(08-19-2019 11:14 AM)solohawks Wrote: (08-19-2019 11:05 AM)HAWKING Wrote: (08-19-2019 10:25 AM)Seahawkhoops Wrote: (08-19-2019 10:04 AM)82hawk Wrote: (08-19-2019 09:40 AM)HAWKING Wrote: Basically more switching, more pressure and an emphasis on transition basketball so we try to stay out of 1/2 court basketball where defenses can set up.
Exactly. And the Lakers used Cacok in the exact same manner as Keatts did. It was beautiful to watch...both times.
So what is it, is it stubbornness to not adjust, or is it that he just doesn't recognize it. Both equally as bad but just curious as to your thoughts.
We only teach what we know. 3rd year HC.
Exactly. McGrath doesnt know anyway but the UNC way. That is standard among UNC coaching tree hires throughout college basketball and was my biggest concern with McGrath. Hopefully he will learn to be open to things outside of the box a la Wes Miller
As STILLJONESING alerted us to, EKU lead the country in possessions per game by pressing and recruiting players who can get up and down. I'll let you read A.W Hamilton (Keatts Protege) describe what they do:
"We want to play extremely fast and put pressure on the other team's defense," Hamilton said. "We want to push the tempo offensively. Make or miss, we want to run. On defense, we want to press. We want to trap. We want to cause havoc. The guys are going to be diving in the first row for loose balls. If you're sitting courtside, you've got to be ready. There's going to be balls flying all over the place. We're going to be trying to get our hands on balls and cause turnovers and deflections. We want to force 20 turnovers a game and get 50 deflections."
When Hamilton talks about playing fast, it isn't just "coach speak." It's a style of play that's ingrained in him.
"I'm not the kind of coach who says: "we're going to do this, we're going to do that. We're going to play up-tempo. We're going to press," Hamilton said. "I really mean it. This is how we're going to play. I played that way for Billy Hicks when I was in high school. I played that way for Kevin Keatts at Hargrave. When I played for Skip Prosser at Wake Forest, he played that way. It's an exciting style and I know the fans are going to love it."
Hamilton did offer a word of caution to Colonel fans.
"It's a style of play that takes time," he said. "There will be times of 'Oh my goodness, what is going on? Why did they get that wide-open three? How did they get this lay-up?' It's a process. Our fans are excited and we want to win, but we have to be patient. We've got a lot of new guys and, the guys we've got coming back, this is all brand-new to them too. We want to wear our opponents down with our pressure and force them into uncharacteristic shots. Our goal is to be the best conditioned team in the country and we know that doesn't happen overnight."
But then he added: "It will click. And when it does, it's going to be fun to watch. We need to get our scoreboard ready to get up to 100."