Everyone else in our conference and we have no 2 point game to speak of so why arent we playing fast on offense? I think if we played fast Cliff could get buckets and oops in transition and a kid like Svi with his length and athleticism along with his balls skills could become a contributor in the style of play as well. On defense why arent we pressing and trapping teams for 3-4 minutes a half to create turnovers and wreak havoc. A perfect time to press and trap would be when we have a good lead (which is where our guys tend to relax) pressing and trapping would keep the energy up and everyone engaged. That could be the spark we need to keep the foot on the other teams throat and expand the lead instead of the typical we relax and teams get back into the game.
If a good 3 point shooting team like KU can get T/O and easy buckets you have almost no shot in beating them even if we dont have a low post game. We would ware teams down by speeding them up and forcing them into T/O and fouls. But as it stands today we play slow and are always playing against other teams base defenses and it allows them to take away our inside game and force us into taking too many three point shots.
Bill always talks about we arent any good when we dont play with pace and energy. I agree so why doesnt he say ok boys our identity is we push the ball up the court and attack the basket every time we get a rebound, steal, blocked shot etc? If a team gets back then we try to penetrate and kick to open shooters or draw fouls. I trust coach Self and thinks he is a top 3 coach in college BB but I cant help but feel like he is missing out on a opportunity or two to maximize how good this team couple be. I still think Svi could help this team this year if we opened things up and ran people off the floor.
People will site saving mason but if we ran more we wouldnt have to have frank on the floor as much. Graham could actually sub for frank instead of have to play with him. Coach only feels frank has to be on the floor because frank is the only guy that can usually get in the lane whenever he wants. If we are running and finishing in transition that no longer applies IMO!
If a good 3 point shooting team like KU can get T/O and easy buckets you have almost no shot in beating them even if we dont have a low post game. We would ware teams down by speeding them up and forcing them into T/O and fouls. But as it stands today we play slow and are always playing against other teams base defenses and it allows them to take away our inside game and force us into taking too many three point shots.
Bill always talks about we arent any good when we dont play with pace and energy. I agree so why doesnt he say ok boys our identity is we push the ball up the court and attack the basket every time we get a rebound, steal, blocked shot etc? If a team gets back then we try to penetrate and kick to open shooters or draw fouls. I trust coach Self and thinks he is a top 3 coach in college BB but I cant help but feel like he is missing out on a opportunity or two to maximize how good this team couple be. I still think Svi could help this team this year if we opened things up and ran people off the floor.
People will site saving mason but if we ran more we wouldnt have to have frank on the floor as much. Graham could actually sub for frank instead of have to play with him. Coach only feels frank has to be on the floor because frank is the only guy that can usually get in the lane whenever he wants. If we are running and finishing in transition that no longer applies IMO!
