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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 4118982, member: 1414"] We need to do a lot of things, but I am shocked that the last two things are listed as priorities. Especially Diggins. He won't solve the problems we face against the press. Iverson wouldn't solve those problems. [LIST] [*]Sanogo has started passing out of double teams more often. So I'm not worried. He's been coached, it's about recognizing the double, which tends to be to his blind side. [*]This is a huge problem, but one we showed some attempts to solve by passing behind the D in the 2nd half vs VCU. Too much dribbling. Half court, full court, all over the court. The ball moves much faster through the air. This is very much an issue coaches must address. [*]Inbounds plays or execution of them? Not sure the issue. It's not critical. [*]Diggins isn't an answer to what we need. He can play a bit against weak teams. [*]Hawkins is going to play more, but while I love his skill level and he defends with effort he has some issues. His ball handling isn't up to his footspeed. He needs to look to pass more. His team defense/positioning hasn't been great. I loved that he was moving without the ball...then he stopped and like most of our players, just stood around. [/LIST] Related to point #2, I think off the ball movement along with passing is our most pressing issue. Defending anybody on the team who doesn't have the ball (except Sanogo) is like defending a chair. Have to move more. Have to make defenders chase. If some guy is in your face 6 ft behind the 3 pt line, run him to the baseline, then across, then cut sideways, then back up. Wear people out if they are going to defend you that way (like VCU does). They all need to watch tape of Rip. All that motion needs to come with the ball moving [U]without touching the floor[/U] as often as possible. [MEDIA=youtube]_9EYFpGIFHg[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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