Re: Game 20 at College of Charleston: 1/20/2018 at 4:00 P.M.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:45 am
Tough L
Positive: HU can beat any team in the CAA, and looked the part for most of this game.
Negative: Simply couldn't close.
Had them beat soundly for 3/4's of the game - agree with all of the D sentiment, the guards are just brutal - seems like there is ZERO first line of defense
So now Rok is a bad defender? I thought when I said that last week there was pushback...? lol, some of you are too much with me.
Look, you can't be a good defender or a shot alterer when you are a turnstile folks. This isn't new or 1 game, it's all 4 years. I'm not hating on the guy, I actually like Rok a lot and appreciate the hell out of the dude - but he's a terrible defender, period. Just not his strong suit.
He alters not one shot. None. He doesn't clog the middle, he actually routinely opens the lane. I bet if we polled the conf anonymously the overwhelming feedback would be our plan is to attack the lane and the basket because it's easy buckets and fouls, every time. That's not the mark of a good defender - just da facts.
BUT this loss was not because of Rok IMO. Sure one part of it of course, but plenty of other challenges to go around in this one.
Tough game, tough opponent, and HU proves to be inconsistent again in a big spot when it matters most. I like a lot of what I see from this squad, soooo much potential. But the inconsistency and the porous D will continue to doom this teams ability to win the CAAT and go dancin. Hope to heck I'm wrong.
Positive: HU can beat any team in the CAA, and looked the part for most of this game.
Negative: Simply couldn't close.
Had them beat soundly for 3/4's of the game - agree with all of the D sentiment, the guards are just brutal - seems like there is ZERO first line of defense
So now Rok is a bad defender? I thought when I said that last week there was pushback...? lol, some of you are too much with me.
Look, you can't be a good defender or a shot alterer when you are a turnstile folks. This isn't new or 1 game, it's all 4 years. I'm not hating on the guy, I actually like Rok a lot and appreciate the hell out of the dude - but he's a terrible defender, period. Just not his strong suit.
He alters not one shot. None. He doesn't clog the middle, he actually routinely opens the lane. I bet if we polled the conf anonymously the overwhelming feedback would be our plan is to attack the lane and the basket because it's easy buckets and fouls, every time. That's not the mark of a good defender - just da facts.
BUT this loss was not because of Rok IMO. Sure one part of it of course, but plenty of other challenges to go around in this one.
Tough game, tough opponent, and HU proves to be inconsistent again in a big spot when it matters most. I like a lot of what I see from this squad, soooo much potential. But the inconsistency and the porous D will continue to doom this teams ability to win the CAAT and go dancin. Hope to heck I'm wrong.