newmexicuse
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I hear what u r saying. I love the Nova or UConn styles. We finally seem to have the athletes to possibly emulate, but in order to emulate we will need solid three point shooting to open up the court. The problem on this squad is that our best athletes and our best three point shooters reside in different bodies. I do not expect Benny to be able to hit almost 40% in a bigger role. I do expect our guards to improve, but can they get to 35% plus ?Right. Look at how Villanova plays [which I think will prove to be a similar template on offense to what we see from Red -- time will tell, but that's my expectation].
A lead guard. Two bigger wings [guard, forward -- whatever]. A versatile forward who plays inside / outside, and can shoot. A big to rebound / defend / score inside a little.
We have the right components to play this style.
Lead guard - Mintz.
Two bigger wings - JJ / Westry.
Versatile inside / outside forward - Williams.
Dunker / defender - Brown / McLeod / Hima [depending upon matchups, lots of fouls to use].
But I agree that positions are being rendered obsolete in modern basketball, outside of PG. And even that distiniction, JJ and Westry will both be relied upon to handle against pressure, distribute the rock, and make plays off of the bounce, so...
I think we need to look back in our own history for the style most suitable to this squad. I am talking about the early Cuse teams that pressured, ran, and gunned and averaged 99 PPG before there even was a three point shot.