I don’t think there is any statistics to back that claim up. They also only play together at the beginning of each half for about 3 minutes each, maybe 4 tops, which is another oddity. Probably won’t find another starting 5 not being on the floor together at any other time of the game beyond the first stoppage of play each half in all of basketball.
A thing he said I thought was super interesting was he said you never know which one of their 3 bigs is going to get you. He said Z has been awesome, Ugo starts and Bradshaw looks good today, LOL.
The thing about having 3 competent bigs is that you don’t have to waste time on one of them if he’s not producing early and often. On to the next guy.
Al McGuire would have said "the difference is the type of wire on the screen door of your submarine"
As you stated, our biggest problem on defense is staying with your man; not beside him, not following him, but keeping your body between him and the basket! Never thought of the 1- 3 - 1 zone which would cut down on the straight drives to the basket and force them to throw over the length of our guys with their long wingspan. Even CCC ran a 2-3 zone against the Hogs a few times. At least mix it up defensively which you and I could probably incorporate into the game plan, but not our $9mil coach!
I heard it and when our backups came in and forced several turnovers in a row I said that he said that. Check the game thread out.
He is also going to finish 2nd all time for blocked shots in a season by a guard. Second only to Deandrae Liggins .
DJ was good offensively yesterday, but his biggest contribution was slowing down Tramon Mark who was giving Antonio the business. His defensive presence slowing him down helped jumpstart our 2nd half run
You're not going to find statistics to back up a lot of claims and opinions about this team, but for what it's worth the starting five absolutely locked down Auburn at the start and set the tone for the rest of the game. Auburn only scored two points in like the first five or so minutes.
They certainly did against Auburn, been about the only team I can recall of recent time however they didn’t start off strong offensively out of the gate. Auburn game was more of an anomaly than the norm. Just going back to the Gonzaga game which is 7 games, 5 of the 7 teams had scored anywhere from 7-10 points by around the 17:00 mark. Only Auburn which you mentioned and ole miss with 5 points had less. Cant imagine allowing 7-10 points in roughly 3 minutes of playing time in most games would translate into a strong defensive unit.
He may be right about that. But, in my opinion, you can't focus on all defense when making a starting lineup. It's got to be a mix of defense and offense.
