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02-04-18 04:34 PM - Post#246088
In response to bradley
In principle I agree with complaints about the matchup-oriented offense and all the one-on-one play, but last night it was working. PU was practically scoring at will, and I don't think it is fair to say that the way they scored somehow compromised the defense. (The out-of-bounds and end-of-period offense were shaky however.) If I thought they could score like that every game, I'd take it despite my stylistic preferences. The problem I have with it is that you're unlikely to consistently make that many difficult shots, or to get that many good shots for that matter, against better D or on the road.
The team has had a persistent problem with handling dribble penetration and post-ups. Trying to deny treys is part of it, but that didn't happen either last night. It still looks to me like a mix of defenses emphasizing ball pressure, deflections, and block attempts would work better than the current approach of letting opponents run their offenses. We saw a few half-hearted attempts at a matchup zone and the 1-3-1 against Brown, but it seemed more like a reaction to foul trouble than an attempt to make the Bears uncomfortable.
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