Im gonna go the other way. They are all about to walk into the loudest environment of their lives. Only a few of them were on the nice side of BIG GAME RUPP but saturday they are coming in as the prey. It could easily be a 20pt win
do you zone arkansas?
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I agree. I promise you Cal wants no part of that 1-3-1. I coached high school varsity basketball (obviously not the same as college) for years and there was no defense i dreaded facing more than a 1-3-1. There are universal offenses out there to counter it that almost all coaches will run against it, but much depends on the skill and acumen of your players. It's just a pesky, unorthodox, and challenging defense that not a lot of coaches will run because the principles and concepts, while not hard to teach, are difficult to execute in live-game situations.
My guess is that Pope will throw the 1-3-1 out of a timeout for maybe a possession or two and then likely come out of it which is great.
The courteous thing to do would be to ask cal if they have practiced against zone yet. If not, don’t run it. It would be disrespectful to spring that on a living legend like cal. Would make bbn look uncultured… unrefined.
Also, no booing.
Also, no booing.
I'm not for boo'ing Cal out of the building but I'd be all for the refs and UK getting to dish him some 1-2-3 zone. 😅 Nothing better than a favorable uk whistle at Rupp... would probably have Cal going crazy, but he couldn't dis the bennies.
Start out man and switch to the 1-3-1. Cal has previously shown he doesn't know how to attack this zone.
Play man and let them use their adrenaline energy. Midway through the first half throw a different look and watch em crumble.
Play man and let them use their adrenaline energy. Midway through the first half throw a different look and watch em crumble.
Exactly. Once the adrenaline has worn off they'll get tired and this will compound the issue. Arkansas simply doesn't share the ball well enough as a team.
I would say the same but after last night, I'll leave that to Pope. Lol! I woulda probably zoned UT more than he did but UT wasn't hitting from outside and Pope went with what the game dictated. Kinda polar opposite of Cal.
C'mon guys, you know the drill. We do what always killed us with Cal. Guard the 3 and pack the paint, but leave his bad shooters open for long twos.
Simple plan for victory.
Simple plan for victory.
You would think that a team that doesn't shoot the ball very well, like Arkansas, that a zone would be the right defense. But with our luck. You zone them & they'll be banking in 3 pointers all over the court just like Tennessee banking in a 3 on us last night. We have got to be leading the planet on having the most 3 point shots banked in against us.
Well, thankfully, Wagner and Davis don’t pass the ball to him.
I don't ever worry about games and I don't ever think we are going to lose. But this game concerns me. In a vacuum we blow them out. We are just a far better team and we are at home. But it's not in a vacuum. Whatever you think of Cal and especially the last few years, the guy can coach and has proven it. And they have some very good players on that team. Cal didn't seem to be motivated to win here anymore. Arkansas for sure hasn't played to their abilities.
Will Cal be motivated to win here Sat? You know those players will be shy high. Now, that could be in our favor too? Maybe they are too high?
I think we win and win comfortably. I'll be relieved when this one is over.
Will Cal be motivated to win here Sat? You know those players will be shy high. Now, that could be in our favor too? Maybe they are too high?
I think we win and win comfortably. I'll be relieved when this one is over.
