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Posted: 12/4/2018 2:22 PM
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It's not like it was a close game and still in doubt. It wasn't like the Terd was pressing the whole game. They put the press on, with several starters on the floor, AFTER we put in reserves and walk-ons. All for a few garbage points...which is what that move was, garbage.
Or Herd coach was sending a message to his players.
Since you're playing devil's advocate here, what message do you suppose that would be?

I'm just curious because I'm on the side of using your starters to full court press walk on's when the game is in hand as being a pretty low move by any coach.
If he wasn't happy with how they played, then maybe the message is when you play like this, I'm leaving you in the game and making you press until the very bitter end.
So...punish them by forcing them to pad stats against walk-ons? Interesting.
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Posted: 12/4/2018 2:27 PM
Ohio69 wrote:expand_more
It's not like it was a close game and still in doubt. It wasn't like the Terd was pressing the whole game. They put the press on, with several starters on the floor, AFTER we put in reserves and walk-ons. All for a few garbage points...which is what that move was, garbage.
Or Herd coach was sending a message to his players.
Since you're playing devil's advocate here, what message do you suppose that would be?

I'm just curious because I'm on the side of using your starters to full court press walk on's when the game is in hand as being a pretty low move by any coach.
If he wasn't happy with how they played, then maybe the message is when you play like this, I'm leaving you in the game and making you press until the very bitter end.
I was a bit confused at the time and then came to this exact assumption.
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Posted: 12/4/2018 10:15 PM
I think any of the above are good reasons, except the one where he's trying to offend any of you. We erased a 10 point lead in under a minute last year. You might make it interesting, you might get posterized by a walk on, but you keep playing.
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Posted: 12/5/2018 1:04 PM
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I think any of the above are good reasons, except the one where he's trying to offend any of you. We erased a 10 point lead in under a minute last year. You might make it interesting, you might get posterized by a walk on, but you keep playing.
I agree. I didn't have a problem with it. I'm guessing our walk-ons didn't have an issue with it either. My guess is they would like to see how they do against legitimate D1 kids rather than other walk-ons. It's a different story if they had been up 25, pressing with all the starters in.
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Posted: 12/5/2018 1:08 PM
Ohio69 wrote:expand_more
It's not like it was a close game and still in doubt. It wasn't like the Terd was pressing the whole game. They put the press on, with several starters on the floor, AFTER we put in reserves and walk-ons. All for a few garbage points...which is what that move was, garbage.
Or Herd coach was sending a message to his players.
Since you're playing devil's advocate here, what message do you suppose that would be?

I'm just curious because I'm on the side of using your starters to full court press walk on's when the game is in hand as being a pretty low move by any coach.
If he wasn't happy with how they played, then maybe the message is when you play like this, I'm leaving you in the game and making you press until the very bitter end.
While I guess can see that, I can think of other ways in the next practice that might get the point across more.
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