Let me guess, y’all still think zone a bad idea???

[Doctor Hoop]

It may have been a 1-3-1 but it was terribly run. You basically can't even tell because so many guys were out of position.

I thought it was actually fairly well run, as they ended up with a fadeaway 30 footer with 2 on the clock. The error was the foul.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Didn't have to..Unfortunately--Goin' right was working for him

Yes, and at least once got fouled by Jackson. But he couldn't take it all the way left, he has to stop and shoot right.

 

[Skiblets]

In Hurley's presser, I'm pretty sure he said they were in a 1-3-1 on the awful Sanogo foul possession. I didn't notice it but wasn't looking for it either. It would explain why NMST was out of sorts on that possession though.

They were. Think that was the only possession they did.

 

[husky429]

I thought it was actually fairly well run, as they ended up with a fadeaway 30 footer with 2 on the clock. The error was the foul.

Oh I didn't mind the defensive possession. Going to zone was good. We had the length to play that zone very well. I was just saying our guys were out of position. We don't play enough zone for it to come naturally to them... if we played 5 mins a game of zone throughout the season, using it when we're desperate in games like this would make it that much more effective.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Once again, a guy that doesn't even understand the concept of defense, telling the world some high school zone is the way to go. Or maybe it's junior high.

I know there's at least one coach in the country that plays zone. I wonder why all the rest if them are so clueless?

Just about every coach but ours plays zone some of the time. It needs to be in the toolbox. Last night called for a box and 1 or similar. Our guys over helped all night and left their man open. NMSU also ran plays to get switches so Allen could ISO on Polley whenever he was in. You have to adjust to that.

 

[Giddyup5]

Oh I didn't mind the defensive possession. Going to zone was good. We had the length to play that zone very well. I was just saying our guys were out of position. We don't play enough zone for it to come naturally to them... if we played 5 mins a game of zone throughout the season, using it when we're desperate in games like this would make it that much more effective.

Which is part of the bigger problem of our defensive scheme.

We need to be less predictable. Mix up our pick and role defense. Hard hedge, go under, switch.

Add a 2-3 or 1-3-1 zone.

Hurley would rather have his guys play 1 scheme perfect and beat it to death in practice, then have 3 or 4 schemes that are played consistently at 80%. IMO against elite coaches you need the variability.

We aren’t playing in the nba where we are defending against professionals who have the talent, skill, and experience to adjust different defenses. We play against college kids who are going to get confused by switching defenses. They don’t have the experience to adjust on the fly.

We really missed an opportunity this year. We actually had an experienced team with players returning who KNEW the base defensive scheme. RJ, Martin, Whaley did not need a lot of practice on the principles of the hard hedge man to man defense. Sanogo, polley, Jackson, and gaffney needed more reps but were comfortable with the principles. It was the PERFECT year to add in new defensive schemes with a veteran team. We didn’t.

Next year, we will be losing 4 of our 7 rotation players. The new transfers and returning players will have to learn the base man to man defensive scheme. They will not be able, IMO, to add any complexity to their defensive identity.

Huge missed opportunity by the staff.