OCs_Inner_Eagle {l Wrote}:BConway {l Wrote}:claver2010 {l Wrote}:made final 5 for top 100 pg out of putnam science academy & arlington, ma with miami, gtown, marquette & pc
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Getting Joseph or Carter Whitt would be huge for the program. Would be absolutely stacked at ball handlers and wings for 21-22.
Would Christian take advantage of that stacking? He hasn't shown that, has he?
With so much supposed depth amongst the ball handlers and wings, and relative weakness up front, maybe Christian should commit to the press. But that would take a true commitment to teaching & practicing the nuanced defensive principles necessary to make it work, and Christian has never shown himself to be much interested in defense.
We got some time to work on the front court. Hopefully we will have Gianni, Vander Baan and Felder all for 21-22, plus we may have to wait until then for Karnik. Add in some combo of another freshman and 5th year big and we may have something cooking.
As far as JC coaching a talented team, we really dont know. The most talented team he had was the year with Hawkins and he lasted only a handful of games. We were left with children up front (Steff was a baby still and hadnt filled out and this was the year before Pop busted out) and a stand still 3pt shooter who has the skills of a 10 year old girl everywhere else. It may sound like I'm defending JC but I'm not. He puts the roster together so ultimately it's all his fault. He probably sucks with a talented roster also but we have no way to know.
I'm not sure the press would work in the ACC or in modern basketball. Seems like guys 1-5 can all dribble the days and have the skills to break a press, especially if a team knows we do it and practices against it.