I'd love to see us mix in some zone from time to time! I don't see why K hasn't tried it in recent games.
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The playing time issue to me is not just doing good in practice. The kid element trumps the general rule. I understand that practice is important. Maybe Bolden is lazy and doesn't deserve minutes. I'm just speculating. I'm going off of the past and how K is with my opinion. Go back to 01, Boozer injuring his foot. Up to that point how much time had Sanders and Love been getting? They got a good bit once Boozer was out. Were they bad before? Or did K HAVE to do something different? Would Allen have gotten the opportunity had Sulaimon been on the team in 15? Bolden may or may not help, but because of how K is, it opens door for me to question him. That's 2 big examples where a kid got a chance and look at resultsSomeone else made the comparison. I tried to show that you can look at the analogy another way. I'm assuming Mac was implying that kids have to be evaluated in game situations to get a fair assessment and I disagree.
It wasn't the only thing I disagree with. I just think it's a weak analogy to say that kids need playing time to be properly evaluated. I'm not trying to start arguments here - I respect you as a poster. My aim was to poke holes in what I saw as an unfair comparison. If I read your post correctly, you are implying that Bolden needs to get more playing time because he hasn't been appropriately evaluated and allowed to improve. I'm arguing that the game time is not where that should take place.
Your points that Allen's struggles and our poor defense are the major problems - I totally agree.
By the way, I would like to see Bolden play more. I have a feeling in Coach K's eyes he hasn't earned more time in practice. That's good enough for me. And that's probably where you and I don't agree.
Again, I didn't mean any personal disrespect to you - and I see it could certainly have come off that way. I should have prefaced my post with that.
You are one hell of a Coach K apologist!There's things I'd like to see K do, as well. Then I think to myself....you know what, he's probably tried some of those things in practice and he's not comfortable enough in his team to trot it out there in a game. It's not that I think K isn't open to criticism, because he certainly can and should be. But in all honesty, I do think he knows more about this team than all of us posting here combined.
Just because this team has some obvious deficiencies doesn't mean they're all easily correctable. I think the best basketball coach of the modern era, while maybe a little stubborn, knows this team has weaknesses too. I also believe he's trying to 'coach up' his team to the best of his abilities.
I know Coach K knows what he's doing. That's beyond obvious, but to think the guy doesn't err or make mistakes is foolish. He's a human being after all, not a god. No man is beyond reproach. You can disagree with his tactics and philosophy and still be a Duke fan. I think that's called being objective. Again just my opinion, not bad mouthing anyone or Coach K.
6? Are you saying you can see into the future and we get our 6th this year? Please say yes....after all, that's kind of what makes you a Duke fan and has made Duke a six-time national champion under his watch.
Yep, another delusional Duke fan who thinks they have a title shot. You can't win a title playing a 6 man rotation with freshmen playing big minutes. Everyone knows that!Dukiejay= typical K worshipper.
Let's just keep it real...Coach K is doing a terrible job of recognizing the strengths of this team. Small ball is not the answer for this team. It might look cute on offense but defensively it's not working. Defense wins championships. Tatum has looked good at the 4 but he's not a defense minded player like justise. Justise was a defensive stopper. In 2015 we had 3 defenders that could really lock up on defense. Jahlil made offense easy. You have to have some type of inside presence. Something to fall back on when the shots aren't falling. Giles has showed enough to where he should get 5-10 shots a game. He's getting comfortable around the basket. We need him and Bolden to play to max out the teams potential
It's becoming quite apparent we'd be undefeated if we'd only played Bolden every game. I THINK K probably watches Bolden at practice. Just a hunch.
I know Coach K knows what he's doing. That's beyond obvious, but to think the guy doesn't err or make mistakes is foolish. He's a human being after all, not a god. No man is beyond reproach. You can disagree with his tactics and philosophy and still be a Duke fan. I think that's called being objective. Again just my opinion, not bad mouthing anyone or Coach K.
What have you seen, that Coach K hasn't, to assume Bolden is the missing piece that maxes this team's potential? And for the record, I'm on your side....just asking for a friend.
Also, who were the three lockdown defenders in 2015?
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It's not about playing Bolden. It's about playing the bench. He recruited these players. He said Bolden would've been the starter had he not gotten hurt. I saw Bolden against Miami and he looked very good. Clearly when he gets some extended minutes he produces. The coaching staff have such a short leash on him and Giles though. They act like everyone else is playing good defense
I say he's the missing piece because we will need his size. It makes the team much better if we can get him comfortable on the court. Him and Giles need minutes to get better. The better they are, the better the team will be. The reason Duke was picked a runaway favorites is because of depth.
Jones and Winslow were the lockdown defenders but Quinn definitely started to guard at a high level towards the end of the season and through the tournament
Why Bolden and not Jeter or Vrank? They have size.
Tyus was not a lockdown defender. This is why I think you didn't watch much of Duke in 2015.
The Duke offense is not going thru the center position this year so I would like the front court to play tough defense and if you get in foul trouble next man up.
MATT JONES man. Tyus wasn't the only Jones on the team. I'm starting to think you only watched highlights of 2015. I don't care if it's any one of them. We need a rim/paint protector. That's not Amile's strength. He's not a shot blocker.
Gotcha.
Who was the shot blocker/rim protector in 2015? 2010? Just curious.
That was a gimmick lineup. They did well, but everyone kind of knew it wasn't sustainable. I don't you'll find many coaches going with Grayson and Luke sitting long term.