Teams this year more physical

[Scrappy3]

I’ve noticed from watching St. John’s houston etc these teams physically are bigger and are tougher on d than I remember
I don’t see mahaney as lead guard matching up favorably on either side

 

[bendm]

Was hoping we could see how he performs in Maui before starting any more AM threads (good or bad)

 

[UConnJim]

Nebraska was very physical against Kalkbrenner. The muscled him, held him, doubled him, and Creighton couldn't take advantage.

 

[Samoo]

Nebraska was very physical against Kalkbrenner. The muscled him, held him, doubled him, and Creighton couldn't take advantage.

I'm not too worried about this happening to us. The coaching staff has been through enough rock fights to know how to plan for them, and the talent is there to not need to rely only on one player. They'll try it with Alex but...

 

[RuffRuff]

Not really. Houston same two bigs and is always tough & physical. Duke got tougher with better size and talent. Looks the same to me.

 

[lonsharkin51]

With his passing ability and size, Jaylin needs to be a point 4 rather than a wing and play big. We're going to need some beef in the conference battles, and he's got some. And I think we're going to need him to match up with Omier when Baylor gets here. That's going to be a tough cover for anyone else.

 

[RuffRuff]

With his passing ability and size, Jaylin needs to be a point 4 rather than a wing and play big. We're going to need some beef in the conference battles, and he's got some. And I think we're going to need him to match up with Omier when Baylor gets here. That's going to be a tough cover for anyone else.

Been feeling this for a long time - needs to find his identity outside of being a wing and perimeter oriented. He’s strong and should use it, and ditch the 3 point shooting for awhile. I still don’t really know what he is in this rotation. Would be great to see rebounds, interior takes, put backs, interior defense and passing the balls well.

 

[upstater]

If people want a rock fight with UConn, UConn goes 11 deep. It won't be a sound strategy. UConn can hack back and force the refs to call it tighter. And if the refs won't call it tight, it'll come down to 3s.