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Post by chelseadal on Jan 6, 2014 22:56:43 GMT -5
chels, the answer is simple, he can score. have you ever seen a highlight film showing how good a player is without the ball in his hands? Its all about scoring. I have. I get that. I gotta believe he can play a little D though. BTW, we celebrate the same birthday age this year. Unreal isn't it?
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Post by iona05 on Jan 6, 2014 22:58:48 GMT -5
I think DL3 knows how to defend just about as much as any other player on this team, which probably isn't saying much. My only point is that he is no more or less culpable than any other player on the team when it comes to defense so no sense in singling him out. Also think there's a lot of truth in Chelsea's post about him playing not to pick up fouls.
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Post by GuyF on Jan 6, 2014 23:03:04 GMT -5
Perfect storm. Most of Iona's perimeter players can be taken off the dribble at will, and as noted Laury doesn't play aggressive defense so he doesn't pick up fouls and can stay on the floor.
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Post by java on Jan 6, 2014 23:16:39 GMT -5
I think DL3 knows how to defend just about as much as any other player on this team, which probably isn't saying much. My only point is that he is no more or less culpable than any other player on the team when it comes to defense so no sense in singling him out. Also think there's a lot of truth in Chelsea's post about him playing not to pick up fouls. 05, I think the reason DL is pointed out is because he is our tallest player and inside presence. The 2 tall players for Quinipiac showed more aggressiveness and better rebounding skills than DL. I think Quinny had 50 rebounds. While preaching defense does not appear to be the culture of our program, I feel DL will be exposed more than most players because he's expected to score 14/16, grab 10 boards, and block a couple of shots. To me he looked tired, lazy, and disinterested.
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Post by husker76 on Jan 6, 2014 23:22:51 GMT -5
Laury appears to be playing to not pickup fouls. Last year he was more aggressive at defending the rim. I am fast hating the use of zone with this group. Everybody we play shoots their best percentages for the season. Not good. Play man and sit anyone who cannot challenge shooters. We need to fight through screens and not cut underneath leaving ball handlers open. Would like to see everyone get back in transition and then come out to guard rather than remaining in back court because their responsibility is in back court. Zones only work if defense gets back and set before offense attacks. Sad to see us lose battle for 50-50 balls. Zones also hinder rebounding. Bring on man2man! Release Sledge on opposing point guards. Firm believer in pressuring opposing point guards at least 3/4 court for at least most of the game. Force turnovers with long passes or slow transition . We have depth at guard, use it defensively. Can we also use a high post pick & roll with Laury? Hoping for a change defensively. Let's go GAELS!
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Post by chelseadal on Jan 6, 2014 23:23:24 GMT -5
I think DL3 knows how to defend just about as much as any other player on this team, which probably isn't saying much. My only point is that he is no more or less culpable than any other player on the team when it comes to defense so no sense in singling him out. Also think there's a lot of truth in Chelsea's post about him playing not to pick up fouls. 05, I think the reason DL is pointed out is because he is our tallest player and inside presence. The 2 tall players for Quinipiac showed more aggressiveness and better rebounding skills than DL. I think Quinny had 50 rebounds. While preaching defense does not appear to be the culture of our program, I feel DL will be exposed more than most players because he's expected to score 14/16, grab 10 boards, and block a couple of shots. To me he looked tired, lazy, and disinterested. Otherwise, he looked great!
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Post by husker76 on Jan 6, 2014 23:51:44 GMT -5
Continuation of rant- We shoot the 3 pretty well, so it would make sense to practice challenging perimeter shooters in practice. In principle this works unless we as Guy noted are totally unable to guard anyone off the dribble. Priority for recruiting might be consistent hustle and toughness. My wishes for remainder of season are as follows: Looking forward we will need Tre to be aggressive on both ends. I would like to see more vocal communication on D, especially from Sean, Tre and Mike. Need to keep intensity up throughout the game. Bench needs to show more intensity from sideline. New day dawns tomorrow and let's finish strong!
