Bearcatsroll wrote:Is there any teams in this region that can throw on an effective full court or half court press. This could be a weakness for an few of the top teams in this region and an upset possible. Just curious if anyone has the speed or athletes as a whole to be effective pressing.
Cavalier used a full court press sparingly but very effectively against HCV. Sparingly was the best part - Cav would go into it for two or so possessions, grab a couple of turnovers, and jump back out of it, then deploy it agains later. HCV never got a chance to get comfortable against it. Kudos to the Cav coaching staff.
Cavalier looked pretty polished for the first game of the year. You can tell that these kids have played together for a while. Robbins has the upper body strength of a payloader. He moved pretty much wherever he wanted to go inside. Another thing that was EXTREMELY refreshing is that Cavalier shot only 2-3 three-pointers all night.
What? A team that emphasizes the inside game and mid-range jumpers? Gee, it's so old school that teams won't know how to defend Cavalier.