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Another reason for optimism that isn't often mentioned is that in this first year, the new coaching staff reconfigured the system to accommodate each player's skillset and capabilities.

So we've yet to see the system operating as designed, with two platoons of more homogenous players sharing more similar capabilities. Interchangeability will stretch traditionally constituted defenses, and inhibit their ability to shut down LVs who are limited to specific roles.

The ironic thing is, the closer you move to a positionless roster (a variety of player heights notwithstanding) the more potential you have for creating mismatches. If that doesn't make sense, imagine playing chess against an opponent who has only a pawn, a bishop, a knight, and a queen to defend their king. Each piece is limited in what it can do.

Now imagine if each of your opponent's four pieces shared all the capabilities of the other three. Suddenly, you're more concerned about how to defend your own king!
 
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chuckiepoo said:
More offense… ten more points of offense, loud and clear. How about five more points offense, five fewer on defense? Ten fewer on defense would have had us in the final four.
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She said that, but 10 points better on defense seems easier to achieve. All you have to do is limit teams to one shot. They will miss more than half of them. The ones they miss and put back are the ones that beat you.
 
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HypeVol2020 said:


Coach Kim interviewed by Mike Keith in the first segment of his new show.
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Wow! Super impressive. I love the fact that she said she learned a lot and feels like she will be a better coach next year. Successful people are learning and making changes all the time.
Sounds like she is definitely looking for a couple of remaining pieces from the portal.
That two years ago question was really jaw dropping. What changes in 24 months!
 
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chuckiepoo said:
More offense… ten more points of offense, loud and clear. How about five more points offense, five fewer on defense? Ten fewer on defense would have had us in the final four.
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Volfan2012 said:
She said that, but 10 points better on defense seems easier to achieve. All you have to do is limit teams to one shot. They will miss more than half of them. The ones they miss and put back are the ones that beat you.
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You know, I just presumed she meant 10 more points off of turnovers and steals. But I never was much at math... ;)
 
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With the roster we know we'll have next season, and assuming we'll end up with a total of 15 players, if I were Kim I'd get everyone to think about how everyone can contribute to scoring every single game. I broke it down to what I think is very doable IF people bust their tails every game to meet their point pledge.

Every game Kim needs:

1 player to score at least 16 points
1 player to score 14 points
1 player to score 11 points
2 players to score 8 points each
1 player to score 7 points
2 players to 6 points each
1 player to score 5 points
2 players to score 4 points each
2 players to score 3 points each
1 player to score 2 points
1 player can go scoreless

That's our 97 points right there.
 
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It later struck me what a wonderful incentive that creates for shooting "like Knecht" every day between now and the start of practice next Fall.

"If each game I can be just one basket more accurate next season..."

Fact: Easily realizable goals are the ones most often exceeded.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
You know, I just presumed she meant 10 more points off of turnovers and steals. But I never was much at math... ;)
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Probably getting the same amount of shots but a higher percentage. Team shot 44 percent. If they shot 50 percent as a team would increase it 9.76 points so guess she is aiming for 50 percent from the field. Second way is a lot more shot attempts. We had 2313 last season get that up about 300 or 10 a game could get you close to a 10 point increase as well at the same percentage.
 
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chuckiepoo said:
More offense… ten more points of offense, loud and clear. How about five more points offense, five fewer on defense? Ten fewer on defense would have had us in the final four.
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How about not giving up so many non contested layups, when our players are in full court press mode, but not protecting our own goal......We may be at a negative count for the season.
 
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GameTime said:
How about not giving up so many non contested layups, when our players are in full court press mode, but not protecting our own goal......We may be at a negative count for the season.
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Believe thats just a bug of the system. Anytime you trap in backcourt by definition someone is left unguarded. Once the press is broken you've just conceded the layup, esp against good teams. You can station a big under thee basket, but they're still having to guard two players.

Some say more speed and athleticism will fix that, and it may inasmuch as it makes getting the t.o. off the trap more likely. But once the trap is broken there's no amount of speed that can sprint fm the trap in the backcourt to the frontcourt to cover the mismatch. Asking players to do that over and over is exactly what wears legs out by mid Feb.

