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Message: [QUOTE="HuskiesAllDay, post: 2457768, member: 3494"] very good post. really well said. agree with all of it. The bold is what sticks out to me and something I have been saying on here over and over the last few years. (and something that concerns me regarding his ability to turn things around). What is Kevin Ollie's system? As someone who follows the program closely, I still have no idea after 5+ years. You hear things like "position less" basketball, but all that has really gotten us is some tweeners who aren't overly effective at any position. Either he hasn't been getting the right types of players for his system, or he doesn't know how to use them when they get here. I suspect its the latter, as we have had some talented (albeit flawed) kids here the last few years, who have only been able to show brief flashes of reaching their potential, only to return to inconsistency and cause general frustration. We have not been very good on the offensive end the last few years, and appear to be defensive oriented. But is this by design? Our d numbers have never been that great (kenpom adj d in the 50's is our best under Ollie), and our lack of toughness down low and rebounding have rendered this "system" ineffective. And Ollie always talks about getting out in transition and using our quickness and athleticism, which do not support this philosophy either. All of this affects recruiting and scouting and so on and I really think is a major problem we are facing. Wisconsin knows exactly how they want to play and they find the right guys to play that way. Same Cuse, Villanova and so on. The Villanova model is one that it appears KO wants to try to run with guard oriented offense, and a rotation of versatile and athletic wings and bigs. And we have had players that would fit playing this way (maybe not quite as talented), but we haven't been successful at it. We seem to be stuck playing a style of basketball that we either don't want to play or are playing by design and just aren't very good at it. I think its the former which is concerning. [/QUOTE]

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