Rambling Tiger wrote:
I agree this could be a different team. Coach mentioned how the 30 second shot clock is having him favor a false press on defense and push tempo on offense, much like in the CBI. He also said he has 6 guys he trusts as guards and intimated he had a plan to utilize them all in some capacity.
The versatility and teamwork are the two big elements that make this team so interesting and fun to watch. Every one of the players has the ability to capably help at one or two other positions on the floor, switching off to create mismatches, or helping on defense. We've got five players that can run the point or play shooting guard both very well (White, Richardson, Peterson, Smith, and Turk) and Doyle can play from a 1 to a 3. Ingram, Knuth (was looking forward to seeing him develop more this year), and Adgei can handle playing the 2, 3, or 4. If James plays with the consistency he developed late last year, if Kirby puts up numbers close to what he averaged as a juco freshman, and Rajala can improve a bit defensively, we'll be pretty good. Thomas and Crisman will be hard to replace, not just because of their stats, but because they were glue guys.