JB: We'll be playing some man to man this year...

[iommi]

Was it a joke taken out of context during JB's talk with Newhouse students? Or is this one of the "surprises" JB referred to a while back?

I hate even posting this without knowing the context but thought it was interesting no matter what.

 

[JoeySimz]

Was it a joke taken out of context during JB's talk with Newhouse students? Or is this one of the "surprises" JB referred to a while back?

I hate even posting this without knowing the context but thought it was interesting no matter what.

Yeh, I know what you mean. Looks like this guy is shooting straight in the other Boeheim quotes so I wouldn't doubt Boeheim is sincere.

We do have the personnel for it.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

in practice

 

[Delmar]

Politifact has rated this statement as "Pants on Fire."

 

[Widget24]

in practice

And against LeMoyne!

 

[MSOrange]

 

[AZOrange]

Well thanks for starting that thread again JB...

 

[iommi]

Well thanks for starting that thread again JB...

Yeah, I felt bad posting it but if he were being serious, this is certainly newsworthy.

 

[realorange]

Rumor has it that Igor finally convinced JB he needed to get away from Tavern League defense.

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

Was it a joke taken out of context during JB's talk with Newhouse students? Or is this one of the "surprises" JB referred to a while back?

I hate even posting this without knowing the context but thought it was interesting no matter what.

Well the Cubs might win the WS for the first time in 108 years, so anything's possible I guess. But I suspect we won't see more than a minute of M2M once the conference schedule starts. DC will get beat on a lob pass, get summarily yanked, and JB will have his reason to never speak of such heresy again.

 

[Toga]

 

[Deano]

:rolling:

 

[cuse2013]

Matt Schneidman also tweeted it but said he was joking when he said it.

 

[OrangeFoo]

Hmm... Donald Trump has a 50/50 shot at president, Cubs might win the WS, UK voted to leave the EU, Leicester City won the EPL, JB playing m2m... Is this the end of times? Do I need to get to a temple or church?

 

[OrangeFoo]

Well the Cubs might win the WS for the first time in 108 years, so anything's possible I guess. But I suspect we won't see more than a minute of M2M once the conference schedule starts. DC will get beat on a lob pass, get summarily yanked, and JB will have his reason to never speak of such heresy again.

Not that I disagree with the sentiment but DC got beat on a lob pass many times against the zone and in fact I think lob passes and backdoor cuts are easier against the zone than against m2m. I think what would happen is on the first play a guard would iso DC on a pick and roll and get an and one out of it which would shutter all talk of m2m for the duration.

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

Not that I disagree with the sentiment but DC got beat on a lob pass many times against the zone and in fact I think lob passes and backdoor cuts are easier against the zone than against m2m. I think what would happen is on the first play a guard would iso DC on a pick and roll and get an and one out of it which would shutter all talk of m2m for the duration.

Watch any game where the teams play predominantly M2M, and for long stretches it is like watching a lay up line.

 

[iommi]

Matt Schneidman also tweeted it but said he was joking when he said it.

That's what I figured but Mc Allister retweeted it so I thought: well, maybe...

 

[JOC44]

I ran this through snopes.com and it is BS.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Not that I disagree with the sentiment but DC got beat on a lob pass many times against the zone and in fact I think lob passes and backdoor cuts are easier against the zone than against m2m. I think what would happen is on the first play a guard would iso DC on a pick and roll and get an and one out of it which would shutter all talk of m2m for the duration.

Guards fault. Not enough ball pressure.

 

[Delmar]

Hmm... Donald Trump has a 50/50 shot at president, Cubs might win the WS, UK voted to leave the EU, Leicester City won the EPL, JB playing m2m... Is this the end of times? Do I need to get to a temple or church?

Temple plays a zone, too.

 

[Chicago44s]

Was it a joke taken out of context during JB's talk with Newhouse students? Or is this one of the "surprises" JB referred to a while back?

I hate even posting this without knowing the context but thought it was interesting no matter what.

I'm not familiar, what is this "man to man" defense you speak of?

 

[kmart128]

It wouldnt surprise me. We have 3 transfers coming in that could all start and all played man to man so theyll know how to play it. And Battle may start too. We may have 4 new starters so why not.

 

[AirForceOrange]

 

[Briancuse]

Ding ding ding, we have the first man to man post of the year.

 

[Noexcuse]

Ding ding ding, we have the first man to man post of the year.

Could a mod please combine them all into one thread. Kinda like the Rutgers Dumpster Fire thread on the Football Board?