UNC looks sharp. I don’t think A&M can beat them anymore. Hope I’m wrong.
***Official 2018 NCAA Tourney Thread***
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I completely disagree with fouling when you're up 3 with less than 10 seconds. Especially if your opponent is something like 8-for-36 from 3-point range.
And Syracuse did it twice.
Sure, SU won, but not due to strategy.
(Fouling when you're up by 2 with less than 10 seconds left, I can see arguments for and against that.)
And Syracuse did it twice.
Sure, SU won, but not due to strategy.
(Fouling when you're up by 2 with less than 10 seconds left, I can see arguments for and against that.)
I hate Syracuse and Michigan State, but I hate Michigan State more. So it is nice to see their season end so soon.
I like fouling 5 seconds and under. Think 7 is too much time. Could have easily burned them.
Yeah, by starting to foul that early they put themselves in a position where they had to make two real difficult inbounds passes. That full court laser to Battle was sketchy, but it worked out for them.
Few teams play the zone anymore. It’s like playing Navy in football on almost no rest.
After watching their zone a little more I like the idea. It's kind of like inverting the Hoiball offense. What are the best shots in basketball? At the rim and 3 pointers so just defend those shots. Instead of using the zone to pack in the middle you can use it to extend outward. Gaurd the 3 point line but don't fall don't to the middle so fast, especially top of the key. They leave the free throw area basically open. This is an area where you need a Niang to attack or just shoot the mid-range jumper. I really thought that Brodzianski would do that but they didn't keep him there and they kept looking back out immediately.
I would love to work on this D-fense as a change of pace as it really throws teams that get a lot of scoring from dribble drives.
I feel dirty cheering for the mason jars, but I'd love for Roy to be sat down early.
You have to have a roster full of tall, long armed guys to play it well or else you have a bunch of holes in the zone.
Aggie has a lot of guys that can score 1-on-1 in the post. You don’t really see that much any more.
I don't think you really have to be that much different. Heck everyone is tall and long-armed these days. You just need someone dominant in the middle. The idea is to leave lots of holes in the zone but guard the three and layups. Let them take 18 foot jumpshots all day long.
Cyclonepride
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North Carolina can go ahead and get ran by 40. I’d be good with that.
To keep the opponent from shooting a 3 to win. I'm not saying I would choose to foul, but that's the logic.
Only 8 or 9 ESPN "experts" still have their national title winner still alive in the tourney and it's still the first weekend.
It's a tournament, anything can happen, it's very hard to predict/guess what will happen even for these "experts"
