Originally Posted by
GoingFor#5
I think there are a couple issues at play here. First thing is that while we recruit great players, most of them specialize in long range shooting and don't give us any extra dimension. We need to recruit more slashers, skilled big man, etc. Just need a more well-balanced attack. I also think the NCAA tournament is poorly officiated which works against finesse teams such as Duke. In the spirit of "letting them play", less talented teams can get away with little bumps that should be fouls. It amazes me how NCAA tournament games always tend to be choppy with no flow because of this. This won't change, though, so the gameplan should be to recruit more athletic slashers and bangers down low to complement the outside shooting.
Is there anyone other than potentially Andre Dawkins (and I would disagree that the description is applicable to him, but recognize grounds for reasonable disagreement) to whom this description is applicable? Not just on our current roster, but at any time in the past 6 years?
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