...and this was about "playing thru".
I made 3 pregame notes on what I wanted to see:
1) ATTACK their press, 2) ATTACK the glass, and 3) ATTACK in transition.
Bottom line? We did all three. Result? 30 point win.
- I've been harping for years on here about "playing thru" what you're presented with, whether it be zebras or the opponents' tactics. If the refs are alowing contact, then give as good as you get --- if the opponent is pressing or trying to extend your offense, f*** that... take it right at em.
- The best way to accomplish the latter is to run our Press-O and treat it as a Secondary Break op, instead of slowing into a late shot-clock situation. And in general, get in your Secondary lanes and take the shots it presents. Sure, we got a tad frisky with some of the deep attempts, but we had them on their heels, and we flat went after the offensive glass, baby!
- When it became apparent the zebras were allowing contact, our front line gave em wat-fer on our defensve end, and set the tone for the game that we would not be intimidated by their chippy BS.
- Speaking of which, Caleb channeled his inner Joel Berry, i.e., instead of getting frustrated at their tactics, he got mad and took em to school.
- Apparently, every team that scouts us must watch the damn Wake video. I mean, how many teams seem to think they can just run those cheesy middle-paint isos? News flash: We're defending that way better these days. And speaking of D, how good was Leaky, hmm?
- and finally, I called the turning point of this game in real time early in the first half, when we got the ball out in transition but they had 5 back. Nonetheless, Brady properly ran his lane to the block, and Leaky kept pushing the rock as he's supposed to. As happens so often, they forgot about the block-runner and Leaky had an easy dime to Brady for a layup. Shaka has to take a timeout. Now, that'll go down on the stat sheet as "fast break" points --- and it looked like 2-on-5 --- but it was actually a result of not giving up on the Secondary. I want to see more of that Saturday.
Anyway, that's how you approach the Dance, and having never been a fan of Shaka's, that was all the better from my perspective. The key to moving forward is to keep "playimg thru"...
I made 3 pregame notes on what I wanted to see:
1) ATTACK their press, 2) ATTACK the glass, and 3) ATTACK in transition.
Bottom line? We did all three. Result? 30 point win.
- I've been harping for years on here about "playing thru" what you're presented with, whether it be zebras or the opponents' tactics. If the refs are alowing contact, then give as good as you get --- if the opponent is pressing or trying to extend your offense, f*** that... take it right at em.
- The best way to accomplish the latter is to run our Press-O and treat it as a Secondary Break op, instead of slowing into a late shot-clock situation. And in general, get in your Secondary lanes and take the shots it presents. Sure, we got a tad frisky with some of the deep attempts, but we had them on their heels, and we flat went after the offensive glass, baby!
- When it became apparent the zebras were allowing contact, our front line gave em wat-fer on our defensve end, and set the tone for the game that we would not be intimidated by their chippy BS.
- Speaking of which, Caleb channeled his inner Joel Berry, i.e., instead of getting frustrated at their tactics, he got mad and took em to school.
- Apparently, every team that scouts us must watch the damn Wake video. I mean, how many teams seem to think they can just run those cheesy middle-paint isos? News flash: We're defending that way better these days. And speaking of D, how good was Leaky, hmm?
- and finally, I called the turning point of this game in real time early in the first half, when we got the ball out in transition but they had 5 back. Nonetheless, Brady properly ran his lane to the block, and Leaky kept pushing the rock as he's supposed to. As happens so often, they forgot about the block-runner and Leaky had an easy dime to Brady for a layup. Shaka has to take a timeout. Now, that'll go down on the stat sheet as "fast break" points --- and it looked like 2-on-5 --- but it was actually a result of not giving up on the Secondary. I want to see more of that Saturday.
Anyway, that's how you approach the Dance, and having never been a fan of Shaka's, that was all the better from my perspective. The key to moving forward is to keep "playimg thru"...
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