If you take the two lane lines and extend them through the three-point line straight up the court, this area holds about 90% of our offensive activity. We can’t beat good teams playing in a crowded phone booth like that. Too easy to defend.
Our offense looks a lot like the last several years. I was hoping to see some changes. We have run some limited open sets with Howard in particular staying in the dunker position. We haaven't run any high pick/roll sets that I remember. I would love to see us run some stuff that swings the...
We are going to need Howard's big body at multiple points this year. As much as I like I love Franklin's motor and explosiveness, teams like UNC are just going to make him look like the undersized PF he is. Though a lot of games Franklin is going to be all we need. But back to Howard, as you...
This wasn’t Howard’s game obviously. They took him to the 3 pt line for a high ball screen and then beaT him to The rim with a smaller player. Franklin simply moves better than Howard and is more explosive, but we are going to need Howard’s big body in a lot of matchups.
Neither Howard nor...
LV is obviously in trouble but every conference has some early head scratchers. But whether the ACC is good or bad comparatively will be decided in the preseason tournaments against the other P5 conferences and major mid-majors. That is where the ACC screwed the pooch last year and paid for...
I was not trying to say I am a fan of the modified Princeton with Rodney, just that that was the only time it seemed we moved on offense. We did a whole lot of just standing around when we went to the open set offense. I would actually love to see us run something like what Georgia state was...
Pastner hast to figure out how he wants this team to play. Prior to the game the open man was the go to man and don’t give the ball a headache. In the game we gave the ball a migraine and shot contested shots after backing their guards down one on one. I actually was relieved to see Howard at...
I agree and would extend to saying I would make Devion make a jumper or two before I got aggressive with him. Both he and Kyle can penetrate so I would make them shoot. Until he makes a couple of jumpers from the foul line I drop off of Howard and stay in the paint. I too worry about us being...
If you are rebounding from the 3 spot - I will take quickness over weight even for rebounding. Except for rotations you shouldn't have to bang with a legit 5. If we have to play him primarily at the 4 spot then I will take a few extra pounds.
I would like to see a box score and know what the structure was - 2 20 min halves or 6 10 min structured segments? But that is just so I can try to glean more out of this than is really there ;)
Overall I will take a win and consider that a ton better than getting our arse handed to us.
If we were talking about a predicted 4th place finish versus a second place finish and you want to say prognosticators don't know a damn thing - then OK I can buy that. And have made that point a few times. But when every prognostication has the Jackets in the bottom 3 slots of the ACC and we...
Jackets have been almost universally picked at or near the bottom of the ACC. So for those of you who say GT does better when there are no expectations then this should be your year.
GT does have some (mostly young) talent but none of that talent has declared itself a legit ACC starter - and...
Whatever heat CJP was or was not feeling disappeared with yesterday’s game and expected actions on the football side. And possibly/probably AD. Minimum 2 year runway.
Time to see if the young uns we have pan out and whether any of the high end recruits checking GT out actually commit...
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