(11-30-2022 07:52 AM)Luckeyone Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 11:01 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 03:48 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 02:56 PM)Miggy Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 10:31 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I'm wondering if the problem is that we still do NOT have the right players at all positions.

If Stan is playing a NBA game, then he needs players which have the same skill sets (NOT abilities, but collegiate skill sets) to play it.

The question is how does a team play without player(s) at the center position who can play MAC ball and above for 40 minutes?

Are will we need to simply outshoot our opponents?

Otherwise, what scheme changes need to be made?

Starts with defensively placing Randle the tallest player who can block shots (10 per game in HS) at the rim, not straying from it and not fouling. Will sharply reduce opponents scoring inside, and will force more opponent three pointers that that EMU players must defend against.

Makes sense. Purely a defensive rim protector. If he defends the rim, Emoni, Noal and Tyson will get the points.

I like Super’s idea to put Emoni in the center position. For all the detractors of this idea, Emoni is currently leading the team in both rebounds (6.3/game) and blocked shots (0.5/game). Emoni seems best suited to be our needed tall athletic shot blocker at cehter. Randle still feels like he is developing, but should be able to spell Emoni for 7 min/game… so I am with Super on this

Do you really think someone weighing 180 LBs can guard someone at 230-240 in the post? Did you watch the last game where Geeter got backed down. I suspect Emoni would foul out in 5 minutes if he played center.

Hmmmm, definitely very good points… but maybe if it is part of an overall defensive scheme it would work. The threat of Emoni blocking the shot is there, so they will tend to back him down instead, which is a slow process, at which time someone comes to help on defense…. I don’t know but something needs to be done defensively. What are your thoughts?