I feel like it's effective against really bad teams...any competent team exposes us night in and night out
I agree, but how do you stop or really guard a player when they pull up 5 or more feet behind the arc and are still knocking them down? Its seemed like the entire game, TT would run clock and then hit the shot or get the rebound if they missed. We out rebounded them, but there were times it sure did not seem like it.
Our packline defense is the reason we are 24-5 and ranked in the top 5. I don't think overhauling the defense because a team got hot against us is the answer. Our defense is overwhelms our opponents most of the time. Maybe the coaches should put an emphasis on closing out on the shooters this week
You modify your damn defense to stop aggressively doubling guys that have the skill to pass out of it! It’s not rocket science!
It's not just A team.....pretty much every loss (which isn't a ton to be fair) is a direct result of leaving shooters wide open BECAUSE of the style of defense we play. Most times, it's effective, but when it's not, it's REALLY not.
I wasn't expecting to go undefeated. We're 24-5. Change the defense and we're an 18-10 type of team. Its not going to make our gaurds shoot better either. This is just like football with the 3-3-5 stack that works.
It happens. Tougher competition and the intensity heats up. Plus there is more tape on him now.
Honestly, and tj said something similar, they just had so many dunks and wide open shots, hard not to make a lot of them
A la vs Illinois in the ncaa Tournament last year.
Disagree on part of this. Houston and KU are plenty athletic and spread us out and we beat both of them. But it does drive me insane that we don't switch out of it when it's not working. It is TJs biggest flaw.
Not when your offense depends on turnovers and we all know it is .. You have to hope they stop making 25+ foot 3's..
Yup, tj has even said this earlier in the year, Iowa state is very predictable. It's by choice. It's maybe like Iowa football, you know exactly what you are going to get with zero variation. Most teams can't beat it, especially at Hilton. But good teams, especially away from Hilton, especially if you have a week to prepare, like for a sweet 16 game, it's going to be an uphill climb.
Our defense works 90% of the time because we force teams to dribble right into our help defense. We're actually really good at it. Its contributed to a hell of a lot more wins than losses. By a long shot
