Re: Someone smarter about basketball than me told me ...


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Posted by barrya on October 23, 2024 at 09:49:17

In Reply to: Someone smarter about basketball than me told me ... posted by mh on October 22, 2024 at 17:49:49

well thought out and said. agree with you - at least for our starting expectations. Have to see how Kyle and Davies and Mara work out - key #1.

IF our front line - starting with Bilodeau - can punish opponents, forcing them to have to defend us inside first - they all that newfound outside shooting ability can take effect and we will wind up being quite good. (Not sure Final Four or Elite Eight good, but very good nevertheless). But if we wind up soft in threatening opponents with our front line as well as weak on the backboards and vulnerable to being overpowered inside, that model of play about which we are hopeful, the season not yet having begun, becomes a what-might-have-been and we're back to scrambling to try and make something happen especially on the offensive end.

That latter leads to focusing on hoping the few players capable of actually manufacturing offense by themselves - Bilodeau, Mack and Andrews - can do it enough to help us ride our team defense to find our way to winning games. That will work as often as not, given the talent we have, but the end result on the year won't generate a whole lot of joy in Mudville.

I think you're right, though - once again, looking for the team to improve and to do pretty well especially as we get to February of the new year


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