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How bout AJax on him for awhileSurfs up. Ride the wave to the beach with JC on the long board.
How bout AJax on him for awhileSurfs up. Ride the wave to the beach with JC on the long board.
If so I hope only the 2nd half, too inexperienced to risk 2 first half fouls.How bout AJax on him for awhile
If so I hope only the 2nd half, too inexperienced to risk 2 first half fouls.
If so I hope only the 2nd half, too inexperienced to risk 2 first half fouls.
Jackson should be on Cale... he torched us last game
RS represents 5 fouls and if the refs call the game close and our primary Bigs have some foul issues.. I don't understand why you couldn't waste some of his fouls on their Bigs rather than our primary Bigs to protect them for the last 10 minutes of the game--crunch time.Early Spring time in NJ.
Put Richie on him
Might it be time to give some time to Josh for some of the downlow work? Mamu was pushing everyone around in there at 6-11 and 240. Josh only played 5 mins and the game got out of hand early. Especially if the refs let him just charge into and back down people. At least wear him down somewhat. Not sure anyone can stop him on the perimeter but more concerned with him dominating the middle. Make it very uncomfortable for him in the paint.IW primary defender. Rese or Jackson when he's out or it doesn't go well.
Might it be time to give some time to Josh for some of the downlow work? Mamu was pushing everyone around in there at 6-11 and 240. Josh only played 5 mins and the game got out of hand early. Especially if the refs let him just charge into and back down people. At least wear him down somewhat. Not sure anyone can stop him on the perimeter but more concerned with him dominating the middle. Make it very uncomfortable for him in the paint.
IMO Carlton and Sanogo are both not great options to guard Mamu because his biggest threat is the 3 point shot as a big. If things go wrong again, it probably couldn't hurt though. I'd have to think Hurley and Co. have a lot better idea of what matchups can work after having 40 minutes of film from the last game.
There isn't anybody on the team who can truly effectively guard him inside and outside in man to man. Whaley can try, but he will dominate Whaley inside. So why try? Park Josh and Sanogo in the paint, let Whaley, Polley, Martin and Jax pick him up outside. At the very least try that for a few minutes to throw them off.
Does it count against the scholarship limit if we bring Johnson up for a game?
If Akok ever gets his legs where they need to be, he'd be perfect. Don't think he can hold position.
I think Manu is getting 20 and what we need to do is force him to draw fouls and expend energy on D. I'd run on him and at him. He can't keep up with Akok, Whaley or Sanogo in transition, and driving at him with Bouk, Jackson and Martin should produce fouls. Can't play slow.
Could work if Mamu's points are not too many 3's. He will take them if left alone.That is always the other strategy. Let Mamu get his bit keep everyone else in check. Don't sellout on coming off shooters to double team the drive and give up open 3's. UConn has consistently excelled at 3 pt shooting defense.
Don't double and let other SH players get offensive rebounds and clean up misses.
Just turn Mamu in to a scorer and lock down the rest.