I don't know if you all remember this or not, but at this time last year the refs were doing the same thing... calling fouls on the hand checks. Then, as the season went along, didn't seem like a big deal at all, either because they stopped calling them OR the players learned to play D without hand checking.
There is no reason why a player can't play D without hand checking. It is really a lazy attempt at defense so they got to learn to play without doing it.
As far as the problems with our D.... as I said in another thread it is a matter of double teaming and the other team getting wide open shots.
As far as the problems we had with D last year.... not enough players that could handle a slot in the rotation to the point where the players were worn down by the end of the game causing Dixon to go to all sorts of bizarre defenses. Dixon has MORE than enough solid players this year so that should not be a problem.
The thing about our zone... is it is not very good. Dixon puts the emphasis on the man D and the zone does not get that much work. Putting in more work on our zone will make it better but not good enough to not get eaten alive by the likes of Petino. Last year against Louisville, the first three plays it was used by Dixon against them, they nailed 3balls real fast. Not exactly Detroit there.
Our zone works as a change of pace and some teams have problems against it but, not gonna work against the better teams.
Dixon needs to work out the kinks in the defenses, both man and zone. If you double great but you gotta get back. The players need to learn that. Right now it is kinda like 'help out your teammate and screw the team'. That is what is happening and they need to get better.
There is no reason why a player can't play D without hand checking. It is really a lazy attempt at defense so they got to learn to play without doing it.
As far as the problems with our D.... as I said in another thread it is a matter of double teaming and the other team getting wide open shots.
As far as the problems we had with D last year.... not enough players that could handle a slot in the rotation to the point where the players were worn down by the end of the game causing Dixon to go to all sorts of bizarre defenses. Dixon has MORE than enough solid players this year so that should not be a problem.
The thing about our zone... is it is not very good. Dixon puts the emphasis on the man D and the zone does not get that much work. Putting in more work on our zone will make it better but not good enough to not get eaten alive by the likes of Petino. Last year against Louisville, the first three plays it was used by Dixon against them, they nailed 3balls real fast. Not exactly Detroit there.
Our zone works as a change of pace and some teams have problems against it but, not gonna work against the better teams.
Dixon needs to work out the kinks in the defenses, both man and zone. If you double great but you gotta get back. The players need to learn that. Right now it is kinda like 'help out your teammate and screw the team'. That is what is happening and they need to get better.
