Marquette- Providence Autopsy

[WarriorFan]

I think that not pressing was a smart move by Shaka to protect OSO but also because PC thrives on a certain level of chaos.  Normally they create it, but by having the defense set on every PC posession, Shaka was able to create advantage because, man to man - when matched up properly, MU is better than PC.  PC was unable to disrupt MU's D, get mismatches, and get guys left open.  Therefore MU won.

[Its DJOver]

The press works best when O-Max is at the front of it.  His length and athleticism makes a huge difference.  However, when he's at the front, there were several possessions where someone else had to pick up Hopkins because O-Max was not in position to do so, and Hopkins absolutely torched us.  It became clear we could either press effectively or have O-Max guard Hopkins.  I think Shaka made the right call, and Hopkins second half performance supports this.