Some thoughts:
- I like his first suggestion in the "Let's Fix Basketball" suggestion:
"When the defense wins, and forces the offense to run out the shot clock, tell the officials to just pause for a second or two and give the defense a chance to grab the ball and charge the other way. There is no reason to bring the game to a screeching halt - thereby punishing a defense that has just done it's job perfectly - when you could simply let the game flow. "
Lacrosse has these kinds of turnarounds, which allow the team the receiving the ball to take advantage of the ruling they just earned.
Smart teams will have one player fly up-court and an alert teammate can initiate a fast break, pronto.
- Agree that Walt Hopkins and the Liberty should be getting serious looks at that huge rookie class, given that their season is quickly coming to an end.
- The Indiana post situation is, indeed, one worth paying attention to. My gut is that Coach Staley will keep both McCowan and (certainly) Cox, since one could go down with an injury. Wouldn't beat up Ms. Catchings too much for passing on Carter since she had both Mitchells in the backcourt to fire away. It's unfortunate that Cox as not a full speed and somewhat surprising that McCowan has been cha-chaing most season.
Next year, the person who could be the odd post out is Natalie Achonwa, who is really a "4" playing up. As dependable, smart and professional as she is, it makes sense for Indiana to find PT for their young posts. The Fever could get something for Ace, who would make an excellent bench attention for a contender who wants/needs 10-15 minutes of solid play. (Depending on what Liz Cambage decides to do/now do, I could see Ace joining the Fighting Irish troupe in Las Vegas, allowing Carolyn Swords to slip back to the administrative offices.)
