Chief’s Briefs - Florida Edition

[ucp990411]

For a team that has all kinds of other depth, we lack a true muscle power forward. We miss having that. Additionally, the high hedge taking up Bigs fouls 25 feet away from the basket trying to steal the ball from a guard adds to the challenge.

You don’t get the high hedge. The high hedge is not meant for the big to steal the ball. It is meant to disrupt the offense. I don’t think they scored at all as a result of it. Meanwhile, how many open mid range looks did we get as a result of their drop coverage that you favor? Lots

 

[Excalibur]

we don't have a power forward that is going get up on the boards and make his space. We loose a lot of 50/50 rebounds and get pushed out of position. Reed is the best we have contesting the glass and you saw that guy slowly wind down. There isn’t enough support and he’s being asked to do a lot.

Giving up penetration magnifies this issue because our guys are out of position to rebound in addition to being physically weaker.

 

[lateralous]

Mullins has to be the only player I have ever seen fouled out of a game so fast. Has to be a record. You said Mullins had effective 5-7 minutes? wow!! That is quick.

Maybe Samson in the national championship game against Purdue? It seemed like he only played about 7 minutes of that one

...but he did manage two bada$$ alley-oops in those few minutes

 

[mjmoney23]

Assuming they stay healthy getting Reed and Mullins minutes together for longer stretches will be key.
Some will hate me saying this but why is Gampel our most ineffective home court? MSG, TD and PeoplesBank we now seem to play better in.

Chief asking the big question. We haven't lost in Hartford since the St. Johns game in the 22-23 season. Granted last year's schedule in Hartford was not good, but that is a stat that can't be ignored. We will see how we do this year as the home split is as even as it's been in a few years

 

[RichCTBB]

Solo, Mullins, Smith and Demary (who did a pretty good job) have to stay in front of their man or at least be able to steer the ball handlers away from the front of the rim.
This has a huge impact on rebounding. When bigs have to fight over screens and seals from opponents to help a beaten perimeter defender, they give up good rebounding position in doing so. When you do that against a big & physical team, you're going to have trouble competing on the boards.

Wonder if we have any 2nd halfs with Reed & Reibe not in foul trouble if we will see Hurley let them play together for a few minutes to give Karaban a break. Karaban is tough and battles, but I'm afraid of the wear & tear on his body with the number of minutes he has played and against the competition he has played.

Finally, we need the Malachi of last night's second half. He has been really good at times.

Karaban will be able to rest during the conference schedule

 

[HooperScooper]

For a team that has all kinds of other depth, we lack a true muscle power forward. We miss having that.

We've won 2 national championships with Karaban at the 4 and playing most of the minutes. And so far it's working this season too. So it doesn't seem to be that much of an issue.

 

[Excalibur]

We've won 2 national championships with Karaban at the 4 and playing most of the minutes. And so far it's working this season too. So it doesn't seem to be that much of an issue.

Those two teams also had supremely athletic 6'6 guys (Jackson and Castle, respectively) who were great rebounders. Helped offset the size/strength deficiency with Alex.

 

[Spaceman213J]

The players are in their early 20s. You know what they do on their off days. They play basketball.

I get that. I was the same way, and that's part of the point. Karaban is the type that will try to run through a brick wall if it means helping the team. Once he dove on the floor, but a few times he went down from contact and looked tired and jelly-legged. There's a lot of season left and sometimes , if you have a chance to buy him 2-3 minutes with Stewart, who played well last night, I think it would help AK and the team.

 

[Edward Sargent]

So was the play ending with the 3 by Reibe a designed play? He sure looked comfortable out there and his looked good

 

[HooperScooper]

Wonder if we have any 2nd halfs with Reed & Reibe not in foul trouble if we will see Hurley let them play together for a few minutes to give Karaban a break. Karaban is tough and battles, but I'm afraid of the wear & tear on his body with the number of minutes he has played and against the competition he has played.

You might see it soon.

 

[Palatine]

I get that. I was the same way, and that's part of the point. Karaban is the type that will try to run through a brick wall if it means helping the team. Once he dove on the floor, but a few times he went down from contact and looked tired and jelly-legged. There's a lot of season left and sometimes , if you have a chance to buy him 2-3 minutes with Stewart, who played well last night, I think it would help AK and the team.

They were a lot of guys on the floor. At one point there were three UConn guys in a pile.

While is fair to point to consecutive minutes on the court as wearing a guy down. Our games have lots of commercial breaks along with the normal stoppages that apply to every game like the under 8. There are very rarely long stretches of continuous play. I do agree that Stewart should have gotten a few more minutes in the second half, he played well. Quietly, he was our second leading rebounder and the only one with multiple offensive rebounds.

 

[Spaceman213J]

They were a lot of guys on the floor. At one point there were three UConn guys in a pile.

