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Not sure we can handle 2 more years of him starting and playing every minute with the poor D we get.
That’s pretty much what zone D is: chase the ball, run to a spot and give the shooter a nice look at your armpit as they square up.It really is pretty bad. He pretty much just runs over to his guy and throws his hand up half-heartedly as they are about to shoot.
We've played man 90% of possessions and he's horrible at it. The BC and Wake games were prime examples.That’s pretty much what zone D is: chase the ball, run to a spot and give the shooter a nice look at your armpit as they square up.
M2m would provide more interesting analysis
His minutes are crazy - even if he was playing D.Not sure we can handle 2 more years of him starting and playing every minute with the poor D we get.
He’s better that Bell and Judah…combinedWe've played man 90% of possessions and he's horrible at it. The BC and Wake games were prime examples.
He plays harder, but has zero idea what he's doing. He is worse than both at every metric that tracks defense.He’s better that Bell and Judah…combined
He plays harder, but has zero idea what he's doing. He is worse than both at every metric that tracks defense.
What's also weird is I thought he started the season rebounding well.He’s turned his offense and shooting around to where he can be a consistent scorer since the start of conference play, but his defense is the worst on the team and it makes zero sense for his speed and quickness.
He has zero nose for getting rebounds or steals and he has a worse defensive rating than Jimmy Boeheim or Chris Bell had the past two seasons in conference play. It’s a huge problem because we are getting crushed off the dribble the past few games. It looks like he’s afraid of contact and afraid of the ball out there.
Stroooongly disagree. Dude is a traffic cone and all he has on Judah and Bell is that he maybe looks like he is trying harder. He moves around with his guy but accomplishes absolutely nothing. It is a nightmare to watch. Mintz is the best of those three.He’s better that Bell and Judah…combined
I think JJ and Bell are neck and neck here, but JJ may actually be a worse defender only because he lacks the length Bell has to compensate. Judah’s not a plus defender by any means, but he’s passable.Stroooongly disagree. Dude is a traffic cone and all he has on Judah and Bell is that he maybe looks like he is trying harder. He moves around with his guy but accomplishes absolutely nothing. It is a nightmare to watch. Mintz is the best of those three.
That’s pretty much what zone D is: chase the ball, run to a spot and give the shooter a nice look at your armpit as they square up.
M2m would provide more interesting analysis
No, everyone expected that to be a strong point. He’s got the athletic tools. It’s very befuddling to me.maybe it's hard to gauge at the HS level but... was there indication in HS he was this bad a defender? Has he regressed? Can he still become at least a satisfactory m2m defender?
Noooooooo. He was bad for ND on defense too.I thought the whole point of getting him was he was a 2 way player?
m2m is a lot more complicated with its hedges and the various ways that pick-and-rolls can be played.On-ball defense in a matchup zone (no ‘hand-offs’ to a defender in an adjacent zone) and m2m is the same. Off-ball defense is where the philosophies differ.
He said bell was one of the best shooters in the country too.Am I misremembering, or did Red say before the season that Judah could be the best on-ball defender in the country?
If he said it I blew it off as “coach speak” and don’t remember.Am I misremembering, or did Red say before the season that Judah could be the best on-ball defender in the country?
Part of Judah's problem is he needs to play it more conservative given the thin front court. He doesn't have an eraser behind him to clean it up.JJ should be defending the 3 in a 3 guard lineup. Hopefully he can improve a ton there. Judah can defend well when he commits himself but all too often he over plays or just lets his man fly past him.
Part of Judah's problem is he needs to play it more conservative given the thin front court. He doesn't have an eraser behind him to clean it up.
m2m is a lot more complicated with its hedges and the various ways that pick-and-rolls can be played.
The defensive rating stats are a little black boxy but they all tell the same story about his defenseStroooongly disagree. Dude is a traffic cone and all he has on Judah and Bell is that he maybe looks like he is trying harder. He moves around with his guy but accomplishes absolutely nothing. It is a nightmare to watch. Mintz is the best of those three.