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(03-26-2017 10:28 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  Im skeptical Porter and Stith are successful together. Im just not sure how they perform in todays game together. My hope is Kah and/or Carver step up or we add another player. Both Kah and Carver can open up the lane, but tbey have to prove they can do other things as well. Either way; one is 6-7 and the other is 6-9.

The point is MTSU had enough size. We certainly have it, but it is such an overated concept in basketball; particularly in the way the game is played today. If you are dumping it inside for postups, you are wasting your time.

I dont understand what a small forward playing out of position at the 4 does? Spreads the floor?

Are you serious about the size / post up comment? I've watched so much basketball over the last couple of weeks that it is coming out of my ears. I forget which team it was this weekend that I was watching but they were literally running a triple team against the other team's post player when he caught the ball (I believe it might have been against Gonzaga) to make him give it up. Most all of the teams have had large, skilled, post players that they would dump the ball into the low post for them to work for a basket. Just so you don't take it out of context ... I'm not saying that it is the only offensive play they do, but they still do it none the less as a routine part of the offense.

EDIT - By the way ... I agree with the rest of your comments, unless coach Jones switches to playing a zone more often which isn't likely. Maybe then Brandon and Porter can coincide better on the court together defensively. Porter has actually shown more range on his shot than Brandon (to me at least).