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11-30-17 02:37 PM - Post#238574
In response to bradley
A few thoughts in response:
--This team still has huge upside. The talent is there, including the freshmen. I am still optimistic.
--The new style of coaching nationally (apparently based on player/family expectations) is to be as upbeat as possible rather than critical and curmudgeonly. Hence it is only after visible failure that negative sentiment toward team and player effort and mental shortfalls can be expressed.
--Bell has always been described by his coaches (high school and college) as a leader, someone who took the initiative to get other players to practice hard, etc. Last night he led by example at a minimum in the second half in shutting Lehigh down defensively. But when he misses layups and threes, he seems to lose offensive confidence and does not direct traffic very much, leading to some bad possessions.
--Last year's resurgence was not merely a lineup change (and can we please stop the insinuations about the stalwart Henry Caruso's alleged scheming?). The team dramatically slowed its pace of play and became much faster and more consistent with help defense.
--I agree with P38 that the '90s were an era of isos, but the Bulls' triangle and the Sonics and Jazz were pass-happy offenses. Similarly in the '70s, the best teams moved the ball a lot (also the 1975 Warriors champs), but there was a great contrast with run-of-the-mill play by the bilk of the league.
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