(02-02-2019 10:58 PM)Seahawkhoops Wrote: (02-02-2019 10:54 PM)solohawks Wrote: I just listened to Alex's Facebook wrap up and kudos to him for hitting the nail on the head.
Keatts' teams didnt play great defense from a shooting percentage perspective, but they forced a lot of turnovers. McGrath is getting the not great defense but is not getting the forced turnovers.
If the Hawks cannot/will not press and force turnovers it's going to be incredibly difficult to win the game solely by being the better offense.
That’s been the case all season. KK teams out scored people because we had more possessions.
That's a fallacy of the Keatts years. We weren't the #1 defense, but we weren't last. Also, we only averaged only 3 more ppg on offense under Keatts than we do now. 82.3 vs. 79.5. Here is reality vs. fiction in Keatts last year:
Keatts #5 PPG allowed 73.4 ppg. Now #10 allow 83.2 ppg
Keatts Def FG% #7 .463 Now #9 .479
Keatts 3pt FG% defense #3 .338 Now #9 .399
Keatts blocked shots #3 3.6 Now #10 1.4
We won't even get into steals and TO's we caused. If we had those same defensive numbers we'd be a top 3 team in the CAA. Keatts placed more emphasis on "running players off the three point line", his words. And you can see that in the stats. Our problem is we stop NOTHING. We give up the three, the drive, post ups, FT's, everything. We don't get steals, cause TO's or block shots. We are literally good at nothing on defense.
When you have ZERO good stats on defense, that's a defensive scheme problem. Pick your poison and focus on stopping SOMETHING...ANYTHING.
1. Tell your players to stop cheating to stop the drives and instead stick with the outlets waiting for the 3 and be willing to give up the drive or post up.
2. Play zone to stop dribble penetration and easy post ups and be willing to give up the 3.
3. Play a REAL press designed to create TO's and get steals.
If we could pick ONE thing to stop and just be good at one thing, our season would turn around.