[washingtonismoney]

The man defenses moved their feet; hedged on high picks and recovered; switched sometimes; and almost boxed out on every shot.  I mean, it was an incredible thing to behold.  And THAT is excellent coaching and drilling in practice, to the point that it becomes second nature for those teams to do "all the little things" correctly. ...

It's interesting that you highlight defensive plays and fundamentals, teejers, because one reason I don't think much of college basketball coaching (in general; Izzo and Bennett are both really good coaches) is that their offensive coaching abilities are stuck somewhere in the beginning of the last decade relative to NBA coaches.

The comparison with college football is revealing. There are a lot of innovators in both college and NFL, in both defense and offense, so that you regularly hear about staffs talking with each other. You don't hear the same thing about college basketball, except sometimes when NBA coaches want to learn about zone D.

[washingtonismoney]

The man defenses moved their feet; hedged on high picks and recovered; switched sometimes; and almost boxed out on every shot.  I mean, it was an incredible thing to behold.  And THAT is excellent coaching and drilling in practice, to the point that it becomes second nature for those teams to do "all the little things" correctly. ...

It's interesting that you highlight defensive plays and fundamentals, teejers, because one reason I don't think much of college basketball coaching (in general; Izzo and Bennett are both really good coaches) is that their offensive coaching abilities are stuck somewhere in the beginning of the last decade relative to NBA coaches.

The comparison with college football is revealing. There are a lot of innovators in both college and NFL, in both defense and offense, so that you regularly hear about staffs talking with each other. You don't hear the same thing about college basketball, except sometimes when NBA coaches want to learn about zone D.