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<blockquote data-quote="CuseJacket" data-source="post: 291633" data-attributes="member: 274"><p>Good stuff [USER=2802]@mstranahan[/USER] and [USER=2784]@YlJacket[/USER]. Few things I'll add.</p><p></p><p>1) I promise there is no chance Syracuse is looking past GT to Duke. Everyone around the program recognizes the importance of each game from here on out.</p><p></p><p>2) Three things immediately stick out as differences in the 2-3 Miami played vs. the one Syracuse will play.</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Miami's off ball defense was poor.</strong> Syracuse's D is not great this year, however I am confident their rotations will be much better, preventing some of the action to the high post. In theory it should be more difficult to get the ball to the high post if the off guard doesn't need to guard someone on the 3 point line. Last night, the pass was still there despite the lack of respect to some of our guys. I'm sure Gillon will allow some of those though since it's difficult to expect his head to be in it for 40 min.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Miami's back line played further back along the baseline.</strong> I'm not sure why Miami set up this way, given they were playing GT, other than they only know how to play a vanilla 2-3. Those who've watched Syracuse through the years know their zone sometimes looks like a 4-1 with the wings more active and a center closer to the center of the lane than back. Miami's passive D allowed Lammers to post once by simply sealing the center. Imo, the only reason to play back on the baseline is if you're afraid of the lob. Only guy on GT that can really burn 'Cuse on the lob is maybe Okogie (also why I liked the idea of James White there last year, though he didn't play enough). Everyone else will have to come down with the ball if they receive it there, and 'Cuse is still a halfway decent shot blocking team this year.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Miami's zone was passive.</strong> Multiple times where Syracuse would ordinarily trap were passed up by Miami. Syracuse leads the ACC in steals for a reason.</li> </ol><p></p><p>Moral of the story, Syracuse's D will be a little tougher and adjusts to match-ups better. The things I like about GT's attack last night is we were active and not standing around, nor simply rotating two guys between high post/short corner. Saw Lammers, Q, and Okogie all flash high post, and we've seen Tadric in there in previous games. That'll add mental strain to an already mentally questionable team.</p><p></p><p>I'll post thoughts on the other side of the ball later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CuseJacket, post: 291633, member: 274"] Good stuff [USER=2802]@mstranahan[/USER] and [USER=2784]@YlJacket[/USER]. Few things I'll add. 1) I promise there is no chance Syracuse is looking past GT to Duke. Everyone around the program recognizes the importance of each game from here on out. 2) Three things immediately stick out as differences in the 2-3 Miami played vs. the one Syracuse will play. [LIST=1] [*][B]Miami's off ball defense was poor.[/B] Syracuse's D is not great this year, however I am confident their rotations will be much better, preventing some of the action to the high post. In theory it should be more difficult to get the ball to the high post if the off guard doesn't need to guard someone on the 3 point line. Last night, the pass was still there despite the lack of respect to some of our guys. I'm sure Gillon will allow some of those though since it's difficult to expect his head to be in it for 40 min. [*][B]Miami's back line played further back along the baseline.[/B] I'm not sure why Miami set up this way, given they were playing GT, other than they only know how to play a vanilla 2-3. Those who've watched Syracuse through the years know their zone sometimes looks like a 4-1 with the wings more active and a center closer to the center of the lane than back. Miami's passive D allowed Lammers to post once by simply sealing the center. Imo, the only reason to play back on the baseline is if you're afraid of the lob. Only guy on GT that can really burn 'Cuse on the lob is maybe Okogie (also why I liked the idea of James White there last year, though he didn't play enough). Everyone else will have to come down with the ball if they receive it there, and 'Cuse is still a halfway decent shot blocking team this year. [*][B]Miami's zone was passive.[/B] Multiple times where Syracuse would ordinarily trap were passed up by Miami. Syracuse leads the ACC in steals for a reason. [/LIST] Moral of the story, Syracuse's D will be a little tougher and adjusts to match-ups better. The things I like about GT's attack last night is we were active and not standing around, nor simply rotating two guys between high post/short corner. Saw Lammers, Q, and Okogie all flash high post, and we've seen Tadric in there in previous games. That'll add mental strain to an already mentally questionable team. I'll post thoughts on the other side of the ball later. [/QUOTE]
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