I'm sure they have an analytic that says you can cover for the layups you concede with extra possessions and attempts. Didnt work out great against the top teams in the SEC though. Giving up those points makes your own margin for offensive error much smaller.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
RHETORICAL QUESTION POLL: Will Talaysia's shot have more arc on it next season?

Yes ◽
No ◽
Leave her alone! (but, yes) ◽
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When Kim said she hoped to get 10 more points a game, one of my first thoughts was, I hope we can get Cooper back up to say 33% 3-point shooting for the full season (which is what she shot in non-con games, compared to 22% in SEC games). That's 0.4 points a game right there with her 4 attempts/game! 😅
 
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GameTime said:
How about not giving up so many non contested layups, when our players are in full court press mode, but not protecting our own goal......We may be at a negative count for the season.
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We like to invent things that are not reality. The only way a true press will be effective with a defender simply staying in the paint to protect the rim is if you are playing an awful team. You can't press 4 on 5 and be at all effective vs good teams. So if that is the plan then just don't press. The strategy is pretty simple. It is a plus/minus game. Create more easy scoring opportunities for us then we give up for them. That does not mean you will not give up any to the opponent. It means, if you are good at it, that you will be ahead in that category. Risk adverse fans will be complaining after the game about 4 uncontested layups that we gave up and fail to weight that with the fact that live ball steals in the press led to 12 points. Would you take that? And that is not even taking into account that they might have a few additional deadball turnovers when they attempted the homerun for the backside layup but the pass was errant.

Does that mean that they want to give up uncontested layups, no. Does that mean that some of them are from poor effort/execution and could be corrected, yes. But if you sell out to press then you will give up some easy buckets. It's unavoidable against good teams.
 
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therickbol said:
We like to invent things that are not reality. The only way a true press will be effective with a defender simply staying in the paint to protect the rim is if you are playing an awful team. You can't press 4 on 5 and be at all effective vs good teams. So if that is the plan then just don't press. The strategy is pretty simple. It is a plus/minus game. Create more easy scoring opportunities for us then we give up for them. That does not mean you will not give up any to the opponent. It means, if you are good at it, that you will be ahead in that category. Risk adverse fans will be complaining after the game about 4 uncontested layups that we gave up and fail to weight that with the fact that live ball steals in the press led to 12 points. Would you take that? And that is not even taking into account that they might have a few additional deadball turnovers when they attempted the homerun for the backside layup but the pass was errant.

Does that mean that they want to give up uncontested layups, no. Does that mean that some of them are from poor effort/execution and could be corrected, yes. But if you sell out to press then you will give up some easy buckets. It's unavoidable against good teams.
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But the only “easy” shot should be the uncontested 3 when it’s 2 on 1, if the press is broken. I’d rather them take that shot, which is lower in percentage, than an uncontested easy layup.

You’re spot on though.
 
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Lucy said:
My vote is we tell Nico to take a hike and use half of his money for the LVs.
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UT risked getting the death penalty from the NCAA to get him and other players paid so if he really blew off practice as a negotiating tactic I am not sure the fans will even let him come back.

Been a while since we got to chase anyone off and everyone is getting antsy.
 
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Lucy said:
My vote is we tell Nico to take a hike and use half of his money for the LVs.
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Just unbelievable, yet so believable. Still no rules at all. So now players have unrestricted free agency TWICE a yr, bc market value changes w every portal. And the already over involved parents of these players are on triple dose steroids with all the money involved. So Nicos Dad curses and belittles the original writer and denies it all. Then Nico misses the last practice of Spring Drills today. Which all the TN beat writers say is absolutely a hold out, and one designed for max pressure since he waited until he took nearly every snap this spring. No prep for life without him.

It was unfair the players got nothing for so long and this is just capitalism personified. Get it while you can. But my God, this can't be sustainable.

Also, aren't there still starving sick children in the world? Our priorities man.
 
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