Matrim55
Why is it so hard To make it in America
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No. 1: Our defensive intensity was there throughout, and though that led to some overpursuit I'd rather see us be too aggressive than not aggressive enough. We forced 25+ turnovers and held them down around 30% shooting.
The problem was our defensive intensity ended the moment a shot went up, and so we got slaughtered on the offensive boards. They had 21 misses in the first half and rebounded 11 of them – embarrassing and unacceptable. You have to finish possessions by grabbing the damn ball.
It got better in the 2nd half, but still wasn't great. There are going to be some box-out drills this week.
No. 2: They looked like they knew exactly how they wanted to attack a 2/3 zone – something that's killed us in the past – and executed it. Sometimes the shots didn't fall and sometimes they overpenetrated, but again... I'm ok with that. The process of getting the ball to the foul line and punishing the zone was good.
No. 3: That time in the weight room really, really worked for the bigs, but most especially Carlton. He's going to be able to establish post position against almost anyone in the country, and I suspect in most games he'll finish better than he did tonight.
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In all, a totally adequate if not entirely satisfying start to the season. You could see some very good stuff there to work with, but one very, very obvious area that needs improvement.
I am more encouraged than discouraged coming out of this one.
The problem was our defensive intensity ended the moment a shot went up, and so we got slaughtered on the offensive boards. They had 21 misses in the first half and rebounded 11 of them – embarrassing and unacceptable. You have to finish possessions by grabbing the damn ball.
It got better in the 2nd half, but still wasn't great. There are going to be some box-out drills this week.
No. 2: They looked like they knew exactly how they wanted to attack a 2/3 zone – something that's killed us in the past – and executed it. Sometimes the shots didn't fall and sometimes they overpenetrated, but again... I'm ok with that. The process of getting the ball to the foul line and punishing the zone was good.
No. 3: That time in the weight room really, really worked for the bigs, but most especially Carlton. He's going to be able to establish post position against almost anyone in the country, and I suspect in most games he'll finish better than he did tonight.
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In all, a totally adequate if not entirely satisfying start to the season. You could see some very good stuff there to work with, but one very, very obvious area that needs improvement.
I am more encouraged than discouraged coming out of this one.