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(03-12-2018 10:15 AM)ODUBB35 Wrote:  We held WKU to 57 points. We only scored 49.

Defense wasn't the issue.

Of course offense was an issue, but that's another matter for discussion, and even that has implications on what defense ODU is playing if you read what posters have indicated this year. According to many of them neither Hueitt or Godwin is capable of playing adequate man-to-man defense as far as Jones is concerned. Godwin certainly could have played at the top of the zone and maybe help to create more offense, but again, that is another matter for discussion, and yet another questionable decision.

Ignoring the move away from playing zone against WKU when it worked throughout the game while it was being played is wrong. The main reason we held WKU to 57 points is because we played zone as much as we did. Had we not abandoned it in the 1st half - while it was working very well and had gotten us a 2 or 3 possession lead - we may have held them to less than 50 points. As soon as ODU went man-to-man WKU went on a 12-0 run (I believe) and ODU started picking up fouls on their drives to the basket. Their sudden run offensively also had an impact on ODU's offense as it is hard to get any fast break baskets when they were constantly having to bring the ball in bounds after a made basket.