
HC Prospects
#941
Posted 20 March 2022 - 06:33 PM
I don't like the half court offense that Turgeon ran, and Willard runs something similar. But when I've seen Willard's teams run it, they have been more crisp with execution. Turgeon definitely relied on having great ball handlers but what irked me more was that his half court set seemed to consist of waiting for 20 seconds, then either iso into pull up 3, or dive into the lane and pray for a foul.
#942
Posted 20 March 2022 - 06:53 PM
I don't like the half court offense that Turgeon ran, and Willard runs something similar. But when I've seen Willard's teams run it, they have been more crisp with execution. Turgeon definitely relied on having great ball handlers but what irked me more was that his half court set seemed to consist of waiting for 20 seconds, then either iso into pull up 3, or dive into the lane and pray for a foul.
For what was termed a motion offense, motion was completely lacking under Turgeon. I haven't seen enough SH to know what to expect (save Friday's disaster), but if it includes more a lot more picks, cuts and off-ball movement than we excruciatingly became accustomed to, then I can live with a slower pace. I always enjoyed watching those Princeton teams under Pete Carril back in the day; and they were anything but up-tempo, but that doesn't mean there wasn't constant movement and action to follow, both on and away from the ball.
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#943
Posted 20 March 2022 - 07:27 PM
#944
Posted 20 March 2022 - 08:12 PM
For what was termed a motion offense, motion was completely lacking under Turgeon. I haven't seen enough SH to know what to expect (save Friday's disaster), but if it includes more a lot more picks, cuts and off-ball movement than we excruciatingly became accustomed to, then I can live with a slower pace. I always enjoyed watching those Princeton teams under Pete Carril back in the day; and they were anything but up-tempo, but that doesn't mean there wasn't constant movement and action to follow, both on and away from the ball.
Yeah if you want to see a recent example of how they looked against a good team when they were trying and Willard wasn't clearly already focused on the Maryland job lol, their game at Villanova was basically even all 40 minutes
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#945
Posted 20 March 2022 - 10:09 PM
For what was termed a motion offense, motion was completely lacking under Turgeon. I haven't seen enough SH to know what to expect (save Friday's disaster), but if it includes more a lot more picks, cuts and off-ball movement than we excruciatingly became accustomed to, then I can live with a slower pace. I always enjoyed watching those Princeton teams under Pete Carril back in the day; and they were anything but up-tempo, but that doesn't mean there wasn't constant movement and action to follow, both on and away from the ball.
I think Turgeon's teams did move off-ball, but it was just really ineffectual. When Willard runs them the timing is just better. The picks actually force the defense to make a decision on switches, the cuts seem to throw off the defense more and result in open looks. One of the things I noticed when Stix was on the team was how ineffectual the picks were, and how they never forced the defense to make a switch decision. This is something that never really improved no matter who was playing for Turgeon.
#946
Posted 26 March 2022 - 03:28 PM
Wasn't someone extolling the virtues of Memphis hiring Penny Hardaway in this thread?
https://www.commerci...ion/7177724001/
#947
Posted 19 January 2023 - 04:29 PM
Mike Brey is planning to retire at the end of the season so that certainly seems like a good piece of context for why he didn't get the job https://twitter.com/...181539007512577
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#948
Posted 19 January 2023 - 04:32 PM
Mike Brey is planning to retire at the end of the season so that certainly seems like a good piece of context for why he didn't get the job https://twitter.com/...181539007512577
If only they wouldve hired Sean Miller. Had 2 chances too.
#949
Posted 19 January 2023 - 06:08 PM
Sean Miller just lost to DePaul last night, chill chill. Yes I’m still bitter lol.
If only they wouldve hired Sean Miller. Had 2 chances too.
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#950
Posted 17 March 2023 - 01:17 PM
Andy Enfield, widely considered the other leading candidate, loses to MSU in a 7-10 first round matchup
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#951
Posted 17 March 2023 - 01:22 PM
And Sean Miller’s in big trouble right now against mighty Kennesaw State lol
Andy Enfield, widely considered the other leading candidate, loses to MSU in a 7-10 first round matchup
#952
Posted 17 March 2023 - 02:17 PM
And Sean Miller’s in big trouble right now against mighty Kennesaw State lol
He survived. Barely.
#953
Posted 17 March 2023 - 02:22 PM
Yep, his first NCAA Tournament win since 2017 (technically 2015, since the 2017 wins have since been vacated due to recruiting violations).
He survived. Barely.
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#954
Posted 19 March 2023 - 01:24 PM
#955
Posted 19 March 2023 - 01:30 PM
Sean Miller to the S16 in his first year at a new stop. Must be nice.
Not exactly a new stop.
#956
Posted 19 March 2023 - 01:39 PM
first year back at the program. He shoulda done it here but you got pansies running the AD and as big time donors
Not exactly a new stop.
#957
Posted 19 March 2023 - 04:36 PM
With his track record, you probably want to wait a few years to make sure he doesn’t have to vacate these wins for cheating.
Sean Miller to the S16 in his first year at a new stop. Must be nice.
#958
Posted 06 May 2023 - 05:10 PM
Bronny James commits to USC, that seems like a fun new wrinkle for why it wasn't Enfield
https://twitter.com/...970514249601024
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#959
Posted 06 May 2023 - 05:20 PM
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