I have no doubt there will be some negative reaction but here goes...
Dean loved stats . He would probably count points scored by his freshman differently.
No matter how good the freshmen were they still had to carry the luggage and they accepted playing on a team led by upper class men.
Last night Duke’s Freshman scored 61 points. UNC ‘s had 4. I believe the rebounds were something like 27 for Duke and 7 for UNC. Dean would look at the percentages. 15 to 1 in points but only 4 to 1 in boards.
6 future NBA players beat a team with arguably 1 or maybe 2 at the most.
It happened because the lesser team played as a unit and not as individuals.
Coach K got out coached by Roy Williams. Happens rarely but it happened.
Getting back to Dean I am not sure he ever started 2 freshman on the same team.
I only checked a few stats but Jordan played 29 minutes as a freshman, Worthy 28 and Carter only
17. Duke has to do something to bring this team together. I would not mind Coach doing what he tried a few years ago. Bring in 5 new players and let the future NBA guys watch them hustle and rebound. AOD, Goldwire,Vrankovic, White and Javin would play hard for 3-4 minutes and take them out. Dean called this the Blue or the White team. Cannot remember which but it often worked.
As for Huggy Bear he will yank any starter the moment they take a bad shot, do not box out or
do not hustle. They may be extreme but it also works for his team.
Final thoughts. Trent needs to get more than 2 rebounds in 35 minutes. UNC freshman Manly made more free throws than Bagley, Carter and Bolden attempted.
Wish Coach would bring in someone who can teach a crash course in a 1/3/1 or 1/2/2 zone.
Whatever the team is playing reminds me of a Y league defense.
Lastly I am against any personal attacks on the players but I do think it is fair to be critical of their
efforts . If they read this board and think we are tough wait until they play for New York , Philly or other NBA fans.
Dean loved stats . He would probably count points scored by his freshman differently.
No matter how good the freshmen were they still had to carry the luggage and they accepted playing on a team led by upper class men.
Last night Duke’s Freshman scored 61 points. UNC ‘s had 4. I believe the rebounds were something like 27 for Duke and 7 for UNC. Dean would look at the percentages. 15 to 1 in points but only 4 to 1 in boards.
6 future NBA players beat a team with arguably 1 or maybe 2 at the most.
It happened because the lesser team played as a unit and not as individuals.
Coach K got out coached by Roy Williams. Happens rarely but it happened.
Getting back to Dean I am not sure he ever started 2 freshman on the same team.
I only checked a few stats but Jordan played 29 minutes as a freshman, Worthy 28 and Carter only
17. Duke has to do something to bring this team together. I would not mind Coach doing what he tried a few years ago. Bring in 5 new players and let the future NBA guys watch them hustle and rebound. AOD, Goldwire,Vrankovic, White and Javin would play hard for 3-4 minutes and take them out. Dean called this the Blue or the White team. Cannot remember which but it often worked.
As for Huggy Bear he will yank any starter the moment they take a bad shot, do not box out or
do not hustle. They may be extreme but it also works for his team.
Final thoughts. Trent needs to get more than 2 rebounds in 35 minutes. UNC freshman Manly made more free throws than Bagley, Carter and Bolden attempted.
Wish Coach would bring in someone who can teach a crash course in a 1/3/1 or 1/2/2 zone.
Whatever the team is playing reminds me of a Y league defense.
Lastly I am against any personal attacks on the players but I do think it is fair to be critical of their
efforts . If they read this board and think we are tough wait until they play for New York , Philly or other NBA fans.
