re: Recap: Tigers Speed by Northwestern St, 88-74

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Chaz Williams is one of the best PGs LSU will play all year and NSU runs the floor a ton, which leads to that. It's not like NSU was able to just drive at will though. If anything, I was very proud of the defense last night

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I'm with you.
Early in the game I was thinking our guards were letting Williams through too easily.
But when I watched more carefully, Hickey was on Williams all the time, trying to get in front of him, trying to disrupt or steal. He succeeded a lot, but NSU's other offensive players set some great screens, and bumped Anthony off the ball, or blocked his lane. That's what happens when you play an experienced offense, especially ones that run like NSU, it's hard for an inexperienced team to get back that fast and get set.

I've seen them practice this, but it's not the same as playing a team you don't know.