Recent content by 620Linc

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    Martinelli

    If you want to see the death of shooting fundamentals just put a middle schooler on a court with a three point line. Slop one in and they all think they are Steph Curry when the reality is they’re not even Ben Wallace
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    Cats hire assistant coach Chris Lowery

    Lowery was head coach at SIU when the Salukis had some truly excellent teams in the mid 2000s, including one that narrowly lost to Kansas in the sweet 16. Those teams were well known for in your face, physical and aggressive man defenses so I would suspect he’ll be a big influence on that end
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    Game thoughts

    Nance's offensive development is going to be really interesting to watch. Right now he wants to score the majority of his points from 3 and only occasionally works 15 feet and in. He needs to invert his offensive game to become a truly impactful player. When/if he develops the strength...
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    Gaines

    I would like to see NU take a page from Bo Ryan era Wisconsin and concentrate on getting Gaines post up opportunities against other guards. This is a little difficult to do right now because we generally need to have Pardon down on the low block. I'm not sure Gaines will ever have a consistent...
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    Last Possession Defense

    The first time I watched the play I was following the ball and thought Falzon was flat footed and simply got beat. If you re-watch, though, and follow Law and Falzon instead of the ball this isn't the case. Law is guarding #1 (the eventual scorer) and Falzon #4. Law's man circles to the other...
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    Last Possession Defense

    Watch the play again. You are right that he's positioning to defend a three point shot, but Falzon's guarding #4, not #1. #1 is Law's man and he's the one who drives and scores.
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    Last Possession Defense