We're at 6.3 BPG right now, which is great, that's a lot of blocks.
Haha well, not on a Bill Self coached team.
If we only have 1 small guard then we can’t play 2 small guards.BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:08 amSure. But you've still got to get stops and get defensive rebounds.
My philosophy if i were Self would be that whenever Dave goes out CB/Och/Jalen are all 3 on the court with 1 small guard and then Mitch (maybe Clemence soon) because Och CB and Jalen all have size/strength and are good rebounding guards/wings....then whenever Dave is on the court there is more ability to be versatile and have 2 of the small guards in at the same time as well as the normal lineup with remy or harris and CB/Och/Jalen alongside him.
In to thisCrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:23 am Bill Self via Matt Tait:
“I anticipate Jalen being a 30-minutes-a-game guy, regardless of what the role is,” Self said.
Might Wilson, who averaged 28.3 minutes and started 26 of the 29 games he played in a season ago, return to his starting role?
“He could,” Self said. “(But) he kind of put himself in this position, so it’s not a guarantee. If the team’s rolling, maybe Jalen’s better coming off the bench.”
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“He’s probably our best defensive rebounder, as evidenced by last year,” Self began. “He’s our best in transition, as evidenced by watching him play every day for the last 2-3 months. He's a shot maker. He has an air about him that's very confident. And he’s a terrific leader.”
Self said Wilson’s return for the upcoming North Texas game — 1 p.m. Thursday in Orlando — would add a lot to the team in one specific area.
“You guys will be surprised how much faster we play with Jalen in the game because his ability to push it is by far the best we have in transition, from a speed standpoint,” Self said Wednesday. “It kind of puts pressure on everybody else to play faster.”
Self said Wilson had that ability in him last year, as well, but not quite to the extent he does this year. Beyond that, the coaches weren’t quite as aware of it a year ago either.
“He worked at it really hard during the offseason,” Self said. “He’s really good at bringing it. Right up there with some of the best that we’ve ever had.”
Self doubled down on that take following Thursday’s win over Stony Brook, when talking about Wilson’s return.
“Jalen is the best we have in transition, hands down, pushing the ball and everything,” Self said. “Better than Juan (Dajuan Harris), Remy (Martin), Joe (Yesufu), Bobby (Pettiford), whoever.”
When examining the lineup options that brining Wilson back into the mix would provide him, Self began laughing to himself when thinking about one option.
“The other thing that we haven’t done yet is I think that we can play Jalen at the 5 and get really quick,” he said.
BONER ALERTCrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:23 am Bill Self via Matt Tait:
“I anticipate Jalen being a 30-minutes-a-game guy, regardless of what the role is,” Self said.
Might Wilson, who averaged 28.3 minutes and started 26 of the 29 games he played in a season ago, return to his starting role?
“He could,” Self said. “(But) he kind of put himself in this position, so it’s not a guarantee. If the team’s rolling, maybe Jalen’s better coming off the bench.”
. . .
“He’s probably our best defensive rebounder, as evidenced by last year,” Self began. “He’s our best in transition, as evidenced by watching him play every day for the last 2-3 months. He's a shot maker. He has an air about him that's very confident. And he’s a terrific leader.”
Self said Wilson’s return for the upcoming North Texas game — 1 p.m. Thursday in Orlando — would add a lot to the team in one specific area.
“You guys will be surprised how much faster we play with Jalen in the game because his ability to push it is by far the best we have in transition, from a speed standpoint,” Self said Wednesday. “It kind of puts pressure on everybody else to play faster.”
Self said Wilson had that ability in him last year, as well, but not quite to the extent he does this year. Beyond that, the coaches weren’t quite as aware of it a year ago either.
“He worked at it really hard during the offseason,” Self said. “He’s really good at bringing it. Right up there with some of the best that we’ve ever had.”
Self doubled down on that take following Thursday’s win over Stony Brook, when talking about Wilson’s return.
“Jalen is the best we have in transition, hands down, pushing the ball and everything,” Self said. “Better than Juan (Dajuan Harris), Remy (Martin), Joe (Yesufu), Bobby (Pettiford), whoever.”
When examining the lineup options that brining Wilson back into the mix would provide him, Self began laughing to himself when thinking about one option.
“The other thing that we haven’t done yet is I think that we can play Jalen at the 5 and get really quick,” he said.
I guess if you don't think being able to match size with size is a good thing that's on you. I think a strength of this team is that it can beat you multiple ways. Wilson, and last years team in general struggled a ton against teams with big 4s. Last year, we could try to outrun them, and if that didn't work we got housed. This year we have options. If not Clemence, then it could be KJ, but it's nice to have more options than just Dave and Mitch as bigs and only having undersized 4s. KJ and Clemence played together last night for a stretch.
Well, I've been wanting that to happen throughout Self's tenure here. One of the few things roi did better than self was dictate the style of play.ousdahl wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:44 am I’m hoping this year we have the experience and confidence to execute 5-out teeny ball, and be the one dictating the matchup
So the narrative then becomes less “how are we gonna match up against other team’s size” and more “how are other teams gonna keep up with us”
Last year was because we played 4 guards, but none of them could get to the paint.PhDhawk wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:47 amWell, I've been wanting that to happen throughout Self's tenure here.ousdahl wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:44 am I’m hoping this year we have the experience and confidence to execute 5-out teeny ball, and be the one dictating the matchup
So the narrative then becomes less “how are we gonna match up against other team’s size” and more “how are other teams gonna keep up with us”
We got beat by Villanova because they housed us playing 4-out (a couple times plus Auburn, etc.). So we adjusted. But now when we play teams with two bigs, we get our asses kicked. So why didn't we give those teams the Villanova treatment?
And maybe that's the strategy, getting beat by two bigs, Go even smaller and even faster.
