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re: Bama vs Creighton discussion
Posted on 3/12/12 at 11:51 am to bigpapamac
Posted on 3/12/12 at 11:51 am to bigpapamac
Cooper and Steele are the two that need to be covering McDermott. Geen is not a good perimeter defender, if he is covering him, Bama is in for a very a long day and Green will be sitting early with fouls. Also, why would Bama pull their only legit rebounder and interior defender away from the basket? Of course Jacobs is out of the question, not even Trent Johnson is that stupid.
As some have stated and I have said all year, Bama must press and then press some more. Impose their will no matter what. If Creighton breaks press ten straight times easily, press harder the next twenty times, don't give up like they did against FL. Pressing and playing pressure half court D is not only the best defense for Bama but it is their best offense.
As some have stated and I have said all year, Bama must press and then press some more. Impose their will no matter what. If Creighton breaks press ten straight times easily, press harder the next twenty times, don't give up like they did against FL. Pressing and playing pressure half court D is not only the best defense for Bama but it is their best offense.
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Posted on 3/12/12 at 12:26 pm to bona fide
McDermott is not just a perimeter player, from what I've seen he's surprisingly good in the post. Its not like he jacks up threes all game, he only averages 3 attempts a game. I would think Cooper and Steele (maybe less so Steele because of his strength) would have problems down low with him.
So its a problem either way. I suspect a combination of Jamychal, Cooper and Steele will guard him, but I'd be surprised if we went with one big and four guards for a majority of the game (I was hoping we'd do it against Florida and we didn't). Jacobs and Green will probably be out there together a good bit in which case its gotta be Jamychal.
The problem with pressing and trapping all game is that's an easy way to give up wide open perimeter looks. My guess is we mix it up and we'll probably play some of that zone (if we played it versus a good perimeter shooting team in Florida we'll probably play it against Creighton). Try to keep them off balance.
So its a problem either way. I suspect a combination of Jamychal, Cooper and Steele will guard him, but I'd be surprised if we went with one big and four guards for a majority of the game (I was hoping we'd do it against Florida and we didn't). Jacobs and Green will probably be out there together a good bit in which case its gotta be Jamychal.
The problem with pressing and trapping all game is that's an easy way to give up wide open perimeter looks. My guess is we mix it up and we'll probably play some of that zone (if we played it versus a good perimeter shooting team in Florida we'll probably play it against Creighton). Try to keep them off balance.
This post was edited on 3/12/12 at 12:27 pm
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