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Message: [QUOTE="JordyG, post: 2484944, member: 6819"] But it is a good win for them. These freshman finally got a taste of what a well structured, disciplined team will do: force them to dribble into length, make them play half court, make them move on defense, and find who they really need to depend on when their shot ain't falling. They saw a team that made them run through, over and around different screens, they learned somewhat how to watch for back cuts, how important it is to box out, how important it is to get good post entries, how important composure is, and a lot more man. Remember, this is a team, as Orangutan said, that has been beating teams on athleticism alone. Today they were taught some lessons on what to do when a lesser athletic team forces you to do something else. This is a good win for a very young, talented team against a team that has had their number for years. Believe me, there are a lot more lessons they're going to have to learn. Now we'll see if these lessons will take, because if they don't this team loses in the 2nd round of The Dance. If they get it, if some players learn they're not all Michael Jordan's, if some of these talented players get the fact that their role is doing the dirty work that is needed, that more than 1 or 2 passes in the offensive zone can get you easy buckets, that a 6'6" post needs to be fed, well, they might make the E8 this year. Honestly, if Stanford could shoot foul shots and had just a little game from the arc, this game would have been far different. They're going to meet that team, and soon, so we'll see. [/QUOTE]

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