It's about the 3's ,take heart.

[frank]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

 

[SJU65]

In each of our losses the inablility to guard the 3 pt. line has gotten the team in trouble. I may be wrong but I'm thinking that it may be a lack of athleticism that is leaving the opponents shooters to be so open outside. What do you think?

 

[paultzman]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

Agree on importance of contesting & making threes. That said, what has reared its head recently is poor defense on the ball, resulting in easy lay ups far too often. Opponents cutting without the ball really tormented us Sunday. The repeated back door stuff & successful pick and rolls clearly merit immediate attention. All in all, there are multiple defensive issues hurting the team. One other factor which kills offensively challenged teams is hitting FTs. Need I say more?

I am not sure who on staff is best equipped to tackle the defensive deficiencies, but I would start there. We are just giving up too many points (easy ones to boot) & don't have the offensive fire power to overcome that. Wins & losses aside, by season's end one would hope the younger kids develop the commitment & savvy to defend.

 

[BuckNasty85]

I am telling you right now, the last thing you want to do is become a team that lives and dies by the 3. Trust me, A LOT of Villanova fans are fed up with the strategy of launching 3s and are praying to see the team mix it up more on offense and for a more established inside game. I think this article, which is going on 2 years old now, is a perfect explanation why. Again, it is going on 2 years ago, and Villanova is still making the same mistake of living and dying by the 3. Having the 3 point shot is certainly nice to have in your arsenal, but you can't become a one trick pony or it ends up hurting you in the end.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/n...shooting-villanova-creighton-florida-arizona/

 

[Andrew]

I am telling you right now, the last thing you want to do is become a team that lives and dies by the 3. Trust me, A LOT of Villanova fans are fed up with the strategy of launching 3s and are praying to see the team mix it up more on offense and for a more established inside game. I think this article, which is going on 2 years old now, is a perfect explanation why. Again, it is going on 2 years ago, and Villanova is still making the same mistake of living and dying by the 3. Having the 3 point shot is certainly nice to have in your arsenal, but you can't become a one trick pony or it ends up hurting you in the end.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/n...shooting-villanova-creighton-florida-arizona/

I agree but I wouldn't mind replicating what Butler did. They were one shot from taking it all.

 

[MJDinkins]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

Agree on importance of contesting & making threes. That said, what has reared its head recently is poor defense on the ball, resulting in easy lay ups far too often. Opponents cutting without the ball really tormented us Sunday. The repeated back door stuff & successful pick and rolls clearly merit immediate attention. All in all, there are multiple defensive issues hurting the team. One other factor which kills offensively challenged teams is hitting FTs. Need I say more?

I am not sure who on staff is best equipped to tackle the defensive deficiencies, but I would start there. We are just giving up too many points (easy ones to boot) & don't have the offensive fire power to overcome that. Wins & losses aside, by season's end one would hope the younger kids develop the commitment & savvy to defend.

I can deal with the inconsistencies on offense. Especially, since we're basically playing without a point guard. But the things I'm seeing on defense are unacceptable. It's happening too often. If we've played even "halfway" decently on defense, then we probably win our last two games.

I only saw a couple possessions of Sunday's game, and one of 'em was enough to make me turn the channel back to football. An NJIT player was so, freakin' open that he could've gone to concessions and back. I didn't see a Johnnies player in the tv screen. We were down by six at that point (I can't remember the score), and the NJIT player casually took his time and buried the trey. Of course, we're now down by 9, and I said to myself, looks like more of the same defensive play from Friday. I couldn't stand to watch anymore and tuned back in to football.

I can understand this being a transition season and taking our lumps. I expected and accepted it. No problem! Lacking overall talent is one thing. But being lazy, careless, and lacking heart is entirely different. That one particular possession (that I mentioned above) reminded me of the entire game versus Incarnate World. I was reminded of the atrocious defense from that particular night.

Go to a 1-2-2 and 3-2 zone (those zones are somewhat similar). Tonight might be a good time to use a 2-3 (as the Gamecocks aren't a strong perimeter team), and mix in an aggressive/trapping 1-2-2. It's time to hide the deficiencies of our players on defense, and possibly, lead to a few easy baskets for us, per creating turnovers.

