Dolezaj...

[Orangezoo]

Just seems so counter-intuitive.

Honestly I have no idea. Just going with the flow.

 

[Jake]

Does he really smoke? Really?

No idea, but it’s a funny narrative. Honestly wouldn’t surprise me.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Now if only he could ever get A call

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Yup gotta go to him more. Like giving him a breather because the guys who guard him tend to be bigger. When teams don’t have a Mooney type id use him inside more and maybe have him play 5 and go small with 4 guards.

 

[SUFan44]

Honestly I have no idea. Just going with the flow.

Not that this is any inside info about Marek, but knew a couple girls playing D1 volleyball from Croatia and they smoked like chimneys. They were really good, too.

Volleyball obviously much different than basketball...

 

[NorSyr66]

Not sure what has happened but it seems like over the past few games bot Dolezaj and Sidibe seem to ne bigger factors in the game. They are getting rebounds, they are scoring and the "biggie" is they are not fouling out. Coaching change or just maturing? Regardless, if they continue to play like this, the Orange will be hard to stop. LGO

 

[kcsu]

Not sure what has happened but it seems like over the past few games bot Dolezaj and Sidibe seem to ne bigger factors in the game. They are getting rebounds, they are scoring and the "biggie" is they are not fouling out. Coaching change or just maturing? Regardless, if they continue to play like this, the Orange will be hard to stop. LGO

Coaching change. Marek is a match up problem for most teams. Teams are forced to account for him from the foul line down. He is realizing he can take guys. If they collapse we have three guys that can light it up. Getting the ball to him in the middle creates lots of options.

 

[supp]

Has been a revelation in the post. He’s put some old school moves on bigger guys and been really effective. There is a ton of room for him to operate with three shooters on the floor. Great footwork.

He’s more than a glue guy now.

The improvement on the inside, with Marek the most obvious improvement, is definitely the difference between winning now and losing earlier in the year. We're holding our own on the boards and there is enough scoring inside to keep teams from overloading the perimeter. The iso offense came back tonight precisely because ND couldn't leave Marek, Guerrier, and Sidibe alone. They had no one really who could guard the perimeter guys, Hughes especially, one on one.

 

[NorSyr66]

Coaching change. Marek is a match up problem for most teams. Teams are forced to account for him from the foul line down. He is realizing he can take guys. If they collapse we have three guys that can light it up. Getting the ball to him in the middle creates lots of options.

When you say coaching change, do you mean actual coach or change in coaching technique?

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Not that this is any inside info about Marek, but knew a couple girls playing D1 volleyball from Croatia and they smoked like chimneys. They were really good, too.

Volleyball obviously much different than basketball...

They sound hot...

 

[CuseFaninVT]

That move in the second half, left side of the lane was beautiful. Quick fake inside to his right, then turned back left and put it off the glass.

Gorgeous.

 

[CorduroyG]

hes making a huge difference. aggressive, confident. this team is legit.

 

[RealMcNeil]

Not sure what has happened but it seems like over the past few games bot Dolezaj and Sidibe seem to ne bigger factors in the game. They are getting rebounds, they are scoring and the "biggie" is they are not fouling out. Coaching change or just maturing? Regardless, if they continue to play like this, the Orange will be hard to stop. LGO

Helps when the whole team is crashing the boards more but agree.

 

[kcsu]

When you say coaching change, do you mean actual coach or change in coaching technique?

I mean great coaching. He is taking advantage of match up opportunities. Isolating Marek, Buddy, and of course Hughes. Seeing how he is using Marek the last few games is just great coaching.

 

[OrangeDW]

That move in the second half, left side of the lane was beautiful. Quick fake inside to his right, then turned back left and put it off the glass.

Gorgeous.

Olajuwon-esque

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Olajuwon-esque

Sure

 

[NorSyr66]

I mean great coaching. He is taking advantage of match up opportunities. Isolating Marek, Buddy, and of course Hughes. Seeing how he is using Marek the last few games is just great coaching.

Absolutely great coaching. Like night and day over the last few games. LGO

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Has been a revelation in the post. He’s put some old school moves on bigger guys and been really effective. There is a ton of room for him to operate with three shooters on the floor. Great footwork.

He’s more than a glue guy now.

He's been fantastic. Just wish he could stop getting into foul trouble.
An offensively assertive Marek is my favorite kind of Marek.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

He's been fantastic. Just wish he could stop getting into foul trouble.
An offensively assertive Marek is my favorite kind of Marek.

Wait. Did he not have a dumb 70 feet from the basket foul tonight? I can’t recall one.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Absolutely great coaching. Like night and day over the last few games. LGO

Coaching probably didn’t change - execution has changed. The awakening usually shows up in practice.

 

[Col. Bleep]

Over the past few games he's become a different player.
He's suddenly sprouted those post moves and some ferocity with his rebounding.
It's funny how sometimes things just click all of a sudden.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Marek's definitely getting better at recognizing quickly when the defense on him is lax and he has an opportunity.

 

[orangefog]

Marek's definitely getting better at recognizing quickly when the defense on him is lax and he has an opportunity.

No team is going to leave the shooters. As long as he knows where the other big guy is, he knows where to make his move. You cannot leave Hughes, Girard or Buddy and they are standing out at the three point line. It has been so important that he has started to take advantage of this. And if he can draw the other big man, he can dump it down. It has been really fun to watch this team develop this year.

 

[SWC75]

Not sure what has happened but it seems like over the past few games bot Dolezaj and Sidibe seem to ne bigger factors in the game. They are getting rebounds, they are scoring and the "biggie" is they are not fouling out. Coaching change or just maturing? Regardless, if they continue to play like this, the Orange will be hard to stop. LGO

If all five guys can score, how do they guard us?

 

[SWC75]

Coaching probably didn’t change - execution has changed. The awakening usually shows up in practice.

JB can be heard laughing in the background. "Coaching change?"