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[QUOTE="BlueMAB, post: 2693988, member: 920"]
Defense and passing can overcome a lot of offensive deficiencies because they lead to open shots and layups.

The guys have to put in a lot of work to improve themselves, but if hurley can get them playing better defense, and get them to pass the ball and cut on offense with purpose, we'll see a better team.

How many times did Ollie's teams go into an offensive with the PG crossing half court and passing the ball to the 2/3 on the wing only for the wing to pass the ball immediately back.  This wasn't an accident, it was by design. It didn't create movement or necessitate any reaction by the defense, it only wasted time.

Contrast that with Hurley's teams who have multiple clips of guys getting a rebound or steal that leads to 3-5 passes without the ball touching the floor and ending up with a layup at the other end.

Hurley, can't create miracles, but he doesn't have to. He just has to get back to basics. The ball moves faster through the air, than the dribble. And if the team buys into his style, they have the athletes to turn this around. If they buy in, AND, improve their individual play (shooting, etc), then we can be a tournament team within a year or two.
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