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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 2969566, member: 874"]
We still trap in the corners and did it this year, but there are a number of things we do that are passive. I hate seeing teams roll the ball to half court because they want to maximize the shot clock and seeing us just stand there while it happens. Can't one guy move up a little until they pick the ball up and then back pedal into position? We've had guys hang around in the back court  during the inbounds in the past but it seems like it's left up to the players to decide whether they want to do it. Maybe throw a token 3/4 court pressure loke Duke used last year to make teams burn a little clock before getting into their offense. You play it soft so you don't get burned but make teams take more than 3 seconds to cross halfcourt. And it doesn't have to be all the time. It just seems like there are options out there that we're not using. And yes, I want to see some players with offensive skill that have basketball intelligence.

You're absolutely right. It isn't enjoyable basketball. And I think it lets bad teams hang around just as much as it allows us to keep it close against good teams. What I don't like about that is that's mid major strategy. We shouldn't be the team that tries to keep it close with good teams hoping they have a bad shooting night so we can pull off a win. JB established a program that has spent a lot of it's time as one of those good teams that others felt fortunate to beat. I want us to be that again.
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