All these freshmen will be in foul trouble at some point.
Posted on: May 23, 2017 at 14:51:11 CT
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You can probably bet on that early and often this year.
Hopefully by Christmas they overcome some typical bad freshman habits and don't pick up as many cheap fouls. By that point thy may have some semblance of teamwork and communication worked out.
Here is what freshmen typically do...
1. Trying to swat blocks instead of just blocking by getting to and making the shooter adjust.
2. Reaching across instead of under to try and steal.
3. Not sliding feet on defense. Standing upright instead of in good defensive position.
4. Not blocking out and trying to use your height to go over smaller players.
5. Going behind and through screens instead of hustling over them.
6. Not communicating on defense and getting cheap fouls on back screens and switches.(team issue)
7. playing with your hands below your waist instead of up and in the passing lanes.
All that stuff will cause you to Jankovic and pick up 4 fouls in like 2 minutes. He has to be the best all time at that.
I could be totally wrong though. We have not had this level of elite athleticism to defend with in a very long time. These kids may be better coached than we have seen.
Should be fun.