Less man and more zone 'til you have the horses or personnel committed to playing that style.

 

[Ray Morgan]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

Agree on importance of contesting & making threes. That said, what has reared its head recently is poor defense on the ball, resulting in easy lay ups far too often. Opponents cutting without the ball really tormented us Sunday. The repeated back door stuff & successful pick and rolls clearly merit immediate attention. All in all, there are multiple defensive issues hurting the team. One other factor which kills offensively challenged teams is hitting FTs. Need I say more?

I am not sure who on staff is best equipped to tackle the defensive deficiencies, but I would start there. We are just giving up too many points (easy ones to boot) & don't have the offensive fire power to overcome that. Wins & losses aside, by season's end one would hope the younger kids develop the commitment & savvy to defend.

I can deal with the inconsistencies on offense. Especially, since we're basically playing without a point guard. But the things I'm seeing on defense are unacceptable. It's happening too often. If we've played even "halfway" decently on defense, then we probably win our last two games.

I only saw a couple possessions of Sunday's game, and one of 'em was enough to make me turn the channel back to football. An NJIT player was so, freakin' open that he could've gone to concessions and back. I didn't see a Johnnies player in the tv screen. We were down by six at that point (I can't remember the score), and the NJIT player casually took his time and buried the trey. Of course, we're now down by 9, and I said to myself, looks like more of the same defensive play from Friday. I couldn't stand to watch anymore and tuned back in to football.

I can understand this being a transition season and taking our lumps. I expected and accepted it. No problem! Lacking overall talent is one thing. But being lazy, careless, and lacking heart is entirely different. That one particular possession (that I mentioned above) reminded me of the entire game versus Incarnate World. I was reminded of the atrocious defense from that particular night.

Go to a 1-2-2 and 3-2 zone (those zones are somewhat similar). Tonight might be a good time to use a 2-3 (as the Gamecocks aren't a strong perimeter team), and mix in an aggressive/trapping 1-2-2. It's time to hide the deficiencies of our players on defense, and possibly, lead to a few easy baskets for us, per creating turnovers.

Less man and more zone 'til you have the horses or personnel committed to playing that style.

I have to stick with the general principle that coaches teach want they know. CM played nothing but man in college, with the only deviation an occasional half court trap. We know what the pro teams play. I don't know which defense or defenses Slice used as a head coach. Just speculating, but it sounds like, based on Mullin's comments on a recent interview, that he is trying to keep things as simple as possible.

 

[logen]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

Agree on importance of contesting & making threes. That said, what has reared its head recently is poor defense on the ball, resulting in easy lay ups far too often. Opponents cutting without the ball really tormented us Sunday. The repeated back door stuff & successful pick and rolls clearly merit immediate attention. All in all, there are multiple defensive issues hurting the team. One other factor which kills offensively challenged teams is hitting FTs. Need I say more?

I am not sure who on staff is best equipped to tackle the defensive deficiencies, but I would start there. We are just giving up too many points (easy ones to boot) & don't have the offensive fire power to overcome that. Wins & losses aside, by season's end one would hope the younger kids develop the commitment & savvy to defend.

I can deal with the inconsistencies on offense. Especially, since we're basically playing without a point guard. But the things I'm seeing on defense are unacceptable. It's happening too often. If we've played even "halfway" decently on defense, then we probably win our last two games.

I only saw a couple possessions of Sunday's game, and one of 'em was enough to make me turn the channel back to football. An NJIT player was so, freakin' open that he could've gone to concessions and back. I didn't see a Johnnies player in the tv screen. We were down by six at that point (I can't remember the score), and the NJIT player casually took his time and buried the trey. Of course, we're now down by 9, and I said to myself, looks like more of the same defensive play from Friday. I couldn't stand to watch anymore and tuned back in to football.

I can understand this being a transition season and taking our lumps. I expected and accepted it. No problem! Lacking overall talent is one thing. But being lazy, careless, and lacking heart is entirely different. That one particular possession (that I mentioned above) reminded me of the entire game versus Incarnate World. I was reminded of the atrocious defense from that particular night.

