Your right in the grind of a deeper conference they would be pushed more frequently but we can not know if they still would get 15-16 wins in the Big 10.
There is a chance Pitino is back but i do not see that the kid hit a lucky shot. Hit a shot he practiced and prepared for thousands and thousands of times.
Haha alright either way I'm taking Craig Smith over Pitino. I'll take Smith developing Carr and letting him shoot those shots if he's comfortable with it over Pitino running the squad. If the argument is still Merrill or Carr, I'm still taking Merrill at this point. He's a senior. Carr technically a sophomore. I'll let Merrill take it. And I'll let Oturu take ours. This isn't really a shot at Carr. He's got two more years and I imagine he'll become a very good player. Decision-making hasn't been exactly ideal though. He needs time.
You seriously think the mountain west is a finesse conference?
And he hit that shot to win the game because his team stayed with a heavily favored opponent for 39:58, putting them in a position to win on a last-second opportunity. That was due to excellent game planning, in-game coaching, poise, and execution.
Agree.
Of course that is true, but in the end you would not be giving credit to Pitino for doing the same unless we hit the big shot or unless Oturu hits the one and one against Iowa or unless Stefanovic hits the corner three to save Purdue or unless Morsell hits the 30 footer for the win to save Maryland. The fact is that our coach had our guys in position to win big games against ranked opponents but shots were not made or big shots were hit against us to stop that. Then, when that happens, Pitino stinks.
Yup.
When Pitino GETS to a conference championship game, and hangs with a heavily favored opponent, you'll start to have a point.
You really do have a chip on your shoulder. I really like Richard and have bent over backward to give him credit where credit has been due. But pardon me and everyone for being honest about the profoundly mixed bag he's been as a coach and how it doesn't take a genius to conclude that we can and need to do better than these last seven years.
Specifically - what traits, decisions, strategies do you see from Smith that translate to the Big 10?
Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us 48-82 in 7 years, finishing 10th or worse four times .... shame on us!!!
Specifically - what traits, decisions, strategies do you see from Fleck that translate to the Big 10?
I like coaches that coach their socks off.
From what I've seen, some of the more effective sets they run are dribble penetration and a kick-out to the spot vacated by the driver. It's simple and ancient but effective. The disruption to the defense is similar to what you get with Wisconsin's Swing Offense, which is the defensive mismatches from the in-out motion.
builtbadger and I were just discussing a coach that went 55 - 80 over 8 years and is not considered a good coach but a great one.....
I am good with him. Really, I will be excited if he is chosen. If he is, he is going to need some breaks in the first three years, and I hope he gets them. If things break the right way, it could work out great.
I noticed about Queito that he is a terrific passer and he got the ball right back out to shooters when they collapsed on him. He's no Oturu in the post but he's a pretty good player btw.
No, I was replying to:
The aggravating thing about the Gopher offense is that, when they run that high pick, the roller is invariably open, but it's exceedingly rare that the pass is made, if ever. I'm not the only one who's picked up on that; Damian Johnson tweeted about it months ago. It doesn't take a lot of film study for opposing teams to notice that and box in the ball handler off the screen. It's such a tactical weakness!
Yup.