I'm generally a Stans supporter, but I've always wanted to see him extend his defense past the 3 point line on a regular basis and he doesn't seem to do it very often. Memphis did that very effectively tonight, and Duke has done it for years. I'm the biggest Duke hater you'll find but K has perfected that strategy and it works.
Memphis defense/Stansbury
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If you honestly think that Stansbury is a poor defensive coach, you either A) are just looking for something to ***** about or B) know absolutely nothing about basketball. Our teams have consistently been ranked at the top of conference in both rebounding and defense since Stansbury has been coach. Those are the two things that Stans preaches and stands by above all else. He has his shortcomings and his offensive sets often leave a lot to be desired by even his biggest supporters, but he is a very good defensive coach. Do we have bad games defensively? Of course, but for the most part, year in and year out, we have a very good defensive team, and to say otherwise is just ignorant.
Also, I see a lot of people say we should be running this defense or that one all the time. You have to realize that defensive schemes (2-3 zone, man-to-man half-court, full-court press, etc.) are largely a thing of personal preference, and there's not a set thing where one is better than another much like the 4-3 and 3-4 defensive schemes in football. Yes, there may situations where one may be better suited than another and sometimes it is good to switch things up, but most coaches have a defense they like to run and will for the most part stick with that one - Boheim runs a zone defense, Pitino runs full-court press, etc. So bitching because we run mostly man-to-man half-court defense all the time is stupid because that's what Stans likes to run. We do switch things up some and sure you can argue there are times we should switch and don't, but its a coaching philosophy thing and just because he runs one scheme more than another doesn't mean he's a bad coach. I like full-court presses and wish we ran one sometimes, but I understand that that's not something Stans does for whatever reason so I don't complain and go watch Louisville when I want to see it, but him not running that doesn't mean that he's a bad coach. It just means he doesn't run that scheme.
Also, I see a lot of people say we should be running this defense or that one all the time. You have to realize that defensive schemes (2-3 zone, man-to-man half-court, full-court press, etc.) are largely a thing of personal preference, and there's not a set thing where one is better than another much like the 4-3 and 3-4 defensive schemes in football. Yes, there may situations where one may be better suited than another and sometimes it is good to switch things up, but most coaches have a defense they like to run and will for the most part stick with that one - Boheim runs a zone defense, Pitino runs full-court press, etc. So bitching because we run mostly man-to-man half-court defense all the time is stupid because that's what Stans likes to run. We do switch things up some and sure you can argue there are times we should switch and don't, but its a coaching philosophy thing and just because he runs one scheme more than another doesn't mean he's a bad coach. I like full-court presses and wish we ran one sometimes, but I understand that that's not something Stans does for whatever reason so I don't complain and go watch Louisville when I want to see it, but him not running that doesn't mean that he's a bad coach. It just means he doesn't run that scheme.
Pitino can run the full court press because he somehow always has an abundance of athletes....plenty of substitution.
Full court press is very draining, so you better have a lot of good players.
Full court press is very draining, so you better have a lot of good players.