Dr. Maturin
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Some morning after box score notes:
- BC got too many easy buckets early, scoring on 10 of their first 15 possessions, and then scoring on their last 5 possessions of the first half. In the second half, they scored on just 7 of their first 21 possessions as we built our big lead.
- Despite the easy buckets in the paint early, BC only got 17 attempts at the rim, while shooting 17 from midrange and 15 from 3. That's a solid shot distribution, and I'm sure it would look a lot better if you only looked at the final 30 minutes.
- Duke's shot selection remains elite. 27 attempts at the rim, including 7 dunks, just 6 from midrange (more dunks than long 2s over 40 minutes!), and 24 3s.
- thought the small lineup was effective last night, so I took a closer look:
At the 6:55 mark of the first half, Jon went small with a 24-24 score. We outscored them 11-5 and built a 35-29 lead when Pat came in at 2:30.
At the 15 minute mark of the second half, Pat picked up his 3rd foul, and Jon went to the small lineup with a 50-42 lead. In 4 minutes with the small lineup we outscored them 11-1 before Pat came back in at 10:55.
So, the small lineup was +16 over those ~8 minutes. What would it take for Jon to consider sprinkling in a little small ball when Maliq comes back? At this point I'm intrigued, at the very least. Cooper particularly took advantage of the extra space on the floor during those minutes.
- BC got too many easy buckets early, scoring on 10 of their first 15 possessions, and then scoring on their last 5 possessions of the first half. In the second half, they scored on just 7 of their first 21 possessions as we built our big lead.
- Despite the easy buckets in the paint early, BC only got 17 attempts at the rim, while shooting 17 from midrange and 15 from 3. That's a solid shot distribution, and I'm sure it would look a lot better if you only looked at the final 30 minutes.
- Duke's shot selection remains elite. 27 attempts at the rim, including 7 dunks, just 6 from midrange (more dunks than long 2s over 40 minutes!), and 24 3s.
- thought the small lineup was effective last night, so I took a closer look:
At the 6:55 mark of the first half, Jon went small with a 24-24 score. We outscored them 11-5 and built a 35-29 lead when Pat came in at 2:30.
At the 15 minute mark of the second half, Pat picked up his 3rd foul, and Jon went to the small lineup with a 50-42 lead. In 4 minutes with the small lineup we outscored them 11-1 before Pat came back in at 10:55.
So, the small lineup was +16 over those ~8 minutes. What would it take for Jon to consider sprinkling in a little small ball when Maliq comes back? At this point I'm intrigued, at the very least. Cooper particularly took advantage of the extra space on the floor during those minutes.