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So, what do we know about Greer? I don't remember reading about him when he was offered.Sounds like Ryan Greer might be the man.
Trying to cobble together the bits of info that's out there... he seems like the mystery recruit who could replace Lathon.Other than telling us Greer was on campus, not sure this is breaking insight.
I remember a year we did not have a PG. Only guy that could handle the ball was a SG that tried to handle the job. It was ugly. All a team had to do was press and we could not get the ball up the court. We stayed in an Indiana game because they were stubborn and refused to press.I like the part where he said Collins could be spending the summer designing an offense that's "short on little guys."
I remember a year we did not have a PG. Only guy that could handle the ball was a SG that tried to handle the job. It was ugly. All a team had to do was press and we could not get the ball up the court. We stayed in an Indiana game because they were stubborn and refused to press.
I remember a year we did not have a PG. Only guy that could handle the ball was a SG that tried to handle the job. It was ugly. All a team had to do was press and we could not get the ball up the court. We stayed in an Indiana game because they were stubborn and refused to press.
When?
I never understand why you have to have a point guard to beat the press. You should beat a zone press by passing between multiple players. You can beat a man to man press by providing a pick in the backcourt or asking a decent big guy to bring the ball up whose man can't stay in there grill for 94 feet like a little point guard can. I think the trouble that NU has had with the press in the past has less to do with a good point guard and more to do with a lack of good basketball players in general.I remember a year we did not have a PG. Only guy that could handle the ball was a SG that tried to handle the job. It was ugly. All a team had to do was press and we could not get the ball up the court. We stayed in an Indiana game because they were stubborn and refused to press.
Here's how you beat the press:I never understand why you have to have a point guard to beat the press. You should beat a zone press by passing between multiple players. You can beat a man to man press by providing a pick in the backcourt or asking a decent big guy to bring the ball up whose man can't stay in there grill for 94 feet like a little point guard can. I think the trouble that NU has had with the press in the past has less to do with a good point guard and more to do with a lack of good basketball players in general.
Exactly! Who needs a point guard??
Bobby Knight was still with Indiana Can't remember the yearWhen?
They key word here is "zone" -- you beat a "zone press" with passing. When you're playing man-to-man pressure, you have to have somebody who can beat his man off the dribble. Sometimes those skills have been, shall we say, "lacking" at NU.I never understand why you have to have a point guard to beat the press. You should beat a zone press by passing between multiple players. You can beat a man to man press by providing a pick in the backcourt or asking a decent big guy to bring the ball up whose man can't stay in there grill for 94 feet like a little point guard can. I think the trouble that NU has had with the press in the past has less to do with a good point guard and more to do with a lack of good basketball players in general.
I don't think so. We have had a couple times with limited PG alternatives such as having Collier Drayton as the starting PG. He did ok considering I think he was blind in one eye but we were pretty limitedTim Doyle senior year by chance?
More both. But a reasonable PG can dribble his way out of some situations that he cannot pass out of.I never understand why you have to have a point guard to beat the press. You should beat a zone press by passing between multiple players. You can beat a man to man press by providing a pick in the backcourt or asking a decent big guy to bring the ball up whose man can't stay in there grill for 94 feet like a little point guard can. I think the trouble that NU has had with the press in the past has less to do with a good point guard and more to do with a lack of good basketball players in general.
Don't think so. Had to be between 1991and 2000. Could have been Birdsong's last year (96/7 ) Julian Bonner maybe was the guard. Only guy that could handle the ball. We played IN tight at WR in large part because Knight was stubborn and would not press. If they did, our ball handling would just get worn down and then we would fall apartTim Doyle senior year by chance?
I never understand why you have to have a point guard to beat the press. You should beat a zone press by passing between multiple players. You can beat a man to man press by providing a pick in the backcourt or asking a decent big guy to bring the ball up whose man can't stay in there grill for 94 feet like a little point guard can. I think the trouble that NU has had with the press in the past has less to do with a good point guard and more to do with a lack of good basketball players in general.
Don't think so. Had to be between 1991and 2000. Could have been Birdsong's last year (96/7 ) Julian Bonner maybe was the guard. Only guy that could handle the ball. We played IN tight at WR in large part because Knight was stubborn and would not press. If they did, our ball handling would just get worn down and then we would fall apart
Please, don't bring up memories of the KO years. Just too painful!!Yep. Julian Bonner’s junior year. We actually had two PGs on that roster. Walk-on Matt Kammrath and Jonah Batumbze. Nether ever played, and Bonner was NOT a PG...but that’s who KO went with. The Iowa games that season were ugly!
Please, don't bring up memories of the KO years. Just too painful!!