Go to a 1-2-2 and 3-2 zone (those zones are somewhat similar). Tonight might be a good time to use a 2-3 (as the Gamecocks aren't a strong perimeter team), and mix in an aggressive/trapping 1-2-2. It's time to hide the deficiencies of our players on defense, and possibly, lead to a few easy baskets for us, per creating turnovers.

Less man and more zone 'til you have the horses or personnel committed to playing that style.

Mullin and co. are installing a system, a way they want to play the game. You install your system, the system you believe in, from day one so it is passed on from year to year. What good is it for the 4 freshman to play one way this year and a different one next year? Put in your system and improve it, not change it. We don't have the talent, team speed but especially experience to win this year; luckily our staff understands this and our installing the way they want to play the game,willing to
take their lumps this year, not panicking, as they build a PROGRAM.

 

[mjmaherjr]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

Agree on importance of contesting & making threes. That said, what has reared its head recently is poor defense on the ball, resulting in easy lay ups far too often. Opponents cutting without the ball really tormented us Sunday. The repeated back door stuff & successful pick and rolls clearly merit immediate attention. All in all, there are multiple defensive issues hurting the team. One other factor which kills offensively challenged teams is hitting FTs. Need I say more?

I am not sure who on staff is best equipped to tackle the defensive deficiencies, but I would start there. We are just giving up too many points (easy ones to boot) & don't have the offensive fire power to overcome that. Wins & losses aside, by season's end one would hope the younger kids develop the commitment & savvy to defend.

I can deal with the inconsistencies on offense. Especially, since we're basically playing without a point guard. But the things I'm seeing on defense are unacceptable. It's happening too often. If we've played even "halfway" decently on defense, then we probably win our last two games.

I only saw a couple possessions of Sunday's game, and one of 'em was enough to make me turn the channel back to football. An NJIT player was so, freakin' open that he could've gone to concessions and back. I didn't see a Johnnies player in the tv screen. We were down by six at that point (I can't remember the score), and the NJIT player casually took his time and buried the trey. Of course, we're now down by 9, and I said to myself, looks like more of the same defensive play from Friday. I couldn't stand to watch anymore and tuned back in to football.

I can understand this being a transition season and taking our lumps. I expected and accepted it. No problem! Lacking overall talent is one thing. But being lazy, careless, and lacking heart is entirely different. That one particular possession (that I mentioned above) reminded me of the entire game versus Incarnate World. I was reminded of the atrocious defense from that particular night.

Go to a 1-2-2 and 3-2 zone (those zones are somewhat similar). Tonight might be a good time to use a 2-3 (as the Gamecocks aren't a strong perimeter team), and mix in an aggressive/trapping 1-2-2. It's time to hide the deficiencies of our players on defense, and possibly, lead to a few easy baskets for us, per creating turnovers.

Less man and more zone 'til you have the horses or personnel committed to playing that style.

+1

 

[Section3]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

Agree on importance of contesting & making threes. That said, what has reared its head recently is poor defense on the ball, resulting in easy lay ups far too often. Opponents cutting without the ball really tormented us Sunday. The repeated back door stuff & successful pick and rolls clearly merit immediate attention. All in all, there are multiple defensive issues hurting the team. One other factor which kills offensively challenged teams is hitting FTs. Need I say more?

I am not sure who on staff is best equipped to tackle the defensive deficiencies, but I would start there. We are just giving up too many points (easy ones to boot) & don't have the offensive fire power to overcome that. Wins & losses aside, by season's end one would hope the younger kids develop the commitment & savvy to defend.

I can deal with the inconsistencies on offense. Especially, since we're basically playing without a point guard. But the things I'm seeing on defense are unacceptable. It's happening too often. If we've played even "halfway" decently on defense, then we probably win our last two games.

I only saw a couple possessions of Sunday's game, and one of 'em was enough to make me turn the channel back to football. An NJIT player was so, freakin' open that he could've gone to concessions and back. I didn't see a Johnnies player in the tv screen. We were down by six at that point (I can't remember the score), and the NJIT player casually took his time and buried the trey. Of course, we're now down by 9, and I said to myself, looks like more of the same defensive play from Friday. I couldn't stand to watch anymore and tuned back in to football.

