Men's Hoops - Game #1 vs Baylor
Losing by 34? Yikes ... pretty ugly.
You want ugly though ... how about getting your ass handed to you 48 to 15 on the glass ... and even more ugly is seeing Baylor have more offensive rebounds (20) than you have total rebounds (15).
Talent deficits are one thing ... I can understand that.
But getting your ass kicked on the glass is pure effort or lack thereof ...
That's a fucking joke Hop ... you should be flat out embarrassed by the lack of effort by your team in Game #1 of the year against the #2 team in the country.
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nice bored selection - we be dooging here
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Realized it after I posted it ... I'm sure it will get moved at some pointLebamDawg said:nice bored selection - we be dooging here
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Are they still playing the fucktarded zone?
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We have no big guys at all. Roberts is a backup at best and he’s our only true big guy. It’s going to be a bad season and Hop has to go.
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Hopkins sucks but I want him to stay around longer so Basnight will cry more.
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48 to 15 did it.
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Funniest thing I read all dayCuntWaffle said:Hopkins sucks but I want him to stay around longer so Basnight will cry more.
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1) Some really lazy plays - Bey in the corner watching Baylor hustle was pretty bad
2) Zone defensive strategies really only work well against teams that can't shoot and/or make poor decisions when it comes to passing ... with shooting becoming more en vogue as a skill set, you see guys shooting more uncontested 25-30 footers that are effectively wide open as the zone isn't designed to stretch that far. If the zone does stretch that far it effectively falls apart behind it.
3) One thing I noticed last year and showed up in the highlights a few times is that one of the adjustments that Hop has made with the zones to the way the modern game is played with 3's and shooters is to extend to running people off the 3 point line and giving up the runners and mid-range shot that the Rockets have famously deprioritized in the game. Problem is that a lot of teams/players are starting to recognize the error in that logic and you're seeing more and more players embracing the relatively easy shots that come between the arc and the basket where the bigs really don't want to vacate.
Big picture, zones are really more momentum changing strategies at this point against teams/units that struggle to beat those types of defenses. As players become better and better shooters though you can't do anything other than really stay in their hip and limit their air space. A good shooter doesn't care if you give him an open 15 footer, 20 footer, 25 footer, or 30 footer ... if they know that they are going to be getting those shots they are going to be positioned to make them. -
I wouldn't mind giving up 18-20 foot open jumps shots all game long. Those shots tend to be the least efficient in today's game. It becomes a problem though, when you are out rebounded 50-19. It doesn't matter how efficient the opposing shots are at that point.Tequilla said:1) Some really lazy plays - Bey in the corner watching Baylor hustle was pretty bad
2) Zone defensive strategies really only work well against teams that can't shoot and/or make poor decisions when it comes to passing ... with shooting becoming more en vogue as a skill set, you see guys shooting more uncontested 25-30 footers that are effectively wide open as the zone isn't designed to stretch that far. If the zone does stretch that far it effectively falls apart behind it.
3) One thing I noticed last year and showed up in the highlights a few times is that one of the adjustments that Hop has made with the zones to the way the modern game is played with 3's and shooters is to extend to running people off the 3 point line and giving up the runners and mid-range shot that the Rockets have famously deprioritized in the game. Problem is that a lot of teams/players are starting to recognize the error in that logic and you're seeing more and more players embracing the relatively easy shots that come between the arc and the basket where the bigs really don't want to vacate.
Big picture, zones are really more momentum changing strategies at this point against teams/units that struggle to beat those types of defenses. As players become better and better shooters though you can't do anything other than really stay in their hip and limit their air space. A good shooter doesn't care if you give him an open 15 footer, 20 footer, 25 footer, or 30 footer ... if they know that they are going to be getting those shots they are going to be positioned to make them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR-BuDPhX7Q