Stats predictions

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on October 24, 2018, 08:14:56 AM

Ponds 20pts 6 asts 4 rebs (30 min)
Heron 15pts 1 ast 6 rebs  (30 min)
Clark 12 pts 1 ast 5 rebs  (25 min)
Simon 9 pts 5 ast 7 rebs  (30 min)
LJ Fig  9 pts 2 ast 4 rebs  (25 min)
Dixon  7 pts 2 asts 2 rebs (18 min)
Keita   6 pts 1 ast 6 rebs  (25 min)
B.Trim 4 pts  (10 min)
Roberts 2 pts 2 rebs (7 min)

I think it is pointless to predict stats given all the obvious variants with this team.  I think they are off the board quick and will push it constantly, the style Mullin prefers.  I think they will pressure on D, hopefully all over the court and for most of the game.  With so many interchangeable parts (excpet for Ponds) and multi-position players I think pressure is the defensive answer.  Hopefully the team plays better defence in the 1/2 court as well but agressive pressure covers up a lot of lapses.  Steals and turnovers will abound and will far outnumber the times the press leads to an opposition dunk.  No one but Ponds will play over 30 minutes a game so they should all be fresh....depth cures a lot of sins.  Finally, if they dont team rebound well rebounding could again be a negative.   

I think it's pointless to predict sports if you're taking it really seriously. The point is to start the conversation about our team before the season starts. And to that point, I completely agree with you about pressure defense, and we should finally have the legs for it.

The big thing will be keeping Ponds fresh for February, hoping they limit him to 30 minutes a game, less in blowouts early in the season.  Depth at guard should make this easy.... he is the one guy who cant pull up lame and injuries often happen when a player is tired.