Carter needs to start and play major minutes

[march madness]

I am for sitting Westbrook in Favor of Carter. Carter is starting to hit shots and making drives. Bring Westbrook off the bench for some scoring. With Carter instead of Westbrook, you have better defense and better rebounding.

 

[Gopher4Life]

More likely, Carter should replace Johnson, who seems to be having a tough time finishing these days.

 

[jovs]

It is so obvious watching the games. Duplicate post for me, but rotate the guards starting, playing time, etc., based on the game performance. Carter gives you more options and is playing better than any of the guards.

The other thing I don't understand about the game is that you know Shurna is there main scorer. I know they started playing zone and he got a few early, but why aren't you prepared to always have a hand in his face. It is done against Hoffarber why wasn't it done against Shurna. You should be prepared to alway have a hand in his face. Whoever is guarding him should never double down. It didn't happen. Either the game plan was not carried out or it was a bad game plan.

 

[Lincoln gopher]

More likely, Carter should replace Johnson, who seems to be having a tough time finishing these days.

It seems that DJ's offensive game has vanished since his hand injury. Yesterday was the first game I have seen him shoot a jumpshot for quite some time. He did rebound well yesterday, first time in awhile also.

 

[Reserve]

Whoever is guarding him should never double down.

If I remember correctly it was mostly Joseph on Shurna. Even though this is offensive the picture should say it all.

http://www.mndaily.com/2010/02/14/gophers-blow-big-lead-fall-cats

Just another problem with the three guard offense. We're giving up a lot of size and not using our length to our advantage. Westbrook/Joseph .. maybe 6'1" Hoffarber 6'4".

 

[dboy]

and hoff is a 'short' 6'4"..

also, my issue with Carter is the telegraphed drive from halfcourt with 2:30 in regulation... easily rejected becuase he is too slow... but i will give him credit for getting in the lane.

i also cringe when i see him line-up a 3.

but you can't argue with the results.. let him start!... sit Hoff.. rotate Hoff/Devoe.

 

[GoFerit]

It is so obvious watching the games. Duplicate post for me, but rotate the guards starting, playing time, etc., based on the game performance. Carter gives you more options and is playing better than any of the guards.

The other thing I don't understand about the game is that you know Shurna is there main scorer. I know they started playing zone and he got a few early, but why aren't you prepared to always have a hand in his face. It is done against Hoffarber why wasn't it done against Shurna. You should be prepared to alway have a hand in his face. Whoever is guarding him should never double down. It didn't happen. Either the game plan was not carried out or it was a bad game plan.

Northwestern's version of Princeton Offense is not just about perimeter game. Once the defense overcommits at the perimeter (four perimeter defenders and one defending high post as necessary), it will create some continental size space inside. By exploiting the space, NW can break you down with cuts and penetration. So, you have to pick your poison. We did, and we were doing alright when NW did not shoot well. They eventually got hot and managed their average trey %, which got them back into the game. And, we made some mistakes, and they took advantage of them. I do not believe that Tubby's strategy was bad or questionable as we do not even have good man-to-man perimeter defenders right now. They just did what they are forced to do to win the game.

Consider the MSU game at the Barn. We forced them to make their shots from behind the arc as MSU shoots only 32.6% from that range. But, MSU played well that day and shot over 44% from downtown to beat us. Strategically sound, but sometimes the opponents outdo themselves to win the game. No second guessing in strategy for that game.

 

[GoFerit]

It was a different story with Michigan who uses a similar offense with 4 perimeter shooters and one high post. We were switching between tight (not sagging) man-to-man and the ball-line defense. Michigan broke us with cuts and dribble drives when we played tight man-to-man. What got us was their exploiting the inside space resulting from the overcommitment at the perimeter (four perimeter defenders and one defending high post). When we switched back to the ball-line defense a little less than 7 minutes left in the second half, they finished the run and got ahead of us by 10 pts.

Michigan manages only 29.3% from behind the arc. Therefore, the strategy to defend the perimeter was questionable. Then again, this is all about 20/20 hindsight.

 

[Gold Vision]

If I remember correctly it was mostly Joseph on Shurna. Even though this is offensive the picture should say it all.

http://www.mndaily.com/2010/02/14/gophers-blow-big-lead-fall-cats

Just another problem with the three guard offense. We're giving up a lot of size and not using our length to our advantage. Westbrook/Joseph .. maybe 6'1" Hoffarber 6'4".

Shurna's three 3pt shots were early against the MN zone. I saw him multiple times spotted up wide open on the weakside. We were two slow and short at the top of that zone to stop Shurna's quick (and ugly) release.