Is it possible that this team is just too nice? Feel like this team is too predictable on defense and doesn’t scare people.
How to stop a jump shooter…make them fear landing akwardly, their arm being smacked hard or a hand on their face. Shooting is about rhythm disrupt the rhythm.
Just look at what teams do to Domask…black eyes, elbows to the head lots of hard fouls.
Don’t need to be dirty but maybe a bit edgy.
Make them fear landing awkwardly? Smacked hard on the hand? Ultimately, that will result in beating us like a drum from the foul line and having players in foul trouble.
I don't think that you mean edgy, you mean physical, which is fine. That said, when you play like we do, in constant transition...it's hard to be physical. We also don't have any physically imposing players on our roster. It's hard to be a 6"10, wanting to player on the perimeter, then acting like a tough guy. Domask, if he gets too much into a player, with his lack of quickness, will get blown by.
We don't have issues with our physical mentality. We have issues with a lack of foot speed on the perimeter, allowing guards to break us down, get into the paint and have a ton of options. If we double, you'll have open shooters, lobs, etc getting open looks, if we don't double we're letting up layups or open 15 footers and if we do play off, we really don't have a guy that can hold his own in the paint(perhaps DD?).
We don't let up 80 points, consistently, because we have a ton of answers and to me....it starts with our guards. Unless it's Shannon, our ability to shut down other team's guards is miserable, which is why we get questions like..."why do guys always have career days against us?". See above.