Bagley or no Bagley, I am SOOOOO pumped for this season ! OMG Trevon and Wendell are gonna murder it.
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Just indicating there was ANOTHER example besides the one w/Singler you noted of K "playing someone down" a position, per your verbage.We've seen lots of guys playing "up" a number -- a guard at the "3," a SF at the "4" -- but when was the last time a guy played down a number? Kyle's move to the 3?
Matt and Grayson at the 1. Special circumstances, but still.I just don't see it. Would that spread the floor enough?
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We've seen lots of guys playing "up" a number -- a guard at the "3," a SF at the "4" -- but when was the last time a guy played down a number? Kyle's move to the 3? For all of Bagley's ability, I question whether a freshman power forward at Duke would be able to move to the wing effectively.
It certainly makes much more sense basketball wise. Bolden will have plenty of minutes this year, and maybe the three could play together in the rarest of ofcosions but you are correct- 2/3 of that group you'd expect to be on the court nearly the entire 40.I might be in the minority on this but I would rather see Bagley/Carter as the bigs with Trent, Allen and Duval. Not so sure about Bolden/Carter/Bagley on the floor together.
I see the 1 and 2 as largely interchangeable.Matt and Grayson at the 1. Special circumstances, but still.
And I agree, I don't see the 3 bigs on the floor together because of spacing.
Yeah. Kyle is the most recent one I'd say qualifies, unless we want to claim Rodney Hood is really a 3 or that Brandon Ingram is really a 4.Just indicating there was ANOTHER example besides the one w/Singler you noted of K "playing someone down" a position, per your verbage.
Given how successful that was, I don't think this is correct. I am one, unfortunately, who agrees that one of our issues last season was not having a true point guard. Grayson at the 1 for long stretches I think just isn't going to get it done. Duval may be the player we can least afford to lose next season.I see the 1 and 2 as largely interchangeable.
This I think is totally correct.Yep, spacing is the thing w/ 3 bigs, especially if a freshman is the "3" b/c he's less likely to understand that. It worked in 2010 b/c Kyle (formerly a stretch-4 for us) had 2 years' experience in the system.
I don't think you're in the minority at all. I think the trauma of some bad rebounding years has some people longing for the days that a SF was much more post-oriented.I might be in the minority on this but I would rather see Bagley/Carter as the bigs with Trent, Allen and Duval. Not so sure about Bolden/Carter/Bagley on the floor together.
Oh, no, I agree w/ that. I don't mean that individual players can play each position equally, just that I don't really see it as playing "down" so much as a natural (but stretch) 4 playing on the wing w/ 2 bigs, or a legit 3 seeing much time at the 2 in a 2-guard line-up.Given how successful that was, I don't think this is correct. I am one, unfortunately, who agrees that one of our issues last season was not having a true point guard. Grayson at the 1 for long stretches I think just isn't going to get it done. Duval may be the player we can least afford to lose next season.
I do not think it is as much of a function of K's strategy as it is a function of the fact that there just are not a lot of 3's and 4's who have the skills to play at 1 or 2.It's not really a question of whether K will play a guy "down" a position or not, but rather how common it is. Guys play "up" at Duke more often than they play "down." I think Bagley at the 3 is unlikely to happen often. He would show certain skills more associated w/ 3s, but having 2 other bigs out there w/ him? I doubt it.
I do not think it is as much of a function of K's strategy as it is a function of the fact that there just are not a lot of 3's and 4's who have the skills to play at 1 or 2.
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Nice thanks fellas....Well, I thought that's what I said.
I'll stick to my original prediction:
Duval
Allen
Bagley
Carter
Bolden
It's one of the few times I do so I gotta remind y'all!!Looking smart
I'll stick to my original prediction:
Duval
Allen
Bagley
Carter
Bolden
Yeah, hopefully we shoot 65% from 2 with that lineup.Me too. Glad K said it. I was told that lineup didn't feature a lot of shooters, tho.
I cannot WAIT to watch Duval work with all the options he's gonna have!!Bagley or no Bagley, I am SOOOOO pumped for this season ! OMG Trevon and Wendell are gonna murder it.
Yeah, hopefully we shoot 65% from 2 with that lineup.
Yea, I'm digging Duval , Allen, Carter , Bagley , Bolden. If we don't outrebound teams this year I'm gonna be pissed.
Tucker too, he has the bulk and length to be a great rebounder as a guard. Granted he will be a freshman on a very short leash, so we may not see his rebounding potential this season.Sometimes having three tallish guards who like to mix it up in the paint is the best way to dominate the boards. I feel like Trent is that guy. Allen needs to not piss around when shots are in the air, which he sometimes does if his shot isn't falling. Duval just needs to get the ball in his hands quickly to setup easy dunks on the other end.