Originally Posted by
DukieinSoCal
I just wonder if we'll be able to score a bit more in transition this upcoming season after being forced to slow things down the past couple of years. I know that the slower pace was ideal for the team when Jon was playing PG and Zoubek's offensive rebounding was pivotal to our success. And I know that things changed dramatically when Kyrie went down last year. But our roster next year looks stacked with athletes and speeding things up a bit might actually take advantage of our strengths.
Mason especially runs and finishes really well for a big guy and from what I've seen, our incoming class plays really well in transition, also. Maybe aside from Marshall, our other 3 freshmen are really athletic and savvy/polished, especially on the break.
I do think that Quinn needs to take over the PG position at some point in the season if we are to become an effective running team. I know it's not coach K's style to run up and down all game long, but some easy baskets in transition could certainly ease the burden of replacing our top 3 scorers.
Plus, it's just entertaining to watch. After watching the replay of the Duke-MSU game last year, I really wish we could see some of the beautiful transition play that we used to see with certain teams of the past. Of course, those teams had great PGs running the show, ie. Jason Williams, Hurley, even Avery. I do think that Quinn has the potential to become that type of guard. Hopefully, we start to see some of it this season.