The SMALL lineup

do u guys think we can do this today? I mean playing malik,larry,dj,mase,just blaze against pitt. i think we can pitts center is 6'7, they have a shooter like we do and they have athletes like us. almost a mirror image. only thing we have a real pg in malik. what do u guys think?

do u guys think we can do this today? I mean playing malik,larry,dj,mase,just blaze against pitt. i think we can pitts center is 6'7, they have a shooter like we do and they have athletes like us. almost a mirror image. only thing we have a real pg in malik. what do u guys think?

absolutely.  There are certain teams, like Georgetown, where we cannot do this against.  While DeJuan Blair is a beast, I think we can and should try it against Pitt.  I have no problem giving Dele the start, but once he gets in foul trouble, I say we do it.  We should go just as kob said, sub in Rob Thomas for Mase/DJ to give him breathers at the 4, Geno in for malik as little as necessary, and horne in for Wright/DJ.

Of the 200 minutes, I'd really like to see Mase, Burrell, Wright, DJ, and Boothe get at least 140 of them BARE MINIMUM.  I know that won't happen.  But I think you got a great idea kob.

it aint gonna happen though.

Kob who would guard sam young and dejuan blair with your suggested lineup?

the same ones whos gonna guard them any way burrell and dj or burrell and mase

i don't see Mase locking up young or blair.

Dele on blair

burrell on young

blair is gonna kill him. killllllll him.

us using a big line up has not been working at all. whats wrong with going small. it works for alot of teams. it can work for us

Coker on Blair...JB on Biggs...if anything to keep JB out of foul trouble.

I just don't see how Coker can keep Blair off the boards but JB has to stay out of foul trouble.  Tell Dele to stand there and put his hands straight up and turn and box.

Of course I'll probably change my mind after the first 2 possessions.

Really to have  a chance we need to pound Burrell early and drive at Blair to get him in foul trouble.  And we need to be lights out in defensive rebounding.

us using a big line up has not been working at all. whats wrong with going small. it works for alot of teams. it can work for us

agreed...even if in short spurts just to change things up.

my thing is blair is gonna foul out both coker and tomas. hes that good. hes a beast. i think burrell can play him much better

my thing is blair is gonna foul out both coker and tomas. hes that good. hes a beast. i think burrell can play him much better

You don't think Burrell will have trouble with Blair also?  I don't think we have a player who can really slow him down without fouling a lot.

i think they cancel each other out

blair might have too much thickness for burrell to handle


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burrell can handle him. thats not even a thought for me.he handled mac.

blair might have too much thickness for burrell to handle


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If Burrell can't handle him, no one on our team can.  We act like just throwing out a big body is gonna let us guard DeJuan Blair.  I'd rather let Mase have at him than TJ to be perfectly honest.

If Burrell can't handle him, no one on our team can.  We act like just throwing out a big body is gonna let us guard DeJuan Blair.  I'd rather let Mase have at him than TJ to be perfectly honest.

The most effective defense is to get Blair in foul trouble.  I think most of us are conceding he's a beast and rather than risk getting JB in foul trouble we should throw our big at him.  Maybe Coker goes for one of his patented blocks and knocks him out cold. 

I also think Kennedy should guard Young.