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New Starting Lineup for Columbia game

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Omar Calhoun has not scored a single point in UConn's last 23 games. To think that he is going to have any significant impact this season just isnt realistic.
 
Terrible lineup. How about :

Sf Dham
Pf Facey
G Omar
G purv
G Boat
I would use this line up and pressure team's full-court 40 minutes and try to run run run and spread the floor in the half court and attack the basket relentlessly.
 
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TheChamps990411 said:
Terrible lineup. How about :

Sf Dham
Pf Facey
G Omar
G purv
G Boat
I would use this line up and pressure team's full-court 40 minutes and try to run run run and spread the floor in the half court and attack the basket relentlessly.
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Like your idea better but that's not a good team to press with. Small and easily thrown over and no stopper by the defending hoop. Pressing takes some size, smarts and anticipation and I'm not sure where we get that. Our defense is fine where we are so maybe a look at a team like that against Columbia and CCSu isn't a bad idea in just a man-to-man. I like Boat ball hawking their PG and making their offense start too high, the press will take him away from that.
 
I think Boat should be jacking more three's.
 
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Kentan Facey at the 3....... Huskymagic definitely does not understand basketball.
 
mauconnfan said:
Like your idea better but that's not a good team to press with. Small and easily thrown over and no stopper by the defending hoop. Pressing takes some size, smarts and anticipation and I'm not sure where we get that. Our defense is fine where we are so maybe a look at a team like that against Columbia and CCSu isn't a bad idea in just a man-to-man. I like Boat ball hawking their PG and making their offense start too high, the press will take him away from that.
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Yeah that was also my issue with the lineup especially Kentan not being a defensive stopper. Amidah would be better but then you cant rebound. I think its worth a shot though. But again as you also mentioned our defense seems to be the least of our worries and i could not agree more. I thought this lineup would be a way to score easier in transition and off the defense.
 
The key to this team, obviously, is getting puvis going. Boatright is going to score his 18-20 and Hamilton, by the end of the year, should be playing aggresive enough to drop 15 a game. Brimah will be up and down, but should be able to score 8-10 a night just on lobs/fouls and Facey should be able to get 6-10 just on 0-bards. that right there is almost 50 points. This team doesnt need to score more than 66 to win most nights. Getting 10-14 per game from Purvis is huge and to do that you need to define his role better.

I would start Samuel at the 2. Your starting lineup is excellent on D and you can put Boat off ball for a few possessions and let Samuel find him, Hamilton and Brimah. Then when Purvis comes in, hes coming in as a super-duper Samuel of last year. There is less pressure and he can focus on D, pushing pace and getting into the teeth of the defense. Really though, if this team brings the defensive intensity it brought to the duke game to every other game, they wont lose more than 4 more games all year. Whether or not they get roles defined on offense will determine exactly how well they do.
 
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