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Originally Posted by
RocketDawg
Alabama has the worst looking basketball floor I've ever seen. It's painful to watch on television, and probably worse in person.
You've never seen Oregon's then
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Originally Posted by
WeWonItAll(Most)
You've never seen Oregon's then
Don't think I have but it's easy to imagine, based on everything else they do.
Just looked it up ... finally figured out those are trees on the floor. Pretty bad.
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If you zone Alabama and stop them driving to the basket, you shut them down. That's exactly what Richmond did. It's idiotic to play man to man against them:
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Originally Posted by
MarketingBully
If you zone Alabama and stop them driving to the basket, you shut them down. That's exactly what Richmond did. It's idiotic to play man to man against them:
The man-to-man versus zone argument is a precarious one. Man-to-man is what pro prospects need to play and the majority of them seek it out to better prepare themselves for the NBA. Very few teams with elite talent play zone because of this. However, a well executed zone D can really throw some teams off.
I think Howland stance on man-to-man is ok for us, as I'd rather recruit elite, NBA types.
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Originally Posted by
missouridawg
The man-to-man versus zone argument is a precarious one. Man-to-man is what pro prospects need to play and the majority of them seek it out to better prepare themselves for the NBA. Very few teams with elite talent play zone because of this. However, a well executed zone D can really throw some teams off.
I think Howland stance on man-to-man is ok for us, as I'd rather recruit elite, NBA types.
Man to man is the hardest defense for freshmen to learn and everyone has to be on the same page with great communication on off ball and on ball switches along with when to double the post. As you saw this year, we struggled mightily with our man to man but could have benefited from playing zone against teams such as Alabama and South Carolina where their only chance of scoring is on the inside. Playing zone this past year could have gotten us a few more wins and made our fans at least feel better about ourselves.
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