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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2712601, member: 488"] I would agree with you if college big men were any good. They're not, and that's why I think Nova's philosophy works so well. It doesn't matter if you defend a center with a point guard. They can't take advantage of mismatches and so ultimately the teams that drive and kick the best put up the most points. The modern game is all about the natural selection of skill sets. To the extent that the players are better in the NBA does not change the schematic luxury of additional shooting. We don't even need to look to Nova as an example because we have our own. Our best lineup in 2014 featured five guys who could shoot the three. I do think you are onto something, though. There have been plenty of successful college teams in recent memory that started two traditional post players. Dan Hurley's best team at Rhode Island started a guy in Kuran Iverson at the four who rarely took a three. The last decent UConn team started Shonn Miller there, and the team in 2017 underachieved in a massive way with Kentan Facey at the four. If your players are good at something, you should allow them to do those things as often as possible. That was Ollie's primary failing as head coach in my estimation, and it aligns with your interpretation that his players were asked to do things they could not. Contrary to popular belief, our offense needed to be simplified. Not every player on the court can attack a switch or read a slip screen. Sometimes playing in a phone booth is the right way. [/QUOTE]

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