That's 4 bigs and 1 guard.
I doubt we'll see that lineup much next year. There are 3 spots for the 4 bigs, that's plenty of minutes for each of them.
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That's 4 bigs and 1 guard.
I doubt we'll see that lineup much next year. There are 3 spots for the 4 bigs, that's plenty of minutes for each of them.
Look at a shot chart and review the missed and made shots for different areas. The 15-17' range is not a good shot. Some could argue that it's because players don't develop that shot and some would argue that it's not developed because it's not a "good" shot.
Think you could easily run with that lineup though. and It would cause all kinds of fits for opposing teams.
I have to agree on the rebounding thing. Any lineup Fred puts out there is going to be able to score based on the players and their skillsets but I think the lineup that rebounds the best is ultimately going to get the most time on the floor. For me in the 3-5 spots, you have Hogue, Niang and McKay (once eligible). On the offensive end, you have a dynamic do everything guy in McKay, a good post scorer with handles in Niang and a Garbage man in Hogue.
If you switch out Nader for Hogue, I think we will have a glut of perimeter scorers and no one to crash boards and pick up the garbage like Ejim and Hogue do so well at. Just my perception of the situation. I don't honestly think that the 5 best scorers or athletes or even players set the starting 5 but the 5 players who can accomplish the goal of our system. For me that is Morris, Thomas/Long/Vaughn, Hogue, Niang, McKay.
Agree. Also, Niang is generally shorter than the other team's post players who are guarding Niang. He shoots the 3 because most post players have difficulty guarding the 3-pt line. When Niang drives, he spins into the defender which makes it much more difficult to block the shot vs. Niang shooting a mid-range jumper.
Also keep in mind, Fred's system is based off of mismatches. If he plays Hogue, Niang and McKay, then the opposing teams bigs who will likely be guarding Niang and McKay except in zone based situations will be pushed to the perimeter and Hogues defender will be sucked into the post with him.
If those three things happen on the offensive end for ISU, we continue to be a very versatile and dangerous team that scores at will until we stop ourselves from scoring (see last 2 games).
If those three things happen on the offensive end for ISU, we continue to be a very versatile and dangerous team that scores at will until we stop ourselves from scoring (see last 2 games).
I generally agree with the thought that a long 2 is the lowest percentage shot when you look at points per attempt. However, I disagree when you are talking about the end of the shot clock. You should avoid settling for a long 2 early on the shot clock, however when you get to the end of the shot clock a wide open mid range jumper might be a better shot than a highly contested three or a forced shot in the lane in a lot of traffic.
