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[QUOTE="OrangeFoo, post: 2898699, member: 210"]
I thought basketball nirvana is poniitonless basketball which skill duplication should facilitate?

Just kidding... Frank's regression to a d2 point guard has really screwed up this team because the only other player who can facilitate the offense is Marek who also happens to be as stretch four who can't stretch because his shooting range is suspect.

This team is just a testament to our program's total utter and lack of any offensive identity:
- Can't play inside out because we don't have an inside presence at all
- Can't run the dribble-drive because no one can dribble drive consistently
- Can't play pace and space because we don't have any knockdown shooters outside of Buddy and Hughes who are very very streaky
- Can't play pick and roll because the D just ignores the screener
- Can't run and gun because I've never seen a set of players so bad on the break as this squad

We have two offensive strategies: give the ball to Battle and pray or give the ball to Marek at the FT line and let him facilitate... that's it. If Carey hadn't regressed so much he would have helped by adding dribble drive or run and gun but that's hasn't played out. This is the ultimate conclusion to a decade plus of recruiting for the zone... a bunch of long 6-5 to 6-9 dudes with major gaps in their skillsets which has sunk our offense.
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