Length alone should help us next year...
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the only length worth talking about is the time between our last NCAA Tourney win or appearance and now
...(sorry ..bonus post)
Against very good shooting teams like the Michigan team we just played, instead of consistently playing help defense, stay with your man(stay with your shooters). Instead of collapsing to help, stay with your man. When a team is torching you from the three, do something about it. Help defense makes your 3 pt defense worse and more susceptible.
A lot of places recommend this. The three point game is killer right now. 3 3s is 9, 3 2s is 6.
A lot of places recommend this. The three point game is killer right now. 3 3s is 9, 3 2s is 6.
I totally agree. Way too often we doubled a guy driving to the basket who passed to a wide open guy who buried a 3. We need shooters badly. Every team we played had much better outside shooters than we had.
have better interior defense so the guards don't have to help when the ball goes down low and can stay with their men on the perimeter.
Patrick, thats a good approach as well. You still might get beat by a quick small pass to a center when the big comes out.
Each game presents different things. Help defense is still necessary, but first you have to identify who shooters are.Over protect them. Don't give as much help defense when you know you have a shooter in front of you who will do what we've seen what/.7-8 teams did tot us this year? Also, when you don't give as much help you create accountability. If you mess up, team has a problem. Kids might buy in better than that. I just saw a lot of poor help defense this year.
Strong driving, crafty team around the hoop(layups) help defense would be..helpful. Strong shooting from perimeter, over protect shooters and create a sense of accountability. Closing out isn't as effective.
Also, with kids having a lot on their plates- this becomes a little bit more simple of a defensive game plan against a good shooting team- Don't lose your man because there won't always be help. Stay in front of your man.
Guard defense is so important. I really hope Sanders digs in and Daniels keeps giving decent effort. Williams i know will give effort a good amount of the time. If you get broke down in the back court though and you have some shooters, watch out!
I am hoping for more than ten wins next year. I thought this year was a disappointment. Win, compete and don't get blown out. We got blown out way too many times. Teams were more talented, but not 25 points more talented.
Each game presents different things. Help defense is still necessary, but first you have to identify who shooters are.Over protect them. Don't give as much help defense when you know you have a shooter in front of you who will do what we've seen what/.7-8 teams did tot us this year? Also, when you don't give as much help you create accountability. If you mess up, team has a problem. Kids might buy in better than that. I just saw a lot of poor help defense this year.
Strong driving, crafty team around the hoop(layups) help defense would be..helpful. Strong shooting from perimeter, over protect shooters and create a sense of accountability. Closing out isn't as effective.
Also, with kids having a lot on their plates- this becomes a little bit more simple of a defensive game plan against a good shooting team- Don't lose your man because there won't always be help. Stay in front of your man.
Guard defense is so important. I really hope Sanders digs in and Daniels keeps giving decent effort. Williams i know will give effort a good amount of the time. If you get broke down in the back court though and you have some shooters, watch out!
I am hoping for more than ten wins next year. I thought this year was a disappointment. Win, compete and don't get blown out. We got blown out way too many times. Teams were more talented, but not 25 points more talented.
Our guys consistently stay at the edge of the lane when they are on defense when the ball is reversed or they help out in the slightest bit the other team has a wide open 3 which we just saw time and time again this year. As was said above I don't know why they just don't stay on their men if the person gets by the other person or one of the guards and they make a layup or 2 pointer so be it but giving up 3's just kills you and it did all year!!!
Richdentist, exactly.
Too much help defense will hurt your 3 pt defense, no doubt.
Closing out is overrated these days. Players can get off shots with a lot smaller space. By the time we try to run back to close out, the shot is off and we're watching it go through the net.
Identify shooters, have our players wear their players shooters numbers and names on shirts during practice(scout team), and overprotect them. Every game offers something different.
Too much help defense will hurt your 3 pt defense, no doubt.
Closing out is overrated these days. Players can get off shots with a lot smaller space. By the time we try to run back to close out, the shot is off and we're watching it go through the net.
Identify shooters, have our players wear their players shooters numbers and names on shirts during practice(scout team), and overprotect them. Every game offers something different.