Uconn at Creighton - Jan 23 (Sat) 12 p.m. TV: FOX
Another terrible small ball match-up for Hurley again, especially with Bouk out. DH needs to figure out how to keep his effective bigs on the court and not be outcoached, like last game with Sanogo. Maybe he needs to take a page from Geno by playing zone so his guys don't keep getting beat off the dribble vs. these guard heavy line-ups. Or better yet learn how to play a match-up zone like Pitino did vs. Uconn, which most BE teams figured out was a way to shut down Kemba and company at the end of the regular season in his NC year.
It does 2 things, you stop getting killed off the dribble and it can help keep your bigs in the game and under the basket for shot blocking. Something that would help Whaley, Sanogo, Carlton and even Akok or Polley, though the last is not a shot blocker. Because other than Whaley none of them can guard out on the perimeter. If DH isn't smart enough to make this adjustment then he's just being stubborn with his team that's to undermanned to match-up vs. small ball and to in love with his man to man D that can't handle it. As mentioned in the other thread Creighton has lost 2 in a row ( even with Zegs back from injury last game )
Another terrible small ball match-up for Hurley again, especially with Bouk out. DH needs to figure out how to keep his effective bigs on the court and not be outcoached, like last game with Sanogo. Maybe he needs to take a page from Geno by playing zone so his guys don't keep getting beat off the dribble vs. these guard heavy line-ups. Or better yet learn how to play a match-up zone like Pitino did vs. Uconn, which most BE teams figured out was a way to shut down Kemba and company at the end of the regular season in his NC year.
It does 2 things, you stop getting killed off the dribble and it can help keep your bigs in the game and under the basket for shot blocking. Something that would help Whaley, Sanogo, Carlton and even Akok or Polley, though the last is not a shot blocker. Because other than Whaley none of them can guard out on the perimeter. If DH isn't smart enough to make this adjustment then he's just being stubborn with his team that's to undermanned to match-up vs. small ball and to in love with his man to man D that can't handle it. As mentioned in the other thread Creighton has lost 2 in a row ( even with Zegs back from injury last game )
Last edited: