All you Monday call-in folks wanna ask Cal to give examples of what he's referring to?
Some of you may know already....?
Some of you may know already....?
"They're still fighting me"
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It is true, when these guys go all in balls to the wall, they are very good. We seem to have lapses and that is when we lose momentum. Some want to blame Cal but, he pulls them every time they have lapses to get their attention. However, once you give the opposition an opening, many times it come back to bite you in the ass. That has happened to us a few times this year.
The defense has fallen from top 20 in the nation to almost out of the top 50 in 3 games. It's a disturbing trend. We're winning games solely when Poy, Murray and/or Ulis goes off.
Any game where there is a slump or drought from those guys, the defense isn't doing enough to keep leads.
Any game where there is a slump or drought from those guys, the defense isn't doing enough to keep leads.
It's about playing "winning basketball"...
Once we get a lead, the defense lets up, we quit valuing every possession and we start taking bad shots.
That's a recipe for letting teams back in it.
Once you lose momentum, it's almost impossible to get it back.
Once we get a lead, the defense lets up, we quit valuing every possession and we start taking bad shots.
That's a recipe for letting teams back in it.
Once you lose momentum, it's almost impossible to get it back.
Florida averaged 0.938 points per possession. Not great, but it's a decent number for the defense. Hell, that's a great number relative to what happened at Kansas and UT. Not sure how that compares to our season adjusted defensive efficiency since I don't know what it would be adjusted to for Florida.
Hard to defend when the other team shoots an average of 39 free throws a game (KU &UT) I still have a hard time really understanding how that happens.
Probably because Lee and Skal in-particular are usually in terrible position and foul constantly.
The Ulis and Briscoe aggressive fouls you can live with.
The Ulis and Briscoe aggressive fouls you can live with.
Alas, at this point in the season, if we aren't doing great on both ends of the court, I'd at least rather they be playing their best on the offensive end. Hard to teach putting the ball in the bucket, but everyone can always play better defense. Generally, if you have two teams that are pretty evenly matched, the better offensive team is going to win so long as they play something resembling passable defense.
Doesn't always work that way, but at the end of the day, I want the best offensive team on the court in every matchup. They will either learn how to play good defense along the way or they won't, but I sure as hell know they aren't going to learn how to score along the way.
Doesn't always work that way, but at the end of the day, I want the best offensive team on the court in every matchup. They will either learn how to play good defense along the way or they won't, but I sure as hell know they aren't going to learn how to score along the way.
Very True. It's a desturbing pattern. We have lost 3 games with leads in second half and 2 of those we have given up double digit leads. We seem to lose focus and lack urgency. When you get a team down, especially on the road, you have to put your foot on their throat, and not allow them back up off the matt.
I understand what Cal is saying defensively. They do still have moments where they stand straight up, allow their man to drive to their strong side, late help etc... Cal is the most underrated defensive coach in the game. However offensively, I personally hate Cal's "shortening" of the game when we get a sizeable lead. That is what IMO leads to bad shots, standing around, and often lets the other team rest and get their legs back defensively. It's the basketball version of the prevent defense and I wish we would just continue with what had got us the lead. It cost us the National Championship last year in the loss to Wisconsin, damn near allowed Kansas to come back on us in 2012 title game and I hate it.
Just like the twins and randle. Don't you remember after the South Carolina game they said they tried to make a play for a scout every play. The twins dad told them to quit worrying about draft and just play. They all dropped the egos at the door and went on a hell of a run and that continued into the next season
This goes back to even John Wall. They all know their game and Cal is working to up their game. He knows what it will take to be successful in the NBA but they still fight their old habits.
Bingo - that and a concentrated effort such as going hard on 50/50 balls.
A sluggish freshman-dominated team with bad habits that is still learning to play the game one possession at a time.
Just Cal calling it for what it is right now.
Just Cal calling it for what it is right now.
What aspect do you think he's referring to?
Heard him say this after the game Saturday....I think he said 'some' were still fighting him
Heard him say this after the game Saturday....I think he said 'some' were still fighting him
We did so the last 5 minutes of Saturday's game v Florida. Several possessions where we got down to 5-6 seconds or less left on shot clock & had to throw up junk. Really makes for some ugly offensive basketball at the end. But we got the "W" so at some level I guess that's all that matters.
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