Got killed on the boards tonight 46-23 Any thoughts about playing Duruji, Felder and Castleton together? Is Jitoboh available? He was at least giving us 5 first half minutes until the Okie game.
Mike White never has a contingency plan. One trick pony. 4 around 1 offense most of the time so going big probably hasn’t even been practiced. If the initial plan isn’t working, he typically doesn’t have anything else to go to.
My take: he could if he changed philosophy on both offense and defense. I think he would also need a better PG who could consistently feed the ball to the post. And then we need scorers and not put-backers. But to me Mike cannot fathom a defense that isn't quick, in-your-face and reactive to the ball. And who we have right now is on the short side. Not that they aren't athletic but still, short. BTW, I am talking about the frontcourt. I think we are fine sizewise in the back.
The issue for the most part wasn’t the bigs IMO, Tex S jacked up deep shots that created long rebounds and I don’t recall seeing our guards box out anyone on the three point line. They all just turned their heads expecting to break out on offense.
No - we don't have a big lineup and a few posters alluded to that being a potential problem (in terms of lack of depth down low). Why did Jitoboh not play? I don't think he's any kind of difference maker; more of a liability, which speaks to the problem. The other problem is they can't shoot. They are a poor shooting team.
I think the announcer made a good point... a lot of our guys were waiting and watching for CC to clear the boards. And many times not boxing out, nor pursuing the ball. CC hardly had a good game, but Duruji/Felder/Fleming didn’t total 10 rebounds between em. They were a bigger problem, imo.
