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Message: [QUOTE="orangefan13, post: 167758, member: 906"] I see why you guys say no and I can understand the thought. But thets just look at our team the last two games without Melo. The first game We got killed by ND the second we hung on to a 2-4 point lead the entire second half to the five minute mark. It isn't exactly not broke. KJO, Triche, and Scoop practically ran a direct line offense against Cincy. It wasn't much of a triangle (which is a big part of the problem). To create passing lanes you are better running a triangle offense and usually thats what good teams run. We won the cincy game because of Triche. Late in the cincy game Triche spaced out more and gave us three huge buckets by running the triangle offense. 1.Triche ran baseline and sideline which gave KJo a drive to the basket for a bucket. 2.Triche ran a baseline rollaround screen for a three. 3.And Triche got into the post which freed up Rak to go outside and make a low post pass to Triche. 4. Triche knocked a pass away and got out in transition for a dish pass to KJo. The transition ball movement offense from Scoop, KJO and Triche that came from better spacing late in the game and converting on it was the difference. But, we ran that for 5 minutes not 40. Our best offense against cincy was down the stretch and JB saved those Triche routes inside for late in the game. Opponents are going to realize that set and when they do you are going to have a harder time getting looks to look like a great look. The second point I was making was James is a transition scorer CJ hasn't been this year. So when James isn't in we only have a three man transition offense. I love CJ but he doesn't have the dribble drive or outside shot to give us that forth where MCW or a three guard lineup might be able to. MCW is our tallest guard at 6'5 and our other three guards are very strong for guards for boxing out. On top of that, all four have a motor to play scrappy and battle for loose balls. All three can get a hand high enough to disrupt the view at a opponents look at that rim. [/QUOTE]

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