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<blockquote data-quote="gte447f" data-source="post: 542519" data-attributes="member: 4289"><p>You are exactly right about the strategy seeming to be, "just beat your man", specifically Banks and AD in the post. For the last several games, Pastner's stated strategy has been to "punch it down low". It's a fine strategy, but it can't be your only strategy. You have to be able to adapt if the other team is adapting to what you are doing. Teams are recognizing that we are getting all of our offensive production from the low post, and are adapting to stop us. Banks got out physicalled by Clemson. That is not a surprise. He struggles against physical defenders. He gets pushed off the block and too far outside, he looses the ball a lot if there is traffic or contact, and he has trouble finishes at the rim in traffic though contact (lots of missed bunnies and dunks). AD has some nice moves and footwork, and can handle most people who defend him one on one, but teams collapse on him and defend him with double and triple teams. With this "punch it down low" strategy of late, both these guys are black holes; once the ball goes in there, it doesn't come back out, regardless of what the defense is doing. Teams are now happy to let us through it into the post and play us 2 on 1 or 3 on 1 to force a turnover or bad shot from one of our bigs, with little danger of getting burned by them finding an open teammate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gte447f, post: 542519, member: 4289"] You are exactly right about the strategy seeming to be, "just beat your man", specifically Banks and AD in the post. For the last several games, Pastner's stated strategy has been to "punch it down low". It's a fine strategy, but it can't be your only strategy. You have to be able to adapt if the other team is adapting to what you are doing. Teams are recognizing that we are getting all of our offensive production from the low post, and are adapting to stop us. Banks got out physicalled by Clemson. That is not a surprise. He struggles against physical defenders. He gets pushed off the block and too far outside, he looses the ball a lot if there is traffic or contact, and he has trouble finishes at the rim in traffic though contact (lots of missed bunnies and dunks). AD has some nice moves and footwork, and can handle most people who defend him one on one, but teams collapse on him and defend him with double and triple teams. With this "punch it down low" strategy of late, both these guys are black holes; once the ball goes in there, it doesn't come back out, regardless of what the defense is doing. Teams are now happy to let us through it into the post and play us 2 on 1 or 3 on 1 to force a turnover or bad shot from one of our bigs, with little danger of getting burned by them finding an open teammate. [/QUOTE]
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