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The occasional zone and trap press have resulted in confusion and turnovers and the man-to-man is quicker as well. Reading up on Boals, he has been characterized as emphasizing defense in prior stops and it shows. Rebounding has improved as well and when things are clicking, ball movement is better too. Whatever happens in Cleveland, to my eyes we have fundamentally improved compared to the recent past. Add a couple more pieces and I believe we will be a really good team, maybe as early as next year. Back to Top bigtillyoopsupsideurhead General User Member Since: 12/1/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 1,925 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/9/2020 9:30:44 PM  berniebobcat wrote: This team has improved defensively and the coach has given them more to work with as well. The occasional zone and trap press have resulted in confusion and turnovers and the man-to-man is quicker as well. Reading up on Boals, he has been characterized as emphasizing defense in prior stops and it shows. Rebounding has improved as well and when things are clicking, ball movement is better too. Whatever happens in Cleveland, to my eyes we have fundamentally improved compared to the recent past. Add a couple more pieces and I believe we will be a really good team, maybe as early as next year. Your eyes tell you the defense is better, but by any actual metric the defense is worse this year. It just seems better because we are scoring more and not playing from behind as much. It's actually our offense that saw a great improvement this year. Defensive efficiency went from 101st last year to 199th this year. Meanwhile offense efficiency went from 278th last year to 165th this year. Back to Top JSF General User Member Since: 1/29/2005 Location: Houston, TX Post Count: 6,424 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/9/2020 9:35:07 PM  But the defense has improved. It was threatening to drop below 300 a couple months ago. "Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season. My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8 Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/9/2020 9:50:18 PM  JSF wrote: But the defense has improved. It was threatening to drop below 300 a couple months ago. Exactly right. Boals even said as much. Take a look at the defensive metrics from the Ball State game forward. Back to Top berniebobcat General User Member Since: 11/23/2010 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Post Count: 283 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/9/2020 10:16:48 PM  Stats aside, it was obvious to me that as the year progressed, we got better. I don’t recall Saul’s teams ever pressing and rarely if ever changed up with a zone. The last 3 1/2 minutes of the Miami game would not have happened last year. When we ramp up the intensity, other teams struggle. My point really is that Boals emphasizes defense more than Saul did. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,784 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/9/2020 11:21:05 PM  The defense has drastically improved, the entire team has improved. But the biggest improvement as the year has progressed has been the Free Throw Defense. Last Edited: 3/9/2020 11:29:51 PM by BillyTheCat Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,158 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/9/2020 11:29:03 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: The defense has drastically improved,Mathews entire team has improved. But the biggest improvement as the year has progressed has been the Free Throw Defense.  The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 7,062 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/9/2020 11:53:30 PM  To me, I've just never seen this team's breaking point. Last year, if the opposition got out to a double digit lead with a certain amount of time left, it felt like the game was over and it usually was. I didn't feel that way this year. They're just tougher. Plain and simple. Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,860 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/10/2020 8:16:48 AM  To me the biggest difference is obvious. Last year at point guard we had a turnover machine that could neither make good passes nor shoot from outside. This year at point guard we have an elite distributor of the ball who is also developing an outside shot. It's really that simple. Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/10/2020 10:48:48 AM  Andrew Ruck wrote: To me the biggest difference is obvious. Last year at point guard we had a turnover machine that could neither make good passes nor shoot from outside. This year at point guard we have an elite distributor of the ball who is also developing an outside shot. It's really that simple. I think Preston's patience at PG also plays into our improved defense because the other team has to work hard for full possessions. Playing defense tires teams out considerably more than playing offense. Last year we had too many one or two touch possessions to count. Another factor is our freshmen missed a ton of time early in the season so it's taken them some time to get acclimated to the defensive (and offense). Back to Top Alan Swank General User Member Since: 12/11/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 7,072 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/10/2020 11:00:44 AM  Andrew Ruck wrote: To me the biggest difference is obvious. Last year at point guard we had a turnover machine that could neither make good passes nor shoot from outside. This year at point guard we have an elite distributor of the ball who is also developing an outside shot. It's really that simple. I'll add this. Based on the last few games Preston has greatly reduced the number of times he's left his feet with the ball. Back to Top allen General User Member Since: 1/24/2006 Post Count: 4,635 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/10/2020 11:06:20 AM  Alan Swank wrote: Andrew Ruck wrote: To me the biggest difference is obvious. Last year at point guard we had a turnover machine that could neither make good passes nor shoot from outside. This year at point guard we have an elite distributor of the ball who is also developing an outside shot. It's really that simple. I'll add this. Based on the last few games Preston has greatly reduced the number of times he's left his feet with the ball. Boals seems to be a greater teacher, our guards are more disciplined. He is also a better game planner, while the record is not much different, we are much more competitive than we were last year, minus an all-Mac big and depth lost due to transfers. Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes Back to Top Obc2 General User Member Since: 11/8/2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Post Count: 596 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/11/2020 11:23:16 AM  A big difference is Jordan playing this year. Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,298 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/11/2020 11:59:20 AM  I'll simplify it and this is not to rattle the Saul supporters, because this season on the board has been the best in several years. One of the big differences from this year to last year is in-game coaching. Not only from a schematic point of view, but getting in guys faces as well. Boals does not hand out participation trophies and it's obvious. I've seen him punch his hand through the scorers tables five times this year. You want that passion out of your coach. Regardless of what happens Thursday, year one of the Boals era has been a monumental success. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,298 Status: Offline     RE: The difference between this year and last    Posted: 3/11/2020 12:04:18 PM  Alan Swank wrote: Andrew Ruck wrote: To me the biggest difference is obvious. Last year at point guard we had a turnover machine that could neither make good passes nor shoot from outside. This year at point guard we have an elite distributor of the ball who is also developing an outside shot. It's really that simple. I'll add this. Based on the last few games Preston has greatly reduced the number of times he's left his feet with the ball. 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