ACC team playing at home getting lots of free throws? Shocker!
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May be better for us that Wake pulled this one out. Probably wonât matter but I really wouldnât have liked our chances with them coming off of a loss.
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9PM tip off? Rather late donât you think?
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They wonât tip until closer to 10pm is my guess. I wonder who selected the order. Iâm guessing tv. The 3rd game would seem like the best time slot.
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Iâll be asleep. I value my rest, time, and sanity more than Niner basketball these days.
In years past, I would have not only been at this game but either expected us to win (back in the day) or been hopeful we would win. With Sanchez at the helm I have no doubt we will lose, I just hope we donât embarrass ourselves in our own city.
Wake Forest has the easiest game planning possible. They know EXACTLY what we will do on defense, so all they have to do is game plan sets and motion that exploits the pack line knowing we wonât make any adjustments.
We do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. Itâs maddening to watch. Looks like a Y league coached team.
I predict pain
There are plenty of programs who play just one defense. Syracuse and their 2-3, classic Temple teams that played the matchup zone. Numerous teams that will not come out of man to man.
Itâs all about how well you do it. I donât think the pack line is anything other than a marketing term - @hootie has probably nailed it by calling it man to man with no help side defense.
But that doesnât matter - what matters is that we arenât playing it well. Whether thatâs because of personnel or a flaw in the scheme matters, but it just isnât working. I do not have confidence that we can get stops against any opponents and that is a problem when that is your identity as a team.
When something like this that you rigorously adhere to doesnât work, it does start looking like a clown show. If you think this is bad, ask the really old farts on here about Half Wissel and his cue cards⌠If he was around now, I think half of this board would have to be committed to an asylum.
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Our best 3pt shooter Braswell averages only three 3pt attempts per game. He is 14/30 47%. It may be in Sanchezâs best interest to get him 6+ attempts per game. Who knows, maybe run a play or two for the guy. Hitting a lot of 3s is our only way to win these games against better teams.
(Garcia at 2/4 is excluded due to only 4 attempts)
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This This This This⌠100000 x This.
Could not agree more.
D. O. B. A.
Every word.
Didnât realize the game was at 9. Iâm going to be a half dozen drinks deep at a Christmas party by that point.
Well thatâs a new wrinkle from them.
Theyâve played 2-3 for what? 30 years? 40?
Wonder if that has to do with Boeheim hanging it up.
Edit⌠I was curious. This is from a 2013 story:
Boeheim has won 915 games at Syracuse, placing him second in Division I menâs basketball history. He has employed the zone in each of his 37 seasons, though he said it âfinally dawned on meâ that he should switch to it exclusively only a few years ago.
What is this ârun a playâ you speak of. I do not recognize the phrase or concept.
I will be pregaming at Belfast for anyone interested.
Part of Syracuseâs defensive fine-tuning came from the center position. In the first half, Edwards and Anselem aggressively closed out when the ball entered the high-post. In the second half, the centers remained anchored in the paint when the ball entered the free throw line area.
Any âschemeâ requires adjustments based on opponents. We do not make adjustments.