While is fair to point to consecutive minutes on the court as wearing a guy down. Our games have lots of commercial breaks along with the normal stoppages that apply to every game like the under 8. There are very rarely long stretches of continuous play. I do agree that Stewart should have gotten a few more minutes in the second half, he played well. Quietly, he was our second leading rebounder and the only one with multiple offensive rebounds.

I think Mullins even landed butt first on a Florida's player chest during one exchange. I'm trying to remember if that's the play where he tripped over Reed.

 

[Stinger92860]

My freshman hs coach had to pull me out after 4 fouls in 2 minutes. He didn't want me to foul out.

I once played in a Westchester Rec league and for the last 3-4 minutes of the game it was myself and one other guys versus 5. We lost, even with a tenacious 2 man zone.

 

[boog204]

I agree, we are very defensive and not in the attack mode when we inbound under pressure. Why do we end up with the ball in a corner trapped by two players?
We need to get the ball to the middle and look for cutters going downcourt.

We literally have three D1 point guards on our coaching staff. It is beyond baffling to me that none of them have been able to design or execute basic inbounds plays or press breaks.

 

[bendm]

absolutely shocked chief didnt complain about the reffing/FT disparity and call for the commissioner to be fired.

 

[Chief00]

Our fouls tell a different story. The Big should not be between the hedge spot abf

Literally the opposite is true. When we played drop coverage we gave up a ton of easy penetration, which results in bigs having to help near the basket, which leads to weak side rebounds.

I hate to break the news but you need more muscle than we have to consistently outrebound teams. And how much more evidence do you need that the high hedge leads to foul trouble/early in the foul
Penalty due to unfavorable mismatches and guys attempting to recover from 25 feet out being inevitably a step behind the play.

 

[bendm]

Our fouls tell a different story. The Big should not be between the hedge spot abf

I hate to break the news but you need more muscle than we have to consistently outrebound teams. And how much more evidence do you need that the high hedge leads to foul trouble/early in the foul
Penalty due to unfavorable mismatches and guys attempting to recover from 25 feet out being inevitably a step behind the play.

the high hedge worked extremely well last night to prevent the ball handler from penetrating. bilas called it out several times. i dont think reed was called for a foul when he was hedging and he was back in the paint by the time a shot went up because florida had to swing the ball back around. that wasnt the reason we gave up so many offensive rebounds. most were a result of a help defender leaving his man and not boxing out

 

[Chief00]

absolutely shocked chief didnt complain about the reffing/FT disparity and call for the commissioner to be fired.

Again you missed the point. For the Kansas game, I said when we are in a tough road environment having John Gaffney reffing isn’t balancing the equation. There a reason Home and Home non conference series have that balancing yet for us John Gaffney is like adding 2,500 000 opposing fans. You can root this commissioner on but she was a failure in the WNBA and be now. How many Big East teams made the tournament last season?

 

[bendm]

For the Kansas game

you've said it after almost every game where there's a FT disparity not just gaffney games

 

[Chief00]

the high hedge worked extremely well last night to prevent the ball handler from penetrating. bilas called it out several times. i dont think reed was ever called for a foul when he was hedging and he was always back in the paint by the time a shot went up because florida had to swing the ball back around. that wasnt the reason we gave up so many offensive rebounds. most were a result of a help defender leaving his man and not boxing out

How do you explain why at one point in the first half FL had 15 foul shot attempts to our 1. And if you don’t think Reed’s fouls are an issue I have some swampland to sell you. Not all fouls caused by the high hedge happen 25 feet away from the basket - many happen in the messy chain reaction recovering from it.

 

[Chief00]

you've said it after almost every game where there's a FT disparity not just gaffney games

Well we give up more foul shots than we take / it is not a complicated theory.

 

[bendm]

How do you explain why at one point in the first half FL had 15 foul shot attempts to our 1.

because we foul a lot on D and take a bunch of jump shots on O. we dont have any Gs/wings that attack the basket and seek out contact (i was hopin silas would) and Reed is our only legit low post player. he does get foul calls.

 

[Excalibur]

the high hedge worked extremely well last night to prevent the ball handler from penetrating. bilas called it out several times. i dont think reed was called for a foul when he was hedging and he was back in the paint by the time a shot went up because florida had to swing the ball back around. that wasnt the reason we gave up so many offensive rebounds. most were a result of a help defender leaving his man and not boxing out

He's very confidently wrong about this, and has been for some time.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Why does it seem late in games do we let teams run up the court in 4/5 seconds and score uncontested lay ups?

A very bad habit. Defense doesn't even make them run some clock.

 

[Huskybass]

Mullins has to be the only player I have ever seen fouled out of a game so fast. Has to be a record. You said Mullins had effective 5-7 minutes? wow!! That is quick.

In another 6 games or so Mullins will start taking charges and become a plus defender without fouling. He was thrown to the wolves in terms of his initial playing time and I have no doubt he will be a star.