And sure, when the other team has average ability from 3 and average ability from midrange, that's a great gameplan. But when they other team is bad at 3's and good at midrange 2's (like MSU is), it seems to some of us casual fans that the math changes, and the gameplan should too. What's the rationale for not changing in that situation? Lack of practice?
It’s part of who we are, we want to be physical and relentless on D and that’s part of it. It’s also really hard on the opposing players on O when you know you’re going to get that going over and fighting through screens the entire time. Also no one is good at shooting contested mid range jumpers, we just have to do a better job of rearview contesting w/ MSU and they didn’t shoot it well in our first match up. With KJ he has to do a better job of showing his hands to make sure he doesn’t get the ticky tack stuff
Bingo.
So why did we play drop with Coleman at the 5?From a former college coach.....They go over every ball screen because they want to force guys into 2's with a rearview contest and they play exclusively drop coverage in ball screens which fits the personnel they have. It's also a mindset of being tougher than everyone else and going over on average shooters to keep that mindset and toughness for when we play good ones. % game on 2 point shots.
As for zone...If they went to a zone Izzo would carve it up with specials and then rebound IL out of it. And you don't zone when your the best rebounding team in the country
Having played both successfully, a good zone defense can be as intricate as MtM defense If you want to be good at both, players must want to know exactly how to move their feet and shade in any offensive set or threat. For zone, we worked hard at it and stopped practice whenever we had any questions as to how to play the situation. Too often, a zone defense is pretty much set up to stop a hot shooter and big threat in the middle. Good teams get around that with quick ball movement.
That’s not what you said after the Loyola loss.
(Nah, just messing with ya.)And on defense keep active hands in the passing lanes. State had lots of turnovers because of that.
That’s not what you said after the Loyola loss.
That’s probably right. It can clearly be done. But yeah, to do it well you prolly need the reps in, on it. Could be tough headhunting bodies out of it on the boards I s’pose.
Too soon...Always, too soon.
That result was ( as I said in another post) bewildering to me when you look at the game stats........Now it looks like KJ is as close to 100 % since the injury occurred and DOES NOT bode well for zero-izzo this time out.......
From a former college coach.....They go over every ball screen because they want to force guys into 2's with a rearview contest and they play exclusively drop coverage in ball screens which fits the personnel they have. It's also a mindset of being tougher than everyone else and going over on average shooters to keep that mindset and toughness for when we play good ones. % game on 2 point shots.
As for zone...If they went to a zone Izzo would carve it up with specials and then rebound IL out of it. And you don't zone when your the best rebounding team in the country
I know learning how to play a zone well can be difficult and is very dependent on having the right players and everyone knowing where the other is but I'm surprised more team don't switch up defenses give opposing teams a different look.
Pru, who is "ref Jeff?"
High knees
I don't get this board's fascination with the zone.As for zone...If they went to a zone Izzo would carve it up with specials and then rebound IL out of it. And you don't zone when your the best rebounding team in the country
LOL. Who is "high knees?"
Fire Hamer and hire someone who can teach a zone defense …
And someone who can also figure out you might wanna guard the guy who’s absolutely torching you from 3 last night …
Just my thoughts …
Either I am really losing my mind, or we DID play some mediocre zone for a bit in a game this year. Can't remember which game, but pretty sure I didn't dream it.
It’s hard to fathom guys at this level who’ve been playing basketball their entire lives couldn’t learn how to play even a mediocre zone in a couple of practices.
Maryland
