Full Court Press

We do have the players to press more. And though we didn't really turn them over as much we did speed ODU up. They missed some layups and open jumpers in the stretch where we rallied but some would argue that's a by-product of speeding them up.

I will say I think Coleman and Morgan were outstanding on the press with Hickey bird-dogging...we caused more turnovers off the press with those guys. Not so sure we are as good at it this year. But with the serious issues we still have in man defense, we need to do something to cover for that glaring weakness.

I totally agree about the bench. The press would automatically promote the value of Quarterman and Epps.

why worry about having to out execute the other team in a half-court setting for an entire game when the other teams are starting the year out with players who are better at it.

I couldn't imagine a defensive center better than Jordan Mickey for a pressing team.

Either to have him protecting the goal, or (as I would choose: put his 7'2" wing span on the inbounder after made shots)

To go zone would be a damn tragedy

easy 3 pointers because we don't rotate with any urgency



this is my fear. Can't have the Vanderbilt's of the world teeing-off and taking boucoo three's on us. Not even in the corner, casue they will hit em.

worst case scanario for this team would be a pack-line defense
all the guys are sagging (packed) into the paint in what lloks to be a zone but they each have a man.

when a defender's man has the ball the defender is to get nose to nose to his man = maximum pressure

when crowded nose-to-nose it totally takes away the pass to the post for there is no better post defense than ball pressure

problem with this, is the defender's man can blow by him because he is playing him too tight.

when he blow's by the defender, the offensive man then encounters a trap due to the fact that his defender is running with him and he is running into another defender who has sagged into the paint; hence giving his 'help' (Jordan Mickey:)

That's what this D is, it puts players in "help" position already instead of contesting the perimeter passes; while practically baiting guards to blow by their man into charges and traps



this defense has taken the mid-majors to all new levels by being an equalizer for many squads/

this defense takes away teams that can blow by you with speed, and teams with a dominant big-man.

It does leave itself open to the 3-pointer off the pass

We don't need all our starters in to run a good press. The bench would improve greatly with the press. We have good athletes on the bench and an athlete can really thrive in the press.