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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5077746, member: 13453"] Every defense can be beaten: [LIST] [*]The man-to-man defense of tall athletic teams, which often involve hyper-aggressive gambles, can be beaten sometimes quickly and methodically (e.g. backdoor cuts) as with prior UConn teams’ matchups with Tennessee in its heyday; [*]Geno’s main defense when executed by his formidable teams can be beaten occasionally, but usually slowly and painfully, say by a tall athletic team poking until it finds a mismatch, usually in the post that allows its (phone book) post offense; [*]Geno will gladly trade that with quick surgical efficient offense on its own possessions; [*]by controlling pace (more possessions) and allowing its defense more chances to [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/who-will-be-the-primary-backup-center-for-jana.202252/post-5077143']steal possessions[/URL], Geno’s teams can [B]win without winning the rebounding battle[/B]; [*]if Geno’s switching defense is beaten because a player (consistently) misses a defensive assignment, he will replace that player, and it will be a departure point for a learning experience for that player; [*]if Geno’s switching defense is somehow ineffective for consecutive possessions, he will switch up the defense or call a timeout; [*]Geno’s defense requires a necessary skill: tough defense without fouling; it is ok to be beaten defensively while exacting a price — [I]a slow torturous offensive possession by an opponent[/I]. [/LIST] On balance, Geno’s schemes have resulted in the most championships. [/QUOTE]

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