I can understand this being a transition season and taking our lumps. I expected and accepted it. No problem! Lacking overall talent is one thing. But being lazy, careless, and lacking heart is entirely different. That one particular possession (that I mentioned above) reminded me of the entire game versus Incarnate World. I was reminded of the atrocious defense from that particular night.

Go to a 1-2-2 and 3-2 zone (those zones are somewhat similar). Tonight might be a good time to use a 2-3 (as the Gamecocks aren't a strong perimeter team), and mix in an aggressive/trapping 1-2-2. It's time to hide the deficiencies of our players on defense, and possibly, lead to a few easy baskets for us, per creating turnovers.

Less man and more zone 'til you have the horses or personnel committed to playing that style.

Agree Dink,,,we had Sima chasing IW's hot 3 point shooter on the primeter all night when he obviously couldnt hang with him...it was very apparent that we needed to go zone even if we are facing a team that shoots 3's...our guys are just not quick enough to stick with their assigment thru multiple screens

 

[Section3]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

Agree on importance of contesting & making threes. That said, what has reared its head recently is poor defense on the ball, resulting in easy lay ups far too often. Opponents cutting without the ball really tormented us Sunday. The repeated back door stuff & successful pick and rolls clearly merit immediate attention. All in all, there are multiple defensive issues hurting the team. One other factor which kills offensively challenged teams is hitting FTs. Need I say more?

I am not sure who on staff is best equipped to tackle the defensive deficiencies, but I would start there. We are just giving up too many points (easy ones to boot) & don't have the offensive fire power to overcome that. Wins & losses aside, by season's end one would hope the younger kids develop the commitment & savvy to defend.

I can deal with the inconsistencies on offense. Especially, since we're basically playing without a point guard. But the things I'm seeing on defense are unacceptable. It's happening too often. If we've played even "halfway" decently on defense, then we probably win our last two games.

I only saw a couple possessions of Sunday's game, and one of 'em was enough to make me turn the channel back to football. An NJIT player was so, freakin' open that he could've gone to concessions and back. I didn't see a Johnnies player in the tv screen. We were down by six at that point (I can't remember the score), and the NJIT player casually took his time and buried the trey. Of course, we're now down by 9, and I said to myself, looks like more of the same defensive play from Friday. I couldn't stand to watch anymore and tuned back in to football.

I can understand this being a transition season and taking our lumps. I expected and accepted it. No problem! Lacking overall talent is one thing. But being lazy, careless, and lacking heart is entirely different. That one particular possession (that I mentioned above) reminded me of the entire game versus Incarnate World. I was reminded of the atrocious defense from that particular night.

Go to a 1-2-2 and 3-2 zone (those zones are somewhat similar). Tonight might be a good time to use a 2-3 (as the Gamecocks aren't a strong perimeter team), and mix in an aggressive/trapping 1-2-2. It's time to hide the deficiencies of our players on defense, and possibly, lead to a few easy baskets for us, per creating turnovers.

Less man and more zone 'til you have the horses or personnel committed to playing that style.

Mullin and co. are installing a system, a way they want to play the game. You install your system, the system you believe in, from day one so it is passed on from year to year. What good is it for the 4 freshman to play one way this year and a different one next year? Put in your system and improve it, not change it. We don't have the talent, team speed but especially experience to win this year; luckily our staff understands this and our installing the way they want to play the game,willing to
take their lumps this year, not panicking, as they build a PROGRAM.

wo't disagree on importance of establishing a system...however, I think that is more important on offense. Defensively it is always beneficial to be able to play multiple defenses

 

[prjohnnies]

IMO we are struggling on D simply because our guards are slower, less athletic and not as quick as almost everyone we've played. Simple as that. Yes there have been lapses, etc, but we don't have guys in the back court and on the wings right now with the foot speed to compete with most D-I guards. Focus on closing out the three point line, and get blown by or back-doored to death. Lay off, and guys get open shots. Our slowest guard/wing last year would be easily the quickest on this squad, putting aside Felix who is out. As we get better athletes, this will change.

