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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 15:51:15 GMT -8
Aztecdan, I agree. Let's see how different players play together. I thought that Shep looked good at the four spot. Having another outside threat maybe needed as everyone will be packing it in and daring our boys to shoot from outside. All of our guys are playing d. Maybe the offense will improve when different combinations of players are on the court.
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Post by Montequilla on Nov 21, 2014 16:39:36 GMT -8
... an Aztecs version Nolan Richardson's "40 Minutes of Hell", call it "40 Minutes of Madness" that ties into Viejas' nickname of "The Madhouse on the Mesa", home games could "40 Minutes Of Madness in the Madhouse...". 40 Minutes of Madness on the Mesa And scratch the platoon, team red and team black idea. Just keep the subs coming in and out. This team has 12 good players. IMO there is not a player on the team that is "great" and deserves significantly more PT than others. So why play 8 good players when you have 4 good players on the bench ready to go with fresh legs? Play them all, ride the hot hand, and most of all keep the legs fresh and the defensive hustle through the roof.
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Post by Ambivalent_Fan on Nov 21, 2014 17:37:02 GMT -8
For as long as I can remember, Fisher likes to get the rotation down to 8 maybe 9 guys come conference play time. After watching last nights game, I am a huge advocate of the platoon system. Kentucky does it because they are LOADED with talent. I think the Aztecs should do it so they can keep up the defensive intensity for the whole 40 mins of play. Playing full court man to man, switching each and every ball screen, running around like wild men can get tiring and hard to keep up for the whole game. When you sub in 5 new fresh legs, the aztecs can never take the foot off the gas defensively. So far this year, you can all tell we are not going to beat anybody by simply outscoring them in a shoot out. We will win by the defense and the relentless pressure. Divide up the minutes something like each platoon gets 16 minutes a game. And then that leaves 8 minutes for situational line ups at the end of each half. What do you guys think? I think that I have no authority in the least bit to tell Coach Fisher and company what to do or not do with the team... I have an opinion based on my limited game observations as a fan (160 minutes of total playing time thus far including the exhibition). I have not been to one solitary practice this year...I don't watch game tape...I'm not privy to the plays that they supposed to be running so I'm not sure what actual assignments each player has when they are on the court... I read the stat sheets and watch the game as it's being played...and from what I saw...our players mostly take good shots but for reasons I am unsure about...they don't go in...that doesn't mean that we have bad shooters... They also play hard...maybe too hard and use some of the offensive time to catch their breath a moment giving the illusion that the offense isn't moving... As Coach likes to say over and over...you can't control whether the ball goes into the hoop...all you can control is your attitude and effort...and the Aztecs come into the building with a winning attitude and leave the effort on the floor each night that they play... As a fan...that's all I can ask for...
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Post by AzTex on Nov 22, 2014 15:01:38 GMT -8
For as long as I can remember, Fisher likes to get the rotation down to 8 maybe 9 guys come conference play time. After watching last nights game, I am a huge advocate of the platoon system. Kentucky does it because they are LOADED with talent. I think the Aztecs should do it so they can keep up the defensive intensity for the whole 40 mins of play. Playing full court man to man, switching each and every ball screen, running around like wild men can get tiring and hard to keep up for the whole game. When you sub in 5 new fresh legs, the aztecs can never take the foot off the gas defensively. So far this year, you can all tell we are not going to beat anybody by simply outscoring them in a shoot out. We will win by the defense and the relentless pressure. Divide up the minutes something like each platoon gets 16 minutes a game. And then that leaves 8 minutes for situational line ups at the end of each half. What do you guys think? I'm not advocating the platoon system, but I do want to share a little history. Back in the '66-'67 season we played Evansville in Peterson Gym. They used a platoon system of sorts. Their second unit was called the Vampire 5. They were substituted as a group to create havoc. They played full court press, trap, run all over the court. No worry about fouls or exhaustion. They weren't going to play many minutes, but the job was to wear down the opposition. It was fascinating to watch. End result was we beat them 105-83. We were very good that year.
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Post by MarshallU on Nov 22, 2014 15:23:56 GMT -8
The "problem" is that with Cheatham and Shrigley that gives us 12 guys for 10 spots. A good problem but still a problem.
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Post by Gundo on Nov 22, 2014 17:50:43 GMT -8
For as long as I can remember, Fisher likes to get the rotation down to 8 maybe 9 guys come conference play time. After watching last nights game, I am a huge advocate of the platoon system. Kentucky does it because they are LOADED with talent. I think the Aztecs should do it so they can keep up the defensive intensity for the whole 40 mins of play. Playing full court man to man, switching each and every ball screen, running around like wild men can get tiring and hard to keep up for the whole game. When you sub in 5 new fresh legs, the aztecs can never take the foot off the gas defensively. So far this year, you can all tell we are not going to beat anybody by simply outscoring them in a shoot out. We will win by the defense and the relentless pressure. Divide up the minutes something like each platoon gets 16 minutes a game. And then that leaves 8 minutes for situational line ups at the end of each half. What do you guys think? I'm not advocating the platoon system, but I do want to share a little history. Back in the '66-'67 season we played Evansville in Peterson Gym. They used a platoon system of sorts. Their second unit was called the Vampire 5. They were substituted as a group to create havoc. They played full court press, trap, run all over the court. No worry about fouls or exhaustion. They weren't going to play many minutes, but the job was to wear down the opposition. It was fascinating to watch. End result was we beat them 105-83. We were very good that year. 66-67 that's way, way back. And I thought I was old.
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Post by AzTex on Nov 22, 2014 18:02:44 GMT -8
I'm not advocating the platoon system, but I do want to share a little history. Back in the '66-'67 season we played Evansville in Peterson Gym. They used a platoon system of sorts. Their second unit was called the Vampire 5. They were substituted as a group to create havoc. They played full court press, trap, run all over the court. No worry about fouls or exhaustion. They weren't going to play many minutes, but the job was to wear down the opposition. It was fascinating to watch. End result was we beat them 105-83. We were very good that year. 66-67 that's way, way back. And I thought I was old. I can go back further than that, if you'd like. sigh
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