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Simplifying gives up schematic advantage. Not simplifying makes it harder for younger/less experienced players. L’s system gives the players a tremendous amount of freedom offensively but is based upon the players understanding what they need to do based on what the other team is doing… which...

Nwoko was rated the 16th best center in his class and he’s barely playable right now. Goldin is one in a thousand. He was also a key ingredient in his mid major team making the final four. There absolutely are not MANY available 6’10+ post players who can, run, rebound, and defend at a high...

Couldn’t get a big who was good enough to make the team better. Just getting a 7 footer doesn’t make the team better. They have to be able to run, defend, rebound, etc… there are a lot of tall guys playing college basketball and most of them wouldn’t make us a better team.

Yeah I think the problem is that our roster (length and athleticism) is best suited for a scramble and switch defense… but our guys aren’t consistently getting good enough defensive position (collapsing and helping are exacerbating the issue) and aren’t consistently giving max effort on the...

All good points… I would only say my impression was Cleveland’s activity on the defensive boards is more of a disappointment than the offensive boards (but I could be wrong there). The issue with a scramble defense is that we’re letting opposing guards blow right by us so extending and...

We didn’t have the money to get a big (and satisfy all other commitments) who would have actually made the team better. Fortunately with Matt he wanted to come here because he and his family really believe that L is the best coach to develop Matt’s game for the next level. Canes Connection...

Joseph’s offense comes from good team offense (ball movement). Our ball movement has been poor so Joseph’s offensive production has been poor. His strength is not creating his own shot… and one of the best things about Bens is that he is generally good at playing to his strengths. If we start...

Suspect he’s trying to both motivate the bench guys and speak honestly about why they’re not getting more burn. Can’t say why he didn’t break down the starters like he did the bench… but he’s clearly not happy with how the team is playing and starters are doing most of the playing so I’m quite...