Random College Basketball Thoughts: 2018-19

[Darealtwo1]

Y'all check out my boy!!

 

[HabitualChiller]

Truth be told, Zion is probably the closest thing to LeBron when he was 18-19.

 

[010101]

Y'all check out my boy!!

baller*

 

[PortCityProphet]

every non defense playing chucking ass recruit in america should wanna play for Savannah ST. this is their coach's philosophy

“I had to do something to try to keep the kids interested toward the end of the year,” Broadnax says. “Allowing them to shoot the ball when they’re open and not having any consequences for taking good, open shots: ‘You know, if you’re open, take it.’”

Overnight, Savannah State transformed. They went from 285th in adjusted pace to first. They went from 90th in three-point attempts rate (and 338th the year before that) to first.

They went from 349th in offensive efficiency — almost dead last in Division I — to 248th. But they went from 161st to 333rd on defense, as teams mauled them inside.

Broadnax knew this was going to happen. Before, he said, “we wanted to score, but I emphasized defense so much that it took away from the offensive side. It’s difficult. Very seldom teams excel on both ends of the court. It’s either one or the other, and I think when I first came here, I emphasized the defensive side more so than the offensive side.”

When the coach explains how these puzzle pieces fit together, it makes sense. They like to play a 2-3 zone when they can, though it’s let some teams dice them up. But the zone’s important, because Broadnax doesn’t feel like having his players tire themselves out chasing people on defense. It positions them to start running after the shot, and that’s the most important thing. Any exertion on defense runs counter to SSU’s goals.

Anything that might put the other team on the foul line is a total disaster to the strategy. Jumping to block shots? No. Risking a foul, thus letting the other team rest and score points with the clock stopped? Absolutely not. Giving up points? Well, it can be OK.

“If you look at some of our games, sometimes I was like, ‘Come on, man. You didn’t even try to guard that guy,’” Broadnax says. “I had emphasized that to a certain degree: ‘Let’s not foul. If they get an easy basket, let’s go and try to get the basket right quick, and we’ll be right back where we started from.’ I don’t like them fouling.”
When a shot goes up, SSU starts running. If there’s a decent three, the Tigers take it. If there’s not a decent three, the Tigers may very well still take it.

“A lot of times, the first shot available when we’re pushing it is pretty much an open three,” Broadnax says. “People have a tendency to run to the paint and then space out, as opposed to run out to the three-point line. So we’ll try to take threes.”

The coach behind college’s Team Chaos is fast-forwarding everything

 

[010101]

every non defense playing chucking ass recruit in america should wanna play for Savannah ST. this is their coach's philosophy

The coach behind college’s Team Chaos is fast-forwarding everything

zero defense very professional*

 

[Emoryal]

zero defense very professional*

He knows what the masses want

 

[010101]

He knows what the masses want

the masses will eat whatever you feed them*

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

Truth be told, Zion is probably the closest thing to LeBron when he was 18-19.

exactly what im thinking....

with more hops....

did you see the first rebound he snagged last night?

 

[VegetasHairline]

 

[Flight]

exactly what im thinking....

with more hops....

did you see the first rebound he snagged last night?

I think he’s the best leaper we’ve seen. And it’s not just hops he has elite body control. That right handed layup he had was just absurd explosiveness

 

[tremonthustler1]

Paying close attention to Hachimura this season

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

This is sound logic but could you not have an offensive version of that same value? Because Zion can give you a lil bit of every thing you want out of a front courter

Unless he develops his perimeter game, he's not going to be big enough to dominate opposing frontcourts. 6-7 with a standard wingspan ain't gonna cut it.

 

[Rigby.]

Unless he develops his perimeter game, he's not going to be big enough to dominate opposing frontcourts. 6-7 with a standard wingspan ain't gonna cut it.

I did notice he got kinda alligator arms. His progression with the ability to hit open treys in preseason was encouraging and he did take a few semi contested long 2s

 

[Rigby.]

Paying close attention to Hachimura this season

Was one of my favorite players to watch last tourney, his motor was sensational. Zaga is something else in developing sound smart bigs

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

@Gil Scott-Heroin turbo charged day-day*

Plays nothing like Draymond - doesn't have the BBIQ, length and motor for starters. If Dray didn't have his defensive ability, he'd be coming off the bench playing 15 minutes a game. At this stage, Zion's looking like he'll start off being a 6th man.