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re: that was a season. | 27-7 (13-5)
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:52 pm to RandySavage
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:52 pm to RandySavage
I think what killed us is that we thought we could do a decent job on him with our best defenders 1v1.
Bringing a second defender is something you have to have in your gameplan/scout in the days leading up to the game to really do it effectively. You CAN make the change mid-game but it's just dangerous because you have to talk recovery, no-leave shooters, lob threats.. etc.
So when we realized we just couldn't stop him, we were hesitant to immediately go to the double. I think if we see them again in the tourney and he starts getting hot we will be ready.
Bringing a second defender is something you have to have in your gameplan/scout in the days leading up to the game to really do it effectively. You CAN make the change mid-game but it's just dangerous because you have to talk recovery, no-leave shooters, lob threats.. etc.
So when we realized we just couldn't stop him, we were hesitant to immediately go to the double. I think if we see them again in the tourney and he starts getting hot we will be ready.
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 2:06 pm to auburnnyc94
In the last 12 minutes of gametime - some of it was zone defense (as mentioned), some was him just driving at the basket, but most of it was Knecht hitting tough shot after tough shot against good defense. Just gotta tip your cap at that and double on the next possession.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 2:16 pm to auburnnyc94
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when we realized we just couldn't stop him, we were hesitant to immediately go to the double
I think they were probably hesitant to double because outside of Gainey their entire offense was shooting lights out for the most part. When Aidoo was drilling shots from the top of the key and Ziegler started nailing threes it was very difficult to double Knecht.
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