Read the book about Hurley’s dad. This was what happened. Even if the new guy was better he never took the place of the incumbent unless the incumbent did something stupid off court or did not take his academics seriously. Hurley had to inherit some of that thinking. He is not just coaching this years team he also has to consider creating a program that adheres to certain pillars.
Had the distinct pleasure of watching him live coach St. Anthony and yes, he would only put a new guy into the lineup if something on court greatly displeased him, or in practice, or academically was faltering.
somewhere between Joey C and Cam the Man on a good day=Aidan
That's why he needs more minutes. He is developing into that guy, so lets develop him quick. The season is young. Reed, Stewart and Nowell have time to blossom if they play a lot. Nowell is more of a hope in my mind since he's so young, but I think Reed and Stewart are a sure thing if we play our cards right.
Also, this could lead to the other teams bigs to get into foul trouble, plus he is good at the line. Reed is a force down low. I agree, use him more.
I've seen that also, and I don't think the regular offense is very good at isolating Reed. The motion offense continues to run, and there continues to be traffic around him as it does so. There has to be a "fist" or a "five up" play, or some other signal, that tells the other players to keep their defender away so that he can get his position. By the way, I'd also like to see Stewart get some post-up looks. He's strong and has shown lately he sees the court, can get kickout 3's.
HS let me know if you need a quick tutorial on X. Read the thread in the comments.
He’s also very good a controlling the opening tip. But I would play Tarris more minutes.
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just like I said in the other thread, his usage of Ross and Samson is because he values "stops" & rotations alot more than made baskets. It's old school coach bball stubbornness. This roster will not ultimately be successful trying to be a lockdown overplay no help man to man team. Too slow at too many positions.
He's a great coach, and his "better behavior" since Maui shows he can adjust and change. In my opinion, It takes him a bit longg to see what is, and not just what he wants it to be.
We’re joining the Big 12 imminently. He heard it from a friend’s friend’s cousin’s Godfather’s barber.
I've read Miracle at Saint Anthony's. I don't remember that being the case at all.
The portal rationale of AM is perplexing, when you consider he’s mismatched on both ends of the floor. More than anything how quickly they decided on him when there were so many options out there. I’ll stick to the conclusion that they over indexed on processing (which ironically has been slow) and culture fit over size/skill. Taking on a smallish moderately athletic 2G to convert to PG and a new defensive scheme really is pushing it. NIL aside we likely had our pick of the litter after a second NC, 10+ players come to mind quickly as to what would likely have been a better fit.
His stubbornness is maddening…..we’d have at least 1-2 more wins if he threw in a zone defense here and there
It really is, there is no way it contributes to back to back titles.
Can someone explain to me the theory behind the high hedge when our center is out at the 3 point line guarding their center who is setting screens for offense and possible pick and roll?
A "high hedge" defense in basketball refers to a defensive strategy where the defender guarding the screener in a pick-and-roll situation aggressively steps up to meet the ball handler coming off the screen, essentially "hedging" high up the court to disrupt their penetration and force them to retreat, often delaying the offensive play and allowing the original on-ball defender time to recover; it's considered a more aggressive approach to defending a pick-and-roll compared to a standard "show" defense where the defender might only slightly step towards the ball handler
He did it with retaining KO’s players and developing them.
