WarmBlooded wrote:Do you watch how Duke plays defense. They help and switch so well that their bigs are use to playing people small and their guards are use to playing bigs in the post cause they know they got help coming over. Contain and pressure. That is all you have to do. And DUKE does it as well as anybody. What is G.Hill 6'6, 6'7. He would be alright. Lets see your PF guard him. Not going to happen. To quick.
Remember...being a smart defender goes along ways, and you have to be pretty smart to get into DUKE. Unlike UNC!!!
baseball wrote:Its UNC....who are they goign to guard as a team.
BballFan1307 wrote:baseball wrote:Its UNC....who are they goign to guard as a team.
i think i'd rather score 100 and give up 80 , then then give up 70 and lose.. obviously they are going to give up a lot of points, its their style of play they run and shoot.
BballFan1307 wrote:baseball wrote:Its UNC....who are they goign to guard as a team.
i think i'd rather score 100 and give up 80 , then then give up 70 and lose.. obviously they are going to give up a lot of points, its their style of play they run and shoot.
baseball wrote:WarmBlooded wrote:Do you watch how Duke plays defense. They help and switch so well that their bigs are use to playing people small and their guards are use to playing bigs in the post cause they know they got help coming over. Contain and pressure. That is all you have to do. And DUKE does it as well as anybody. What is G.Hill 6'6, 6'7. He would be alright. Lets see your PF guard him. Not going to happen. To quick.
Remember...being a smart defender goes along ways, and you have to be pretty smart to get into DUKE. Unlike UNC!!!
they executed that defense perfect today against clemson..
WarmBlooded wrote:baseball wrote:WarmBlooded wrote:Do you watch how Duke plays defense. They help and switch so well that their bigs are use to playing people small and their guards are use to playing bigs in the post cause they know they got help coming over. Contain and pressure. That is all you have to do. And DUKE does it as well as anybody. What is G.Hill 6'6, 6'7. He would be alright. Lets see your PF guard him. Not going to happen. To quick.
Remember...being a smart defender goes along ways, and you have to be pretty smart to get into DUKE. Unlike UNC!!!
they executed that defense perfect today against clemson..
Yeah, not so much. That was ugly to watch. Those nights happen though, especially on the road in the ACC!!
WarmBlooded wrote:When picking my starting 5 for Duke, you have to take into account the evolution of the athlete. I don't feel that Johnny Dawkins could guard Jay Williams. Personal opinion. So here is my all-time Duke 5.
G-Bobby Hurley
G-Jay Williams
F-JJ Reddick
F-Grant Hill
C-Christian Laetner
Bench: Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry, Elton Brand, Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer, and of couse Steve Wojokowski (sp) to be the guy at the end of the bench waving the towel and slapping the floor!!
UNC starting 5:
Who cares!!
WarmBlooded wrote:Do you watch how Duke plays defense. They help and switch so well that their bigs are use to playing people small and their guards are use to playing bigs in the post cause they know they got help coming over. Contain and pressure. That is all you have to do. And DUKE does it as well as anybody. What is G.Hill 6'6, 6'7. He would be alright. Lets see your PF guard him. Not going to happen. To quick.
Remember...being a smart defender goes along ways, and you have to be pretty smart to get into DUKE. Unlike UNC!!!
north_border_eagles2106 wrote:WarmBlooded wrote:Do you watch how Duke plays defense. They help and switch so well that their bigs are use to playing people small and their guards are use to playing bigs in the post cause they know they got help coming over. Contain and pressure. That is all you have to do. And DUKE does it as well as anybody. What is G.Hill 6'6, 6'7. He would be alright. Lets see your PF guard him. Not going to happen. To quick.
Remember...being a smart defender goes along ways, and you have to be pretty smart to get into DUKE. Unlike UNC!!!
If smart defenders go a long ways why does duke have 1/2 the players in the NBA that UNC does and UNC has Michael Jordan who is one of the best defenders the NBA ever had. First team all-defense like 11 times and defensive player of the year once in the NBA, not too shabby. The only reason Duke players make the NBA is because they are good defenders. Outside of Grant Hill there aren't many if any duke players drafted to the NBA for their offensive abilities.
Also when you are recruiting basketball players are you going to look at who has the highest ACT/SAT score or who can jump the highest and run the fastest? You do have to be pretty smart to get into DUKE, which is why they recruit rapists like the Lacrosse players and alcoholics like JJ Redick.
baseball wrote:Kansas
C - Wilt Chamberlain
PF - Nick Collison
SF - Danny Manning
SG - Paul Pierce
PG - Jojo White
6th - Raef LaFrentz
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