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Yeah idn about Red’s in game decisions thus farWouldn’t u go into the zone rather than pull your 8 foot center to the three point line
Yeah idn about Red’s in game decisions thus farWouldn’t u go into the zone rather than pull your 8 foot center to the three point line
I thought McLeod would offer at least a LITTLE more.
That was out of the zone, Devo commented you have to know the rotations. Bad foul, but he was trying to do his assignment. So there's your answer to the question, will Red ask a center to cover the corner 3?Maliq made some really head-scratching plays tonight. His foul on the three point shooter chief among them.
That was caused by Bell guarding no one 25 feet from the basket.Maliq made some really head-scratching plays tonight. His foul on the three point shooter chief among them.
He doesn’t play. When he’s been in there he’s been fine .I thought McLeod would offer at least a LITTLE more.
Really? Wow.Yeah idn about Red’s in game decisions thus far
Yeah idn about Red’s in game decisions thus far
He's fine. He's not 100 pct at all.
I don't think that's totally it. Even 100% healthy, he's not the answer at the 5, ESPECIALLY in the zone. I suppose if you need to go small in man to man, he's an ok option, but I don't think he's a plus defender in man to man either. Slow-ish lateral movement and poor defensive stance/positioning were especially noticeable Monday night. That being said, I'm not sure anyone on this team, outside of Copeland and JJ, is a very good defender, zone or man.
McLeod needs to be able to maintain positioning on defense and not get pushed around and shy away from engaging with opposing bigs.
I know I need to let bygones be bygones but it's a big reason why I wish we'd have landed Udeh.
Oh I’m more than admitting I wanted Pitino.Remember that the next time you start a new job.
It's becoming easy to spot all the ones who wanted Pitino as a rental...
Oh I’m more than admitting I wanted Pitino.
Why can’t we question Red wanting to play small? He said it AGAIN at Carrabba’s. Teams will score at will against us with Maliq at center. I will stand by this.Right so throw objectivity on the coaching comments out the window.
Why can’t we question Red wanting to play small? He said it AGAIN at Carrabba’s. Teams will score at will against us with Maliq at center. I will stand by this.
Copeland might be the worst defender on the team. Getting steals doesn’t equate to being a good defender. Watch him try to defend in the post area. Comical!I don't think that's totally it. Even 100% healthy, he's not the answer at the 5, ESPECIALLY in the zone. I suppose if you need to go small in man to man, he's an ok option, but I don't think he's a plus defender in man to man either. Slow-ish lateral movement and poor defensive stance/positioning were especially noticeable Monday night. That being said, I'm not sure anyone on this team, outside of Copeland and JJ, is a very good defender, zone or man.
I don't think that's totally it. Even 100% healthy, he's not the answer at the 5, ESPECIALLY in the zone. I suppose if you need to go small in man to man, he's an ok option, but I don't think he's a plus defender in man to man either. Slow-ish lateral movement and poor defensive stance/positioning were especially noticeable Monday night. That being said, I'm not sure anyone on this team, outside of Copeland and JJ, is a very good defender, zone or man.
Taylor tried to throw it to him in the post a few times. They were successful once. Three other times it lead to a turnover. Taylor got credit for each turnover, but I’m not sure McLeod sealed his man that well either.I always find it ironic that McCloud has bad matchups on defense. Shouldn’t it work in his favor on offense? We never seem to punish smaller players with our size. McCloud scored on a nice low post move to start the game and never touched the ball again in the post. Taylor made two bad entry passes from the top instead of giving the wing the ball to feed McCloud. He needs touches. JJ and Mintz in transition need to find the shooters and set them up. JJ did this in our first exhibition game, but they didn’t look for anyone against NH.
McLeod needs to be able to maintain positioning on defense and not get pushed around and shy away from engaging with opposing bigs.
I know I need to let bygones be bygones but it's a big reason why I wish we'd have landed Udeh.
Taylor tried to throw it to him in the post a few times. They were successful once. Three other times it lead to a turnover. Taylor got credit for each turnover, but I’m not sure McLeod sealed his man that well either.
This is an utterly absurd comment at this point. Maliq, JJ and Copeland are all really athletic and can move laterally really well and are extremely hard workers. They have the potential to be very good defenders. But it’s going to take them all some time to learn how to play high-level man to man defense and understand all the minute details of what they need to do on that end in terms of help defense, stopping dribble penetration and trying to keep guys out of the lane. It’s gonna take some time. It’s up to Red and the staff to teach them.I don't think that's totally it. Even 100% healthy, he's not the answer at the 5, ESPECIALLY in the zone. I suppose if you need to go small in man to man, he's an ok option, but I don't think he's a plus defender in man to man either. Slow-ish lateral movement and poor defensive stance/positioning were especially noticeable Monday night. That being said, I'm not sure anyone on this team, outside of Copeland and JJ, is a very good defender, zone or man.