OT: SMU's starting lineup v Houston

[Hey Adrien!]

SMU beat Houston 85-83 yesterday with this starting lineup (in bold):

Crazy that only 24 minutes total were played by players 6'6+. Their best big, Isiah Jasey, is our for the year w/ an achilles injury so SMU will continue their fight on the bubble with a super small lineup.

 

[imno1]

Carlton looked like a giant out there and pretty much had his way during the time I peeked in.

 

[elmcityboy]

yeah i have watched a decent amount of smu this year for whatever reason. their lineups are tiny! you have to give jankovich some credit for experimenting -- i actually really liked their post-larry brown team with ojeleye, milton, and sterling brown. similar idea, but with more size overall.

 

[XLCenterFan]

Seniors. That’s huge.

 

[aburks41]

lmao their starting "center" is smaller than our starting 2 guard. How many points would Sanogo score on them? 40+?

 

[HooperScooper]

lmao their starting "center" is smaller than our starting 2 guard. How many points would Sanogo score on them? 40+?

Nah, Hurley would pull him to match up with a small line up.

/s

 

[Hey Adrien!]

yeah i have watched a decent amount of smu this year for whatever reason. their lineups are tiny! you have to give jankovich some credit for experimenting -- i actually really liked their post-larry brown team with ojeleye, milton, and sterling brown. similar idea, but with more size overall.

I agree. SMU was one of the teams I enjoyed following while we were in the AAC...they were usually somewhere between pretty good and very good.

I do like Jankovich as a coach too. Adjusts his style to his players, which I admire. The team you are referring to had a ton of "medium size"...their lineup was like 6'6, 6'6, 6'6, 6'7, 6'8 passed the ball excellently, shot well and played super slow. This year, he's pushing the tempo. Just a good coach overall and seems like a good guy.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Carlton looked like a giant out there and pretty much had his way during the time I peeked in.

It's wild that he had only 5 rebounds. I presume they were just able to draw him out the perimeter? That would explain the foul troubles too. It's hard to give up that much size/speed on defense, but hard to put someone on the bench that will have such an advantage on offense.

 

[gsmooth]

Nah, Hurley would pull him to match up with a small line up.

/s

LMFAO

 

[AZHuskiePop]

lmao their starting "center" is smaller than our starting 2 guard. How many points would Sanogo score on them? 40+?

No necessarily, bigs tend to get in foul trouble guarding those guys.
Actually I believe Carlton fouled out in that game. First time since he has been at Houston. How much was home cooking I don’t know. But he always hated chasing those litttle 5’s.
Sonogo is maybe 6’8” and Whaley 6’7” are not much bigger than 6’6” themselves. Although both play bigger.

 

[connVA]

SMU beat Houston 85-83 yesterday with this starting lineup (in bold):

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Crazy that only 24 minutes total were played by players 6'6+. Their best big, Isiah Jasey, is our for the year w/ an achilles injury so SMU will continue their fight on the bubble with a super small lineup.

Looks like the roster of a MAAC team, complete with one token big (Clark) getting marginal minutes.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

The same starting lineup beat Memphis today by 16!

 

[Palatine]

Don't kid yourself. SMU is no joke. NET of 51.