dlarry Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hearing that we have something up our sleeve on the defensive side of ball tomorrow...Can't wait to see it. Maybe its Conklin disguised in Reggie's jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken class of 15 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Winnable game, but we can't come out lethargic. We not only have to come out with energy, but we have to sustain that energy throughout the entire game, something we did not do against the Bonnies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtistheTownDrunk Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hearing that we have something up our sleeve on the defensive side of ball tomorrow...Can't wait to see it. Don't tell me your team will be wearing those awful jerseys with sleeves. http://www.5thquartermag.com/new-adidas-short-sleeve-ncaa-basketball-uniforms/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRN Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Not sure who this Dwayne is but TJ guards very good players and limits them with regulartiy. He is a very underrated defender. For instance, he really handled Rodney Hood (very, very good duke player) to pedestrian numbers while going for 30+ himself. Really, you don't know who Dwayne is? Two straight years first team all conference and our leading scorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Not sure who this Dwayne is but TJ guards very good players and limits them with regulartiy. He is a very underrated defender. For instance, he really handled Rodney Hood (very, very good duke player) to pedestrian numbers while going for 30+ himself.Dwayne Evans is a 3/4 who has put up 14ppg this year despite facing constant double teams. He can get his against just about anyone by using a phenomenal post-up game combined with a decent mid-range jumper. Hood is a completely different player. Can Warren defend in the post without fouling? If not, I would expect Gottfried to do what every other coach has done and double Dwayne leaving our shooters open to do the scoring. And Dwayne will still get 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 We not only have to come out with energy, but we have to sustain that energy throughout the entire game, something we did not do against the BonniesGreat point. This team hasn't put together a full game since St. Joe's. Now would be a nice time to get back in the habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizziken Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Really, you don't know who Dwayne is? Two straight years first team all conference and our leading scorer. I don't know who Dwayne is either...I know we have a guy named Dwight, but am not familiar with a Dwayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For-DaLove Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Everything I've seen/read about Warren is that he gets lazy on D. Let's hope he's that way tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Seriously.. It's time to stop dumping on Barnett. Is he very good? Not really, but he plays good D and I'm confident with him guarding Warren... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billslasttermdropout Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I don't know who Dwayne is either...I know we have a guy named Dwight, but am not familiar with a Dwayne Gus Macker 3 on 3 champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Seriously.. It's time to stop dumping on Barnett. Is he very good? Not really, but he plays good D and I'm confident with him guarding Warren... It has gone over board and now he is getting criticism that isn't even valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccarthyirish7 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It has gone over board and now he is getting criticism that isn't even valid. Who knows, but Barnett is capable of a 4/5 three-pointer type of night. Let's start fresh and get behind this squad 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPackAA Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Dwayne Evans is a 3/4 who has put up 14ppg this year despite facing constant double teams. He can get his against just about anyone by using a phenomenal post-up game combined with a decent mid-range jumper. Hood is a completely different player. Can Warren defend in the post without fouling? If not, I would expect Gottfried to do what every other coach has done and double Dwayne leaving our shooters open to do the scoring. And Dwayne will still get 12. i dont think we have truly doubled down on anyone this year, including Jabari Parker. We will play him 1 v 1 with, most likely, Washington/Freeman would be my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD3 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 i dont think we have truly doubled down on anyone this year, including Jabari Parker. We will play him 1 v 1 with, most likely, Washington/Freeman would be my guess. I so hope you're right about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Tom Timmermann @tomtimm 2h I asked Mike McCall about stopping T.J. Warren. "We have a funny game plan," he said. He later termed the game plan "interesting." (Insert JB guarding Warren is pretty funny joke here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 JB on Warren...well, maybe not a horrible idea. JB can sag off and generally allow a semi-contested jump shot. I notice JB goes under a lot of screens in general so it will maybe play into what JB naturally does. It generally minimizes DE's foul trouble if he had to guard warren. Also, gives us another def rebounder. RL and JM will need to be alert on help D for JB. I'm not fully confident, but I can see the rationale for it. Also, I suspect JB will talk a lot of sh*t to Warren. Putney 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Tom Timmermann @tomtimm 2h I asked Mike McCall about stopping T.J. Warren. "We have a funny game plan," he said. He later termed the game plan "interesting." (Insert JB guarding Warren is pretty funny joke here) I don't understand switching up the defense for this game...go with what brought you here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 JB on Warren...well, maybe not a horrible idea. JB can sag off and generally allow a semi-contested jump shot. I notice JB goes under a lot of screens in general so it will maybe play into what JB naturally does. It generally minimizes DE's foul trouble if he had to guard warren. Also, gives us another def rebounder. RL and JM will need to be alert on help D for JB. I'm not fully confident, but I can see the rationale for it. Also, I suspect JB will talk a lot of sh*t to Warren. Putney 2.0 Agree, DE in early foul trouble is pretty high up on my worst-case scenario list. Hard to determine what 'interesting' is re: McCall's comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I don't understand switching up the defense for this game...go with what brought you here On the one hand, I agree. On the other, we've lost. 4 out of 5. If we're mixing up defenses and sticking with what works come crunch time, I'm cool with that. If the new defense backfires, I hope JC doesn't do the "i'm not changing a thing and I'll let them figure it out" routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Agree, DE in early foul trouble is pretty high up on my worst-case scenario list. Hard to determine what 'interesting' is re: McCall's comments. Maybe JC is going NFL draft mode and disseminating some false info. JC is in Gottfried's head! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 This Barnett bashing is absurd. He frustrates me offensively, but the reason he starts and gets a lot of minutes is because he is probably our best defender of the small forward. Check out the UMass video; he defensively dominated and frustrated a taller, more athletic small forward. Plus, there will most certainly be defense help throughout the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPackAA Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I so hope you're right about this. No offense, but do you really think Evans holds a candle to parker offensively? We held him to 20 pts using primarily Freeman and Washington so Im not too worried about them having enough difficulty to double down... Now if he is the only one hitting, I dont see why not but its not going to be our first option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD3 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 No offense, but do you really think Evans holds a candle to parker offensively? We held him to 20 pts using primarily Freeman and Washington so Im not too worried about them having enough difficulty to double down... Now if he is the only one hitting, I dont see why not but its not going to be our first option Lol...I did not compare Evans to Parker. I was simply hoping that, for maybe the first time all year, a team elects not to double on Evans. I think he'd have a monster game. If NC State can play Evans straight up, more power to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPackAA Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Lol...I did not compare Evans to Parker. I was simply hoping that, for maybe the first time all year, a team elects not to double on Evans. I think he'd have a monster game. If NC State can play Evans straight up, more power to you. Gottcha. I think he will have his chance to take advantage of it then. I think we will rely on length and be in position to rebound rather than double and leave the open guy. We have trouble on the D glass so we need all hands on deck there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Gottcha. I think he will have his chance to take advantage of it then. I think we will rely on length and be in position to rebound rather than double and leave the open guy. We have trouble on the D glass so we need all hands on deck there I hope this is true. DE will have 22 and 10 if this is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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