Re: CUSA is going full swing!

[alacombe]

> Last night there were two games to kick off the conference season. 
> Don't look now but Memphis is 9-2 with a win over Missouri 
> recently and last night blew out Villanova at Villanova (now 8-4) 
> 75-57.  Memphis at times has been playing to the level of 
> competition (squeakers over Belmont and Oakland for example), but 
> the cardiac kids have been prevailing.  The two losses are at Wake 
> Forest and at Illinois, both tough places and teams.

Did you watch the Memphis game?  They were apparently missing some
of their players, but I do not know who.  They are a typical Coach 
Cal team, they have a ton of talent, but they are not disciplined.

The defense played by both teams was suspect.  They applied back 
court pressure, but all it consisted of was tight man to man and 
once the ball was in the front court, the pressure backed off.  I 
am beginning to appreciate what Huggs has been saying about his 
style of pressure.  No one else has the balls to play it.  You need
depth and you need an understanding of the rotations required to 
not get beaten once a trap is broken.

Once this team understands the press better and can implement it in 
games, they are going to be very tough.  Hopefully they will get to 
the point where they don't need no stinking big man ;-)

Andy