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[QUOTE="BFieldHusky, post: 2969778, member: 2154"]
To me this is not complicated. We don't have a consistent inside presence. Some good teams don't have this. But what they have is 3 or 4 really good consistent outside shooters.

We have neither. So what Villanova did yesterday (and Hurley said this after the game) was either switch every screen or play zone and sag off the big inside. If you don't have the personnel to beat this, you could be John Wooden as a coach. You won't succeed.

Hurley is recruiting to his style. Bouknight and Gaffney are plus athletes who can shoot. They will need to get stronger. But I think they will be solid 3-4 years players who will win a lot of games.

Akok needs to get stronger, but once he does, he is going to be a nightmare matchup. A 6-10 guy who can block shots, get out and run and shoot is tough to defend.

Getting Kofi is the key. You have a guy like that down low, and it changes everything. Teams can't suddenly go zone or switch on ball screens.

This will take time. I don't know what to expect in conference. I think it will be up and down. Again, I will say that Iowa, Florida State and Nova are better than any team in our league.
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