Basketball game 2 recap
2 bigs:
Doesn't work on offense. Might work on defense against bigger teams (anyone watching MSU play, please comment). Still, Morgan played the 4 on offense and didn't know where to go -- he got stuck in the paint, along with Horford. MM could plausibly fix the problems of having a big 4 on offense, but he missed the perimeter guarding session for bigs due to his injury. (Haven't found the quote, TBH. Nevertheless, its true. [check umhoops stuff])
jumping off two feet:
Walton does it. So does Irvin.
They are freshmen.
They will get better. (This is not football).
defensive rotation:
Actually better than I expected. Granted, I thought we'd look like last year; last year we had 6 freshmen in the rotation (Beilfeldt included). We'll be pretty good on defense.
On-ball-D:
Great! Walton and LeVert are great on ball defenders. Obviously, comp caveats apply. Still, those guys pressed bad teams when the opposing player had the ball -- and well beyond the 3-pt line. I can't stress this enough: when you are good, you press, it doesn't matter what the coaches say, if you know you can kick a kids butt you'll force him to make mistakes. Now, that doesn't mean we should expect a press-D. Rather, it means that our defenders are good enough to BELIEVE that they can press the opponents they've faced (comp-caveats: GO).
Rotation:
it will only include 9 or less people. Donnal would have played the last few minutes if the coaches thought they would NOT red-shirt him. He'll redshirt.
November 12th, 2013 at 9:00 PM ^
Ever since Morgan got hurt last year and missed some time, he has been pretty useless
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November 12th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
Isn't he a RS senior? you can only play within 5 years with a scholarship, if you played 4 in one sport you have 1 left in another sport if I'm not mistaken, he would have no eligibility left as he's been 5 years with the BB team.
November 12th, 2013 at 9:45 PM ^
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November 12th, 2013 at 10:23 PM ^
Limited atheleticism and trouble catching the ball - there's more to being a TE than just 'he's tall'.
November 12th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
I'm encouraged by the FT shooting thus far (16-19 tonight and 24-32 last game). That was a bit of a weakness last year (and obviously hurt us against IU). Hopefully it keeps up.
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November 12th, 2013 at 10:42 PM ^
Caris hype train is leaving the station! Choo-choo! Sophomore leeeeeeap.
November 12th, 2013 at 11:10 PM ^
Morgan played really good two years ago, he was averaging around 10 points a game if I remember right. He has regressed, is it possibly an attitude problem with him?
LeVert is going places, looks like he could have an NBA future with his frame.
November 13th, 2013 at 12:16 AM ^
Morgan had great chemistry with Darius Morris, particularly in the pick and roll. For whatever reason, he just didn't click with Trey Burke (and don't blame it on Trey's passing ability: dude set assist records). If he isn't rolling to the hoop within one step of a dunk, he's extremely limited offensively.
November 13th, 2013 at 3:48 AM ^
his value is likely lessened a bit given the new charging rules, but i give that guy tons of credit for making himself a solid contributor on a final 4 team. kudos to him from helping the team go from mediocrity to prominence. he held his own against guys like sullinger and that shouldn't go unnoticed. it didn't with me.
November 12th, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
November 12th, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^
This is slightly OT but has been driving me crazy for months. There is this one song that is played at Crisler that I like but have no idea what it is. It is purely a beat, last season they would play it when introducing the starting lineup. This year I have heard a few bits and pieces of it, but since it has no lyrics I have had trouble finding it. Does anyone know the song I am referring to?
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