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What happened to Behanan?! I thought he was done. Box score says he has 7 pts.
 
Louisville newcomer Chris jones is legit. They are really good again. I hate them.
 
At least UofL and Cuse are in different leagues for one year. Hoping UofL destroys UK in their annual game late next month.
 
Funny how these games go... if we played cornell again the first half would look similar to this one. Just waiting for when the cards run into a more strictly officiated game for the first time.
 
Funny how these games go... if we played cornell again the first half would look similar to this one. Just waiting for when the cards run into a more strictly officiated game for the first time.
A Pitt - Louisville game might not make it to the half without everyone on both teams fouling out.
 
If Pitino's guys slacked off and played like they were asleep he'd kill them. Calhoun was the same way. JB's a great coach but his teams have a tendency to play up and down to the level of the competition.
 
A Pitt - Louisville game might not make it to the half without everyone on both teams fouling out.
Every team hand checks. It's what man-to-man teams do playing D to keep leverage. So every team will have to adjust, so will the refs making the calls to know what to call and what not to call. Louisville will adjust like anyone else. They have done so already in first few games. This perception that they will foul out all their guys is ridiculous and dumb. You're not the only one who has said or implied this.
 
Every team hand checks. It's what man-to-man teams do playing D to keep leverage. So every team will have to adjust, so will the refs making the calls to know what to call and what not to call. Louisville will adjust like anyone else. They have done so already in first few games. This perception that they will foul out all their guys is ridiculous and dumb. You're not the only one who has said or implied this.

I took that comment as laced with sarcasm myself... with that said no matter how much teams try to adjust.. they are going to test the waters as well. Pitinos pressure d relies on the handcheck to stay attached as much as moving their feet. Smith actually moves his feet really well and does a good job with avoiding getting handsy. Pitt not so much. I think realistically we will see some foul out fests if physical games go to a couple ot's. The new rules are good for the game and help bring out the importance of defensive fundamentals.
 
I took that comment as laced with sarcasm myself... with that said no matter how much teams try to adjust.. they are going to test the waters as well. Pitinos pressure d relies on the handcheck to stay attached as much as moving their feet. Smith actually moves his feet really well and does a good job with avoiding getting handsy. Pitt not so much. I think realistically we will see some foul out fests if physical games go to a couple ot's. The new rules are good for the game and help bring out the importance of defensive fundamentals.

Agreed.

I think Louisville is the depth will help Louisville as well. If Ware does well, they will have plenty of talent in the backcourt with Smith, Jones, Ware, and rookie Terry Rozier. And Blackshear can play the 2 if needed.

Not as strong in the middle shot blocking wise or leadership wise as last year, but their front court is more than adequate with Harrell, Behanon, Hancock, Blackshear, and Van Treese.

Cheers,
Neil
 
I took that comment as laced with sarcasm myself... with that said no matter how much teams try to adjust.. they are going to test the waters as well. Pitinos pressure d relies on the handcheck to stay attached as much as moving their feet. Smith actually moves his feet really well and does a good job with avoiding getting handsy. Pitt not so much. I think realistically we will see some foul out fests if physical games go to a couple ot's. The new rules are good for the game and help bring out the importance of defensive fundamentals.
Actually I was being serious. Tired of hearing this. You take advantage of the rules and play aggressive to win games. If the rules change, you change to keep winning. No different from any other team. Not as much as Cuse but I like UofL. I've lived here a long time.
 
Actually I was being serious. Tired of hearing this. You take advantage of the rules and play aggressive to win games. If the rules change, you change to keep winning. No different from any other team. Not as much as Cuse but I like UofL. I've lived here a long time.

I meant delmars post being laced with sarcasm... I respect the cards and their program. I think pitino pushes the limits of what is legal defensively which is frustrating for the simple fact it isnt about getting the players to develop but imstead getting them to master his style on both ends and if they develop more all around then it is win-win. It works for him obviously and has for guys like dieng. Clark, williams, jennings etc have really struggled at the next level to stick and there really isnt a big name pro who played for rick left out there I can recall.
 
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If Pitino's guys slacked off and played like they were asleep he'd kill them. Calhoun was the same way. JB's a great coach but his teams have a tendency to play up and down to the level of the competition.
JB is not as interested in stomping overmatched opponents as some coaches.

I'd also say that, to an extent, all teams play up and down to their level of competition. An SU fan may notice it more when he sees almost every game, but I'd guess you'd see it happen with any top team if you watched all of their games closely.
 
Every team hand checks. It's what man-to-man teams do playing D to keep leverage. So every team will have to adjust, so will the refs making the calls to know what to call and what not to call. Louisville will adjust like anyone else. They have done so already in first few games. This perception that they will foul out all their guys is ridiculous and dumb. You're not the only one who has said or implied this.
I guess I should start using emoticons. It's just that I don't particularly like them.
 
At least UofL and Cuse are in different leagues for one year. Hoping UofL destroys UK in their annual game late next month.

We will be watching that game in Atlanta with the Louisville cousins. The SU/Nova game is right before it. Both games will be watched by probably 20 people crammed into the living room. Fun!
 
I guess I should start using emoticons. It's just that I don't particularly like them.
Didn't mean to be mean at all (sorry), and I suspected it was at least partly tongue and cheek. Guess I've just seen that type of comment (serious or not) too many times and just thought I'd offer my own thoughts FWIW. It's OK not to like them (I get that). I just have been around here long enough to have more respect and like for them than most. Now, UK? That's a much different story. ;)
 
I meant delmars post being laced with sarcasm... I respect the cards and their program. I think pitino pushes the limits of what is legal defensively which is frustrating for the simple fact it isnt about getting the players to develop but imstead getting them to master his style on both ends and if they develop more all around then it is win-win. It works for him obviously and has for guys like dieng. Clark, williams, jennings etc have really struggled at the next level to stick and there really isnt a big name pro who played for rick left out there I can recall.
Oops! Yeah, the Cards don't have a lot of players in NBA although there are some (Clark on LA last I saw, Garcia, others). I guess one could say that Pitino doesn't recruit one and doners like his counterpart 70 miles east of here (ugh!), so that may contribute to this fact. Pitino actually does try to develop and does care for his players.
 
Oops! Yeah, the Cards don't have a lot of players in NBA although there are some (Clark on LA last I saw, , others). I guess one could say that Pitino doesn't recruit one and doners like his counterpart 70 miles east of here (ugh!), so that may contribute to this fact. Pitino actually does try to develop and does care for his players.

All good... it will be interesting to see how dieng does and harell does when he moves to the pros... at some point he will need to get some guys he can point to in the league to recruit against the acc. Obviously titles and ff's help the cause but you need some guys you can name drop too... for this year clearly they look top 10 again
 
Didn't mean to be mean at all (sorry), and I suspected it was at least partly tongue and cheek. Guess I've just seen that type of comment (serious or not) too many times and just thought I'd offer my own thoughts FWIW. It's OK not to like them (I get that). I just have been around here long enough to have more respect and like for them than most. Now, UK? That's a much different story. ;)
Good coaches figure out how to adapt. In '87 when the 3 point shot was introduced, the final four coaches were Knight, Tarkanian, Pitino, and Boeheim. No mistake there. Besides, I think this is one of the changes that will be long gone when conference play begins.
 

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