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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 1988779, member: 405"]
When you look at the pieces that make up this team, you've got two guards who are great in the open floor in Battle and Gillon, but now Gillon seems a bit hesitant to take it all the way when we have a fast break.

Battle still hasn't shown that he can get by college players on the drive.  But he is really good in the open floor, so let's get the running game going !!

White is our go-to guy, but he's better taking a spot up three as the trailer on the break, than he is doing it off balance in the half court offense as the shot clock is running out.

These guys don't know and trust each other well enough yet to play well in the halfcourt, but fast break basketball is like AAU, summer pick up ball.  Everybody knows their roles and how to play that style.  Let's get out and run !!!  It will cure a lot of our current ills.  It will get us easier baskets, and it will take advantage of what our guard are best at.

Sure, you have to rebound, but it's as much about the outlet pass, and getting after the 50/50 balls.  If you are picking up the loose balls and getting steals (we are getting fewer than I anticipated), each one of those is an opportunity to run.  That's what's been missing.
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