 

[MJDinkins]

If you hit your 3 point shots and if you especially defend against them well ,you are going to look good.
For instance, watch Villanova versus Oklahoma , Villanova could not hit the 3's look terrible and we all know how good they are when hitting them.
Last night the girls got blown out ,could not hit the 3's and they are a very good team.
We beat Syracuse with the 3's.
The list goes on.
Take heart Coach Mullin is well aware of this and has been preaching, if you are open shoot and match up when defending on almost every time out. He will by the end of this year have this team looking good when he figures out the chemistry of this team, Next year ,we will be a very good team. We have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

Agree on importance of contesting & making threes. That said, what has reared its head recently is poor defense on the ball, resulting in easy lay ups far too often. Opponents cutting without the ball really tormented us Sunday. The repeated back door stuff & successful pick and rolls clearly merit immediate attention. All in all, there are multiple defensive issues hurting the team. One other factor which kills offensively challenged teams is hitting FTs. Need I say more?

I am not sure who on staff is best equipped to tackle the defensive deficiencies, but I would start there. We are just giving up too many points (easy ones to boot) & don't have the offensive fire power to overcome that. Wins & losses aside, by season's end one would hope the younger kids develop the commitment & savvy to defend.

I can deal with the inconsistencies on offense. Especially, since we're basically playing without a point guard. But the things I'm seeing on defense are unacceptable. It's happening too often. If we've played even "halfway" decently on defense, then we probably win our last two games.

I only saw a couple possessions of Sunday's game, and one of 'em was enough to make me turn the channel back to football. An NJIT player was so, freakin' open that he could've gone to concessions and back. I didn't see a Johnnies player in the tv screen. We were down by six at that point (I can't remember the score), and the NJIT player casually took his time and buried the trey. Of course, we're now down by 9, and I said to myself, looks like more of the same defensive play from Friday. I couldn't stand to watch anymore and tuned back in to football.

I can understand this being a transition season and taking our lumps. I expected and accepted it. No problem! Lacking overall talent is one thing. But being lazy, careless, and lacking heart is entirely different. That one particular possession (that I mentioned above) reminded me of the entire game versus Incarnate World. I was reminded of the atrocious defense from that particular night.

Go to a 1-2-2 and 3-2 zone (those zones are somewhat similar). Tonight might be a good time to use a 2-3 (as the Gamecocks aren't a strong perimeter team), and mix in an aggressive/trapping 1-2-2. It's time to hide the deficiencies of our players on defense, and possibly, lead to a few easy baskets for us, per creating turnovers.

Less man and more zone 'til you have the horses or personnel committed to playing that style.

Mullin and co. are installing a system, a way they want to play the game. You install your system, the system you believe in, from day one so it is passed on from year to year. What good is it for the 4 freshman to play one way this year and a different one next year? Put in your system and improve it, not change it. We don't have the talent, team speed but especially experience to win this year; luckily our staff understands this and our installing the way they want to play the game,willing to
take their lumps this year, not panicking, as they build a PROGRAM.

You also build a PROGRAM by putting your personnel in the best position to attain wins. There is more than one way to skin a cat. Things I'm seeing on the defensive end leads me to believe they are a long way from learning how to play man defense. So, why not incorporate some zone here and there? Frankly, the man defense isn't even bad. It's atrocious, IMO.

I'll give 'em this season and half of next to see where we stand, per man-to-man defense. I have hunch there may be a change in philosophies, if things doesn't look good on the defensive end. Panicking? It's not about panicking nor suggesting throwing out the baby with the bathwater. I'm just stating there are other ways to achieving something.

 

[simplyred]

Agree. We beat Syracuse because we knew exactly what defense we would be facing and we schemed for it. Similarly, teams know that they can draw our big man (one of the nation's leading shot blockers early on) away from the basket, and drive by our man coverage and either get to the basket unchallenged, or kick out for an open 3 if someone leaves to help. If we played multiple defenses and change it up a bit during games, we wouldn't be so easily victimized. Granted, the players may not yet be able to master the zone, but one should be incorporated into our scheme.