Let's talk defense

[MuggsyB]

I know I'll be ridiculed for starting a new thread, but this is an extremely urgent matter that must be corrected.  Once teams break our pressure, it's essentially a sieve. 

My take is that we often overhedge and  overpressure.   Getting steals and transition buckets is great, but it's a high risk proposition if you do it every possession.  I think on perimeter our scouting and positioning needs to be better.  Know your opponent and the games.  I'm not sure that was the case today.  Whatever happened to forcing guys to their weak hand?

As far as the interior is concerned?  I hate to say it but other than Ben at times it's truly been like the Hindenburg.   Are they too upright?  Not quick enough vs the perimeter?  Reach too much?  We simply must up our intensity and focus on the defensive end 100 fold. 

[Uncle Rico]

I know I'll be ridiculed for starting a new thread, but this is an extremely urgent matter that must be corrected.  Once teams break our pressure, it's essentially a sieve. 

My take is that we often overhedge and  overpressure.   Getting steals and transition buckets is great, but it's a high risk proposition if you do it every possession.  I think on perimeter our scouting and positioning needs to be better.  Know your opponent and the games.  I'm not sure that was the case today.  Whatever happened to forcing guys to their weak hand?

As far as the interior is concerned?  I hate to say it but other than Ben at times it's truly been like the Hindenburg.   Are they too upright?  Not quick enough vs the perimeter?  Reach too much?  We simply must up our intensity and focus on the defensive end 100 fold. 

You can't play this kind of defense without shooting better.

[Newsdreams]

Need to be more medieval....

[MuggsyB]

Need to be more medieval....

My terminology isn't the problem.   Rico is right:  11-40 from 3?  9-20 from 2 feet?  Ridiculous percentages. 

[Uncle Rico]

My terminology isn't the problem.   Rico is right:  11-40 from 3?  9-20 from 2 feet?  Ridiculous percentages. 

Far easier to press and attack off made baskets.  Even then, you better be solid defensively in the middle to do so to help erase when pressure is broken. 

Shaka brought in Luke Yaklich when his defense struggled at Texas.  If the season goes badly, he'll have to reevaluate the staff and make changes.