Random College Basketball Thoughts: 2018-19

[Pure Water]

I guess no one will be going undefeated

No one was ever going undefeated

 

[Top Flight Security]

He didn't lose it for us, our defense lost it for us. We gave up too many second chance rebounds.

Fair enough. But you can't deny he shoulda passed the ball on BOTH of those last possessions instead of forcing it. And if he was tryna draw a foul on that final play, that's a bad move for 65% free throw shooter. Kid was wide open for an easy lay up if he woulda just dropped it off after drawing 2 on the drive

 

[Bigblackted4]

nikkas in here must have never watched 18 and 19 year olds before. I am actually impressed with us in a L. Most of our really young teams get smoked when in this situation, this one fought back

Exactly imagine these nikkas watching the Fab 5

 

[#1 pick]

He has no idea how to beat the help defender once he gets past his man.

No floater, euro, spin move, high off glass finish, switch hand finish.

Him and Reddish keep the ball at their chest when going into contact and then they can’t do anything with it in the air.

In all fairness, help defense in prep is pretty bad. He simple just didn't have experience v. This type of defense and this level. Gonzaga was in sync with high BBIQ and they played fast in terms of half court offense. This is what experience looks like.

 

[#1 pick]

Exactly imagine these nikkas watching the Fab 5

The Fab 5 lost nine games as freshmen. Chris Webber is the Black Jon Konkak hot takes and shyt. The NCAA is a different beast. They can make you pay if you don't have a good jump shot with that zone defense.

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

Few>>>> Coach K

 

[Crack Daniels]

So the team who could beat the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Gonzaga Bulldogs?? Someone help me make sense of this

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Zion not being involved down the stretch is in K and the coaching staff. Zion can only do so much without forcing something.

You can only do so much with someone that refuses to shoot from outside the paint, and isn't a dominant enough post player in those situations.

 

[#1 pick]

Few>>>> Coach K

In all fairness, K had teams who played like Gonzaga in the past but there is a difference between upperclassman and freshmen in the NCAA.

 

[Perfectson]

Duke has played the #1, #3, and #8 team in the country so far and it's been 5 games


let that sink in. And they lost to the #3 team after a 3 day tourney by 2 points.

 

[DonKnock]

In all fairness, help defense in prep is pretty bad. He simple just didn't have experience v. This type of defense and this level. Gonzaga was in sync with high BBIQ and they played fast in terms of half court offense. This is what experience looks like.

Yea Gonzaga was running a pro style helping scheme until they went zone at the end.

A big part of this game was Zags overloading the left side of the floor and daring Zion and Barrett to go right as well

On that last play that’s exactly what happened and Barret finally went right and had no counter.

 

[#1 pick]

Fair enough. But you can't deny he shoulda passed the ball on BOTH of those last possessions instead of forcing it. And if he was tryna draw a foul on that final play, that's a bad move for 65% free throw shooter. Kid was wide open for an easy lay up if he woulda just dropped it off after drawing 2 on the drive

Of course he should have but like all of us Duke fans say, R.J. will be the best R.J. if he plays within himself. The NCAAs is not 2k. You gotta play within the team concept

 

[Perfectson]

You can only do so much with someone that refuses to shoot from outside the paint, and isn't a dominant enough post player in those situations.

are you stupid? He was wide open when RJ drove, they could have given it to Jones and ran a pick and roll. He drove to the basket with sucess several times and literally can out jump everyone on the court. You didnt' watch the game obviously.

 

[KneeGrow.]

You can only do so much with someone that refuses to shoot from outside the paint, and isn't a dominant enough post player in those situations.

You think he's afraid to shoot? I think he's being coached into a particular role, especially based on the play calling late in the game.

 

[ELESDEE616]

Duke has played the #1, #3, and #8 team in the country so far and it's been 5 games


let that sink in. And they lost to the #3 team after a 3 day tourney by 2 points.

Ranking this early dont mean shyt