I'm sure this may have been brought up in some other threads, but I am just wondering, with the guards that we have, why does ISU not press more?
If you want to control the tempo of a game and speed it up, especially against a team that likes to slow it down, one way to do that is with a full-court press. Personally, I would have liked to see that from the very beginning of the game last night so that maybe ISU could have set the tempo. ISU jumped out to a 14-5 lead. No better time to try a full court press and completely take UNI out of their game.
I just think it would work with the guards that we have, and the overall athleticism of this team.
Now, one danger of pressing with this ISU team is that the bench is thin, so you risk wearing players out, but still...isn't it worth a shot against a team like UNI?
Thoughts?
If you want to control the tempo of a game and speed it up, especially against a team that likes to slow it down, one way to do that is with a full-court press. Personally, I would have liked to see that from the very beginning of the game last night so that maybe ISU could have set the tempo. ISU jumped out to a 14-5 lead. No better time to try a full court press and completely take UNI out of their game.
I just think it would work with the guards that we have, and the overall athleticism of this team.
Now, one danger of pressing with this ISU team is that the bench is thin, so you risk wearing players out, but still...isn't it worth a shot against a team like UNI?
Thoughts?