RE: Rotations

[Michael W Pickens]

I believe we will run and gun, or at least I hope we do, but won't that 
tire Max and Hicks. 

I like the idea of tiring out the other team's big guys with an up and 
down tempo.  Hicks and Max are usually in good shape and can run up and 
down the floor with anyone their size. 

Do you think Bob will have the patience to do a full court defense with an 
up tempo offense?  If he does and we are successful it could help in a lot 
of ways:

Fans enjoy watching that!
Recruits enjoy seeing it and they might want to come here more because of 
the chance to score more points and the chance to play as a freshman as 
part of a rotation.
It allows us to tire out the other team and use our depth.

If you can't get the ball across mid-court or inbounds your height 
advantage isn't going to help you.  This leads me to another question. Why 
do teams guard the inbounder.   Why not guard 5 on 4? 
 




"Evan Sweeney" <address@hidden> 
11/03/2004 01:59 PM
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Even though we have lack of depth in the front court, we should have very
fast and athletic team. Hopefully we can get back to the basic of last 
years
defense at the begining of the season, a rough pyhsically full court 
press.
Max and hicks are two of the most agressive and pyhsical players in the
ncaa. Hicks can make up for height with his speed and strenght. Remember 
he
used to play wing but is doing fine at the PF position.

Our team as a whole is extremely deep, and we have what is consider the 
key
to and ncaa title, a few NBA caliber players, we have maxiell who will
definitly be one, and nick williams who has the speed and slashing ability
to make big plays at his natural postion, and he can made the big shots,
once the pressure is off him.

We also have a team that is a small speedy player, like the team we played
in the first round of the tournament last year, is jihad muhammad. If you
can consider our frontcourt to be small, just look at our wing men, not 
many
teams have two players with the hieght and the athletism are our James 
white
and armein Kirkland.

The key to the season is how they dealt with a different coach and how
huggins dealt with the monce he got back, but I definitly think are team 
is
better than unranked, we have 4 starting players back considering who 
played
at the end of the season.

Send back any feedback

Evan

> From: "Rands, William (randswj)" <address@hidden>
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> To: "'address@hidden'" <address@hidden>
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Rotations
> Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 13:36:51 -0500
>
> Good analysis. The minutes might play out like that.
>
> We woefully lack depth in the frontcourt.  Whether they'd be good or not,
> Whaley & Pilgrim were supposed to be on this team & we have no 
replacements
> for them.
>           Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dfairchild [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 8:31 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [UC Basketball] Rotations
>
>
> As I wait for the polls to close, I've gotten a chance to look at our
> personnel for this year.
>
> The good news:  the backcourt
> PG - Moore, Muhammad, Lucas
> SG - White, Williams, Banks
> SF - Kirkland, (White), Bright
>
> The good but shallow: the frontcourt
> PF - Maxiell, (Kirkland)
> PF - Hicks, Souleyman
>
> We have 7 proven players in the rotation, and 4 new players (Souleyman,
> Muhammad, Banks, and Bright)
>
> How might the 200 minutes get shared?
> PG Moore - 25, Muhammad 15
> SG White - 15, Williams 20, Banks 5
> SF Kirkland - 20, (White - 15), Bright 5
> PF Maxiell - 33, (Kirkland - 10)
> PF Hicks - 32, Souleyman 5
>
> Maxiell 33
> Hicks 32
> White 30
> Kirkland 30
> Moore 25
> Williams 20
> Muhammad 15
> Banks 5
> Bright 5
> Souleyman 5
>
> Compared to last year - we will have better play at the point, we will 
miss
> Kareem Johnson, but I wouldn't want to go inside against Hicks and 
Maxiell.
> If we can keep them on the court, it should be another great year.
>
> Go Cats!
> DF
>
>
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