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if I was Crean I would have Olidipo harass MCW.
We would just run a Keita/Rak screen and roll and would neutralize that.
if I was Crean I would have Olidipo harass MCW.
If Oladipo isn't on MCW then Crean f'ed up big time. But this where our advantage liesif I was Crean I would have Olidipo harass MCW.
If Oladipo isn't on MCW then Crean f'ed up big time. But this where our advantage lies
VO on MCW to start the game= Hulls or Ferrell on Southerland
Sheehey at the 3, VO at the 2 so they can better handle our size= 1 less ball handler for IU
Triche is the x-factor here. He'll have Ferrell or Hulls on him exclusively he HAS to play big tonight; drive, post up, etc.
Since when has running a pick and roll with either Keita or Rak been deemed a good thing?We would just run a Keita/Rak screen and roll and would neutralize that.
Well, it did work once.Since when has running a pick and roll with either Keita or Rak been deemed a good thing?
None of this matters this game will be won or lost by whether Triche is the good or bad Triche. If Triche scores fifteen and does not turn the ball we win. If he does poorly we will have a tough time winning this game.Well, it did work once.
None of this matters this game will be won or lost by whether Triche is the good or bad Triche. If Triche scores fifteen and does not turn the ball we win. If he does poorly we will have a tough time winning this game.
I'm not trying to be a cynical smart ass, but clearly JB does need our advice.
This team did not develop the way any of us envisioned it: MCW has not yet become the flawless floor leader; Triche has never become the solid, consistent leader; Dirty never became the versatile player his physical skills hinted at; Fair is easily taken out of his game by good teams at crunch time; Rak never became the formidable power forward; DC2 has not become the go-to low post player.
And yet, somehow, JB has taken them to the BE tournament finals and into the 4th Sweet 16 in 5 years (something we have never before accomplished, by the way). He knows the players, their strengths, their weaknesses, better than any of us, and he is the guy who has figured out the combinations that have gotten them to this moment.
If the Orange lose, he is going to come in for the usual round of criticism and the usual crowd will call for him to step down. So let me say now - he is the chess master who played these flawed pieces and constructed two deep post-season runs that few anticipated just 2 1/2 weeks ago. I'll roll with his judgement over anyone else.
I should have used the sarcasm font.None of this matters this game will be won or lost by whether Triche is the good or bad Triche. If Triche scores fifteen and does not turn the ball we win. If he does poorly we will have a tough time winning this game.
We should applaud Jim for not fixing the pieces? For sake Triche isn't a finished project after starting every game of four years.
or, simply accept the fact that he is a finished project, and it was our expectations that were incorrect
I'm not trying to be a cynical smart ass, but clearly JB does need our advice.
This team did not develop the way any of us envisioned it: MCW has not yet become the flawless floor leader; Triche has never become the solid, consistent leader; Dirty never became the versatile player his physical skills hinted at; Fair is easily taken out of his game by good teams at crunch time; Rak never became the formidable power forward; DC2 has not become the go-to low post player.
And yet, somehow, JB has taken them to the BE tournament finals and into the 4th Sweet 16 in 5 years (something we have never before accomplished, by the way). He knows the players, their strengths, their weaknesses, better than any of us, and he is the guy who has figured out the combinations that have gotten them to this moment.
If the Orange lose, he is going to come in for the usual round of criticism and the usual crowd will call for him to step down. So let me say now - he is the chess master who played these flawed pieces and constructed two deep post-season runs that few anticipated just 2 1/2 weeks ago. I'll roll with his judgement over anyone else.