William & Mary, Sat., Nov. 15, 6p, TruTV / 1050 AM

carmineabbatiello said:
Don't like how W & M and Bucknell wins are just assumed and we're already
on to Vegas. 2+ Pitino years have not supplanted 50 years of watching this team
in my mind's eye. Very dangerous precedent.
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I understand that feeling 100%, but Pitino's pace doesn't allow for major upsets. The only chance low majors have is slowing the game down and limiting possessions, and he doesn't let that happen. Everything he coaches is about getting extra possessions.
 
Watched a little of the Michigan- Wake game before switching over to KU-Louisville. It really is amazing how both teams in both games consistently get open looks at three just by either moving the ball around the perimeter or driving, collapsing the D and kicking it to an open shooter. No elaborate, Creighton-like schemes, just Basketball 101.

I know the focus for this game is going to be improving the D rotations but for the love of all that's holy, can we work on getting our shooters open looks too?
 
tnice said:
I know the focus for this game is going to be improving the D rotations but for the love of all that's holy, can we work on getting our shooters open looks too?
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Jackson/Sanon/Darling… have to be able to handle a drive and kick to Sellers…right…? Lol
 
tnice said:
Watched a little of the Michigan- Wake game before switching over to KU-Louisville. It really is amazing how both teams in both games consistently get open looks at three just by either moving the ball around the perimeter or driving, collapsing the D and kicking it to an open shooter. No elaborate, Creighton-like schemes, just Basketball 101.

I know the focus for this game is going to be improving the D rotations but for the love of all that's holy, can we work on getting our shooters open looks too?
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That task is harder when you play position-LESS offense.
Like it or not, a player like Dylan Darling knows his position and is the most willing to get the ball to a better positioned player.
The other "guards" never had to have that mindset.......they have to learn it.
That's the difference between us and Florida.....they have two guys like that who are more talented than any of our guards (Lee and Fland). With an incredible passer like Xavien Lee we would have won both the Michigan and Alabama games.
Then again, part of the fun is watching what Pitino can do with players by the time conference play begins.
 
bucketshardy said:
Jackson/Sanon/Darling… have to be able to handle a drive and kick to Sellers…right…? Lol
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Its not just them though. We have two guys playing the four who are tough matchups on the perimeter. Between Hopkins and Mitchell they should have 5 assists per game just beating their man off the dribble and kicking it to Jackson/Sanon/Sellers on a wing. Both of the games I referenced in my post, none of the threes they were getting were from traditional PG, "set up the offense and run a play" stuff. It was basic "move it around the perimeter", maybe a skip pass, or drive/collapse/kick.

Its all a matter of what you want the focus of your offense to be. Are you trying to get to the rim at all costs or are you trying to shoot 25 threes a game? I would argue the latter a) fits our talent level better and b) is the way the best college teams play basketball these days.
 
Lets hope we beat both William AND Mary, that should count for 2 wins, not one win, right?

One of the oldest and richest in tradition colleges/universities in our Nation. Harvard-like qualities.

Just, no "L", men, no "L"!
 
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