BYU vs Longview

SpiffCoug wrote:
Great point Beauso. I got very excited last night when I saw us go to a zone defense and we had Winder, Abouo and Harrison out on the wings. That's a VERY formidable and fast top of the zone. Switching to that defense every so often could really throw opponents off their rhythm.



I liked Austin as well. He ran the court well and played hard and thought he had more touch around the rim than anyone we've had since Rafa.

Watching Winder, Harrison, and Abouo playing D' together made me smile. Those guys covered a lot of ground of in a hurry. Add in Davies and Noah and that's pretty sweet group defensively



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I am very interested to see how Winder will react when he runs into some adversity while playing the point. As others have said we have more really good defensive players now than we have had for a very long time.

Qman wrote:

If I was Rose, I'd go with the following lineup:



Center - Davies

Forward - Noah

Forward - Rogers

Guard - Abouo

Guard - Winder



I really liked our speed on defense when we had Abouo, Davies and Winder out there. Harrison is a solid defender too and looks as though Davies has gotten better. Honestly think we're a better defensive team this season. Granted I've only seen tonight's game and it was Longwood. But those guys covered ground. Was hoping Rose would switch to a zone so I could at least see how they handled the zone, but oh well.

As long as Winder continues playing well- four of your spots are no brainers.



But Rogers vs Zylstra isn't so one sided in my book.



Rogers is a superior offensive player. Zylstra can hit tough driving shots- but he is primarily a spotup shooter. Rogers can hit pullups and play in the post a little.



On the other end of the court is what can cause the problems. Rogers gambles a lot on D and has trouble fighting through screens. Zylstra is stronger and plays better position D.



Between Davies, Hartsock and Abouo do we really need Rogers' scoring punch at the beginning of game? I assume are going to establish Hartsock and Davies in the post. Zylstra can space the floor almost as well as Rogers and he makes less mistakes. And then Rose can bring Rogers off the bench so he can score in bunches.

I see what you're saying. There are pros and cons to both. Rogers does get pushed around on defense, but IMO his pluses on offense make up his negatives on defense. Keep in mind, though, if up against a decently quick guard with decent ball handling skills Zylstra won't be able to stay in front, which will require Davies and Noah to help and leave a man open.



Rogers is a better shooter. I like Rogers' length and think on defense against another 3, Rogers can hold his own quite well. He even gets some blocks. More scorers the better. On an individual basis, we're pretty in consistent so, I like having scorers out there.



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