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Post by gaeloarsman on Jan 7, 2014 6:43:44 GMT -5
Iona05,I don't think we are putting the defensive problems all on Laury. The problem with him is not that he won't defend but rather that he does not know how to defend. I have coached hoop from biddys to high school varsity and I can tell when a player does not know what to do. No one ever taught him how to defend how to help how to switch or how to box out. As for the other players they just don't want to defend. Therein lies the difference. Although we can't know for sure, my guess is that he can defend but was told to play without picking up fouls. If he is in foul trouble we are even worse. If that is the case, he is in a tough situation. How can he get to the level he is without knowing how to defend??? This is ridiculous. DL3 is playing at this level because he can basically score at will in the paint. We see him routinely score when the defense is throwing two or three guys on him. Defense is probably why he isn't playing at an even higher level...at a level where people actually attend the games.( I can't accept that the good people of Hamden, CT stayed home to watch some football game played by two teams from down south.). If DL3 is in fact playing to stay out of foul trouble then that means he does not know how to properly defend.
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Post by Cjb on Jan 7, 2014 7:45:07 GMT -5
Can we also use a high post pick & roll with Laury? husker76, I've been waiting/watching for this all season. The opportunity for this has been there, but our guards have been too slow recognizing it or just not seeing it altogether. Would think this would be an automatic instinct for them. Also, our bigs are a little too passive and should be demanding the ball more on the roll.
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Post by vallin1 on Jan 7, 2014 7:51:57 GMT -5
This particular Iona team has no HEART and is unwatchable!! No inside presence on offense or defense, Offensively they run the the weave for about 10 seconds and force a bad 3 point shot. Laury has the ability to dribble drive to hoop throwing up soft unorthodox flip shots. They are a jump shooting team that has no desire to work on the defensive end of the court or the put a body on someone to rebound. So if they shoot well they will be in games in this horrendous MAAC but quite honestly this team is NOT interesting to watch.
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Post by iona05 on Jan 7, 2014 8:13:49 GMT -5
This is a scary statistic from the last six games that probably won't surprise most. Teams shooting percentage for the year in first column and then shooting percentages in their games against us in parenthesis. On average, teams are shooting 6% above their season averages when they play us. Also numbers would look even worse if you backed the Iona game out of their stats, so it's probably closer to 10% or so in true numbers. A bit scared to look but would guess that we haven't held any teams, maybe with the exception of one or two of our early season OOC wins, to below their average FG%.
Quinny: 41% season (43% against us) +2% Niagara: 42% season (45% against us) +3% UNI: 44% season (52% against us) +8% Nevada: 45% season (51% against us) +6% Dayton: 48% season (55% against us) +7% Bonnies: 46% season (55% against us) +9%
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Post by ichoops on Jan 7, 2014 8:24:16 GMT -5
This is all preparation for the end game. Cluess takes the entire season to game plan for the Tourney. He's looking to see what works, what doesn't. It's a long race.
That being said if the above is not the case, there's a reason he's coaching in the Maac.
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Post by husker76 on Jan 7, 2014 8:42:03 GMT -5
Value every possession was our mantra coaching. Unfortunately we look like we do not value possessions. The appearance is "no worry we will get another". Most every opponent appears too comfortable against us. We should be shooting more free throws. We launch every opportunity rather than shot fake and dribble drive. The rule changes promote attacking the defender. Very few teams seem concerned about this option. AJ and Sean have shown the ability to dribble drive. Let's make teams defend. I disagree about no heart, they need a change in mindset on defense. When was the last time we saw any player clapping his hands asking the opposing player to bring it. Loved players who took the mindset "I am taking your lunch and eating it too". I feel we need more man defense making individuals more accountable.
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Post by iona1970 on Jan 7, 2014 8:58:00 GMT -5
Still waiting to run a play at the beginning of the game to slow the onslaught. maybe we can run a play for one of our shooters, do we know how to set a screen? every team shoots better against us because our 5 guys play D in the paint and its shooting practice from 15ft and out i know Cluess wins, but where is the coaching- we don't set screens, we don't box out, we don't play D- we win because we get kids to come to play street ball- this works against bad teams or teams that are not coached well when the other team knows how to stop us from running have we ever been able to adjust and win? good coaches don't get personal with kids- whatever is going on with gomez is personal and is a shame- what coach doesn't want a pg that makes good decisions, never commits t/o, can shoot 3's and doesn't try to be flashy but just gets the job done
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Post by chelseadal on Jan 7, 2014 9:25:25 GMT -5
Maybe we can get all the ex Pee Wee, Church League and High School coaches from the Board to sit on the bench with Coach Cluess and offer suggestions during the game. I am sure it would help the team gel!
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