Bad defense by 2 guys. First the poor close out and bad reach, and then failing to take away the baseline.That clip isfor Bethea and
for Johnson-Arigu (hope I correctly identified lol). He was put in a tough spot butā¦ that was still some freshman defense.
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Guy made a business decision at the rim
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AJ has NBA potential. He has size and toughness. Going to surprise some folks with his skill set.
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Was in good help position near the midline but did a poor job of closing out and meeting the ball outside the paint. Once the ball gets in the lane itās tough to make a play defensively. I love the finish above the rim though. GO CANES!!
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I'm really bullish on Staton-McCray and believe he might actually fit the best next to Pack in the starting lineup with his size (6'5, 200) and skillset. Kid put up good numbers and shooting splits on a 29 win Samford team that probably should have knocked off Kansas in the 1st round.
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LoL commenting about poor defensive rotation in nothing more than a pickup game equivalent.
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Disagree. You play like you practice. Does that clip actually mean anythingā¦ noā¦ but the lack of close out is consistent with freshman defensive instincts (or lack thereof) which makes it more likely that the prognostications of Arigu not seeing minutes this year are correct.
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Don't think he was going to play much anyways but I don't think you read much into one clip
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Not to mention our defense quite often last season.
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Do you know if this was an official practice? Limited view but I don't see a coach on the floor. Only thing from this video is Bethea has some hops.
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Itās a scrimmage that theyāre filming and scoring.
Iām hopeful Bethea is gonna posterize more than a few guys this year in live game actionā¦ but thatās a freshman (albeit a super elite one) giving another freshman his welcome to college moment.
Again itās just one clip and his initial positioning i think was actually pretty decent but if you donāt close out youāre giving up a guaranteed bucket every time.
All Iām saying is I think thatās one small example of why theres a good chance we wonāt see much of him this year.
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Super encouraging to hear how his ball handling is progressing. One of my main concerns I had heading into this season was our lack of ball handling.
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Each a really good player on their own. Injuries, chemistry, size, and ambition undid us last year.
Thereās only one ball and it didnāt move very well last year. This year - one real game in - seems different.
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