Keys to winning in Charleston

[coachn]

Come out playing defense the way we did vs. Fl. . Feed on the good feeling of winning

 

[gtcam]

rebounding to start the running game
perimeter D and practice the zone so when you decide to use it the players don't look at each other with their thumbs up their arses
don't use hockey line changes when substituting
concentrate on the team and players not the refs
if Carleton is not doing it - get Pork Chop in there right away

 

[selles]

Always the key, and probably what we were worst at over the last three seasons. It's been awful. But it's not just passing, it's motion without the ball on offense. Passing is useless if our players are virtual statues and are as easily defended as one. We were horrific away from the ball against St. Joes.

This is a very good point. Greenberg was getting on Carlton for not passing out of double teams against Fla. But most of the time no one was moving on the perimeter to give him a passing lane. He had nowhere to go but up.

 

[Austin316]

And if we shoot our typical percentage as does Florida we win by 8 instead of 3. Again, three point defense has been a problem over the years and needs to be cleaned up but it wasn't a problem against Florida.

lol no****. I refer to my original post. Need to defend the three. We agree.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

The biggest jump we could make other than Bouknight being the second coming of a Ray Allen is Akok knocking down some corner threes.
Thats a double barrel leap as it not only gives us another shooter but teams have to think twice about doubling Carlton.
That makes us an entirely different team.

 

[Caronimo]

Have Chief grind off the court to ensure the other team gets hammered the night before each game

 

[AllAbout5]

I loved that Hurley drew up an alley oop on the first possession for Akok to get the crowd going even though it didn't work. Hope we don't shy away from that and we will be using it a ton next year with Jackson.

Florida had 6 open threes that game, we had 7. We shot far lower than our percentage than they did. Three point D has been a problem for years but it wasn't that game, we won because of our defense.

How many open threes did St Joes have?

 

[StepbackCity]

Being able to be fully prepared for 3 games in 4 days. We can beat any of the teams in this field when fully prepped and ready to go.

 

[RichZ]

Don't fall behind early.

Don't be behind at the end. That's far more important.

 

[Vancat]

get the round thing through the net thing

 

[Com'rGordon]

What I want to see this tournament:

1) Better Offensive Purpose
2) Way more efficiency from 'Rique
3) Rebounding
4) Bouknight more open shot attempts taken and created than turnovers. Freshman woes are a thing for guards first outings.

 

[brihman]

Enough said

Not get any dislikes that remove points from their aggregate total

 

[Mister P]

Turnovers.

I see us getting by Buffalo w/o to much trouble.
Xavier is the match up that I am looking forward to. The game would be a good test to see how we play against another ranked team.They have a top pressure D that likes to create turnovers. If we can limit turnovers (8-10) and maximize on the number of offensive possessions I like our chances against them.

 

[KingAG]

Defend, defend, defend. There are no offensive juggernauts in this tourney. We win this thing on defense

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

1) Score more points than the opponent.

In our best years, we've more notably limited opponents to fewer points, but either works for me.

Just saw, btw, that Florida is up 41-25 at halftime against St. Joe's. 7-18 from 3 vs. 1-14.Go figure.

 

[superjohn]

In our best years, we've more notably limited opponents to fewer points, but either works for me.

Just saw, btw, that Florida is up 41-25 at halftime against St. Joe's. Go figure.

St. Joe's is horrible and Florida is good, not at all surprising.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

St. Joe's is horrible and Florida is good, not at all surprising.

My statistical edit overlapped with your post, but I doubt it changes your point.

 

[superjohn]

My statistical edit overlapped with your post, but I doubt it changes your point.

St. Joe's made a game of it.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

St. Joe's made a game of it.

Did you watch (I didn't), or possibly in the same way that UConn did against SJU?

 

[Bonk]

Think the key number to this game is 10.
-don't let them score more than 10 three pointers
-don't give up more than 10 offensive rebounds
-don't commit more than 10 turnovers

Buffalo made 10 3's against Dartmouth (L), 16 against Nazareth, and 13 against Harvard.
We're way bigger than they are, can't afford to give up o-boards and let them have second chance looks at 3.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Hard to say. He has unlimited range so Hurley might just green light him to shoot on first touch.

When the joke is over your head...

 

[AJR1326]

Sunday against FL was very encouraging following last Wednesday's shitshow. We still have a lot of work to do. What does the BY think keys to making a splash in Charleston and picking up a few quality W's are?

Loved Brimah hope Akok can have that game altering ability on D as he gets older

 

[CL82]

When the joke is over your head...

#unintentionalyironicposts

 

[superjohn]

Did you watch (I didn't), or possibly in the same way that UConn did against SJU?

Didn't watch. Florida's star center got thrown out and St. Joe's shot terribly from three.

 

[CL82]

But, but, but the transitive property of basketball says that this result is impossible. Looks like St. J's made a run in the second half. Anyone actually watch this?

 

[Hurleyman216]

I just hope if Bouknight drives to the lane and gets called for a charge that he doesn’t run off the court....too soon?

 

[CL82]

I just hope if Bouknight drives to the lane and gets called for a charge that he doesn’t run off the court....too soon?

Nah, just poorly executed.

 

[Ricker]

Just noticed Buffalo shoots 52% from the line as a team, with only 2 players hitting greater than 50%. That's got to be an advantage to us in a close game late or falling behind.

Did watch the Florida/St Joe. St Joe 4 pts in first 5 minutes and were behind big in second half and cut it to 2 points late. Blackshear deserved being tossed with a Mutumbo type elbow swing connecting with a head. Florida barely held together. St Joe was like 1 for their first 12-15 from 3. A grinder game.

Forgot to mention how wrong I was about Tyrique Jones from Bloomfield that played with Bruce Brown at Vermont Academy. I saw a 6'7 floor bound power forward who was okay but nothing special. Now for Xavier he is a 6'9 backboard eater, (but does miss layups).

 

[Dooooooomed]

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But, but, but the transitive property of basketball says that this result is impossible. Looks like St. J's made a run in the second half. Anyone actually watch this?

Florida fell apart after the Blackshear ejection. Seems like the young team just plays better when he's on the court, regardless of how much he has actually contributed.

 

[billybud]

I noticed that...in the UConn game, as well, Florida seemed to founder after Blackshear fouled out.