re: Texas A&M Basketball 2017-2018 (tOfficial) - Sweet Sixteen - Great season, Ags!

Let’s say you have Gilder try to deny him the ball. Sexton still gets it on the run as their play was designed with two guys screening for him around the foul line. Now Gilder is even more out of position.

He beat Gilder around the corner, neither Williams or Flagg came up to help near the rim as they should have, he made the shot. Ball game.

why is gilder the only one playing defense?

Kinda the same right? I don’t know Starks was doing out there? It wasn’t playing defense

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Let’s say you have Gilder try to deny him the ball. Sexton still gets it on the run as their play was designed with two guys screening for him around the foul line. Now Gilder is even more out of position.

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Sit down and let me learn ya sumthin'

First, that is a scenario where you NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER dedicated a defender to deny the inbound. Denying the inbound is beneficial when the ball is under their hoop or there is so little time you expect a long heave down the court. With almost 5 seconds left you force the other team to essentially play 4 on 5 because you know they will be pushing the ball with either the guy bringing it up taking the shot, a quick back door cut or a kick out to the wing. That's the most fundamental flaw with BK's "plan".

Second as SOON as he crosses half court you double Sexton. Starks should have immediately cut him off and forced him to pass. Starks had clearly been instructed to guard the wing, but what should have happened is we should have had an extra defender back there allowing us to double Sexton with three on three behind it. At that point there's only time for a pass and a shot.

Almost every other team in America in that situation forces a contested three after the double forces Sexton to pass or a horrible heave by Sexton himself. It's basic defensive basketball fundamentals.

Pat makes it sound like Bama had some unique master plan when they did what literally every team with a star ball handler has ever done in that situation.

Generally coast to coast buckets only happen when teams don't call a TO. It almost never happens out of a TO because it's not hard to prevent if you scheme against it.

Let's compare the 2017-2018 team that went .500 in conference with other .500 in conference Aggie teams that this team is way more talented than since Gillispie:

2004-2005: 23-10, 8-8 in conference, 0-1 in conference tournament, 2-1 in NIT

2007-2008: 27-11, 8-8 in conference, 2-1 in conference tournament, 1-1 in NCAA Tournament

2017-2018: 20-12, 9-9 in conference, 0-1 in conference tournament, TBD postseason

That sounds great, captain hindsight. Only problem is when we do that and he dishes to the wing who drains his open shot for the win, you’re all melting about how we just fell for their trap by doubling their star player and gave them the game.

If Gilder is able to cut him off better and/or Williams and Flagg come up to help since there was no time left to dump off once Sexton gets to the free throw line, we force a worse shot.

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Only problem is when we do that and he dishes to the wing who drains his open shot for the win, you’re all melting about how we just fell for their trap by doubling their star player and gave them the game.

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dear God man

I didn’t watch the game or highlights but screw BK and this team. Such a waste of talent

You've won me over with "your great refutes." A&M played perfect defense. Forget what every announcer, every sports host and every fan has said. Only you speak the truth. Kennedy is a basketball god. Wooden, Smith, Knight and Coach K could all learn a thing or two from Kennedy's genius.