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re: Why do teams just not play zone against Purdue?
Posted on 4/1/24 at 7:22 am to antibarner
Posted on 4/1/24 at 7:22 am to antibarner
i see a lot of posts about refs not calling fouls on edey and edey getting the calls. the guy is fundamentally sound. very sound. the announcers talked about is improvement. if he gets the ball inside when he's got position you can't stop him. on defense he was careful to keep his body off of the offensive player.
on the other hand, strong for NC state, while talented at offense, got away with a lot of pushoffs. i thought tennessee/purdue was called clean. IMO tennessee didn't have enough patience in the second half. they forced Knecht instead of working to get him free or letting him pass the ball off. they needed another scorer. anyway, it will be interesting to see a NC state matchup vs purdue and the contrast at center. Edey will definitely get the calls if strong pushes off while advancing to the basket. Edey is taller and more athletic, and it will be interesting to see how they matchup..
on the other hand, strong for NC state, while talented at offense, got away with a lot of pushoffs. i thought tennessee/purdue was called clean. IMO tennessee didn't have enough patience in the second half. they forced Knecht instead of working to get him free or letting him pass the ball off. they needed another scorer. anyway, it will be interesting to see a NC state matchup vs purdue and the contrast at center. Edey will definitely get the calls if strong pushes off while advancing to the basket. Edey is taller and more athletic, and it will be interesting to see how they matchup..
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Posted on 4/1/24 at 7:45 am to stephendomalley
I agree that the Vols forced Knecht and needed another scorer. Certainly not the first time that's been the case this year. While not necessarily sharp shooters, would have loved for them to run some plays to get JJ and Gainey more looks. JJ hit several 3s in the tournament and wish he shot more.
Edey may be fundamentally sound, but it really is quite shocking to me the number of elbows and shoves he gets away with, especially when rebounding. The disparity between what he gets away with and what they call in his favor is amazing to me considering he's always the biggest, strongest player on the court. Not to mention his ability to set up camp in the lane with impunity.
In spite of what I wrote in my last paragraph, I'm not blaming the refs for the Vols loss. That's how they've called it for Edey all year. ZZ simply had a bad night, and our half court offense has been completely one dimensional all year. We knew our bigs weren't gonna do shite on offense, we needed another plan other than hope DK can score 50.
Edey may be fundamentally sound, but it really is quite shocking to me the number of elbows and shoves he gets away with, especially when rebounding. The disparity between what he gets away with and what they call in his favor is amazing to me considering he's always the biggest, strongest player on the court. Not to mention his ability to set up camp in the lane with impunity.
In spite of what I wrote in my last paragraph, I'm not blaming the refs for the Vols loss. That's how they've called it for Edey all year. ZZ simply had a bad night, and our half court offense has been completely one dimensional all year. We knew our bigs weren't gonna do shite on offense, we needed another plan other than hope DK can score 50.
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