GIGAFAN99
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Mar 13, 2006 14:02:20 GMT -5
There's this myth that we don't defend the three well but funny thing, we're second in the conference at defending it.
The reason it seems like we don't defend it well is simple: the ridiculous, artificially-drawn, anti-basketball, novelty line is too easy a shot for high D-1 players.
So while our 31.5% defense against the three is 2nd in the league only to UConn, it's still the equivalent of shooting nearly 47% from 2 against Roy and Jeff. For smaller teams, that's not a great proposition so they'll take (and make) a lot of threes even if it's not at a high percentage.
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Locker
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Post by Locker on Mar 13, 2006 14:13:16 GMT -5
We were terrible in defending the three in out of conference play -- teams shot closer to 38% against us. But I basically agree that the conference number is more relevant, since it's more recent and against superior competition. So yes, we generally do defend the three well.
I do worry about our switching MTM defense with Roy on the floor. Makes it pretty easy for a good-shooting guard to get open looks over a ball-screen. I think our guards need to try to avoid the switch when Roy's guy sets the pick and do a better job fighting through the screen.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Mar 13, 2006 14:43:53 GMT -5
The major problem we have that I see is not defending the three, or even rebounding, beating the zone, or any of those things. The problem is twofold:
1. The start of the game. Why does it take us so long to get a rhythm and get our offense going?
2. MORE IMPORTANT -- END OF GAME.
We are not good at closing out games. We lose our poise, we lose the ball against pressing defenses, we can't inbounds it well, we go into too much "kill the clock" mode which kills our own offense, and we miss key free throws.
If there is one thing we really need to improve right now -- and for future years -- it is end-of-game play.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 13, 2006 15:51:55 GMT -5
It's all about the guards. The NCAA's requires strong, steady guard play. Guards also establish tempo early on, and keep thigns under control when, as always happens in these games, you hit a rough stretch. JW and Ashanti need to come strong, and under control, for us to go far.
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Mar 13, 2006 16:39:18 GMT -5
I agree with Frazier.
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Post by theEDGEfactor on Mar 13, 2006 17:32:04 GMT -5
we do not defend the 3 well, team wise we are a better team than WVU but theres a reason for why they beat us twice and same with ND-numbers up against each other we dominate but they are all 3s and there hard to stop with our D and same reason why we have probs with marquette
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