If this team is going to go anywhere this year, it's going to happen through Enoch. I'm not saying Nwora isn't great too. But. Enoch is flat out dominant in the paint. I hope Coach Mack and the rest of the team figure this out pretty quick. Enoch should at least touch the ball in the paint on every possession.
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Enoch 8 for 16 and 18 points. Nwora 2 for 11 and 8 points. Nwora needs to realize that he will benefit from Enoch touching the ball.
Enoch can dominate just about anyone one on one near the basket. Too bad he got 4 fouls today and had to sit for 15 minutes.
If the offense could run through Enoch, it'd be even better. In other words,it would start with the kick in to Enoch,but would only work if the big guy were to become a facillatator,at least some of the time.
He'd have to understand that his decisions with the ball could open up even more opportunities for himself.
He'd have to understand that his decisions with the ball could open up even more opportunities for himself.
Enoch doesn’t stick long-term in the NBA, if at all. The NBA lane is wider, hell Enoch can’t consistently establish position on the block at the college level with the college width lane.
Watch the next game or two and just notice how easily Enoch gets knocked off the block. Many times he ends up receiving the ball a good 3-4 feet off the edge of the lane.
If you can’t carve out space on the block against college competition you won’t at the next level with a wider lane and better opponents. He’s a nice college player, but NBA? I don’t see it!
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I think the advantage that Louisville has with Enoch is really magnified because there aren't many great true 5s in College Basketball. Wesson and Azubuike are the only two bigs I'd take over Enoch.
Azubuike gets deep position on his opponent and demands the ball. He’s much improved from a year ago. Don’t know about now but a week or so ago he was shooting about 83% from the field.
Enoch is reminding me of how our guards treated T Jennings in 2011. Jennings wasn’t as big or assertive, but so many times he just had a size/length advantage that couldn’t be guarded and we wouldn’t feed him.
Same with Enoch. He’s big and has lost moves. Feed him and draw fouls.
Same with Enoch. He’s big and has lost moves. Feed him and draw fouls.
I remember that. I can tell you that probably just as it was with Jennings, there's maybe a reluctance to go inside because they know they might not touch it again. If there was a philosophy that promoted the inside-out-in passing,things would probably flow better within the offense. I don't see that chemistry.