Excuse my optimism

[getyopopcornready]

Originally Posted by 7thgroupvolfan

Pass the kool aid I'll drink some. Here's to a successful season

[getyopopcornready]

Originally Posted by MikeHamiltonFan

UCLA and Pitt, great halfcourt defenses, always will be better than what we end up doing at TN. But some breakdowns on switching screens and some dribble penetration allowed is not going to kill you if you have 15 steals leading to 24 points.

You don't neccessarily have to be great at halfcourt defense, but you atleast need to have a pulse. UT didn't show any life in the halfcourt defense. It sort of reminded me of Buzz Ball..

UNC wasn't the greatest halfcourt team last year, but they did enough to win because they communicated well in halfcourt defense and controlled the tempo.. If you can do those 2 things, you have half of what you need to win games.. If not then there's nothing, no matter how great you are at it, you can do that will win games in March.. As evidenced by our early exit in last year's tourney

[BasketvolsFan]

You can play fast tempo and still be good in the half-court. We absolutely need improvement in that area. We could stop no one off the dribble last year. I also think there is a time an place for a good zone defense for particular teams, such as KY this year, although I prefer the man-to-man defensive approach overall.

[hatvol96]

Originally Posted by BasketvolsFan

You can play fast tempo and still be good in the half-court.

Nolan Richardson, Jerry Tarkanian, Rick Pitino, and Gary Williams are nodding in agreement.
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