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<blockquote data-quote="Ulysses Everett McGill" data-source="post: 1248261" data-attributes="member: 327307"><p>I agree with the notion that the talent on this team is not as advertised based on whatever rankings the players came in with, and also agree pretty much with your comments on individual players skillsets above. I'd note that, save for a brief mention for Mav, there was no commentary regarding the defensive games of each player. Not going into detail for each, but in general, none of our perimeter players are above average at staying in front of their man, and none of our bigs are anywhere close to above average in any defensive category, including rebounding on that side of the ball. Don't even think about rim protection. I think athleticism is a problem. Look at our base starting lineup so far this year; which of those guys is above average solely as a BB athlete (speed, hops, and, especially, quickness) for the position they play? I think we'll-roundedness is a problem. I'll give you Malcolm, but who else on the team is a well-rounded player, at least a bit above average in all phases? When you add a sober analysis of the talent level to a coaching staff that can't seem to mesh any of it into anything that appears reasonably collectively cohesive, you get Winthrop. We are really bad at holding second half leads, because when other teams wake up and start making some shots and stop beating themselves, we tighten up and have no defensive ability to stem the tide. </p><p></p><p>Very freakin' discouraged at this point with Illini hoops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ulysses Everett McGill, post: 1248261, member: 327307"] I agree with the notion that the talent on this team is not as advertised based on whatever rankings the players came in with, and also agree pretty much with your comments on individual players skillsets above. I'd note that, save for a brief mention for Mav, there was no commentary regarding the defensive games of each player. Not going into detail for each, but in general, none of our perimeter players are above average at staying in front of their man, and none of our bigs are anywhere close to above average in any defensive category, including rebounding on that side of the ball. Don't even think about rim protection. I think athleticism is a problem. Look at our base starting lineup so far this year; which of those guys is above average solely as a BB athlete (speed, hops, and, especially, quickness) for the position they play? I think we'll-roundedness is a problem. I'll give you Malcolm, but who else on the team is a well-rounded player, at least a bit above average in all phases? When you add a sober analysis of the talent level to a coaching staff that can't seem to mesh any of it into anything that appears reasonably collectively cohesive, you get Winthrop. We are really bad at holding second half leads, because when other teams wake up and start making some shots and stop beating themselves, we tighten up and have no defensive ability to stem the tide. Very freakin' discouraged at this point with Illini hoops. [/QUOTE]
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