KGB? J-R:

Question all you want...

I'm loving our victories. 

GF:

In watching these games out here, it just seems to me that many D3 coaches at this end of the world have not demanded that their players be conditioned to the level they need to be...simple, but true...and that, especially late in games, affects players' execution whose conditioning is not where it needs to be. 

Nor does it seem that a lot of SCIAC coaches do a lot of homework in an attempt to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing players, and then look to take away those players' strengths and exploit their weaknesses, but simply believe that "their system" will win out over the other guys' "system."

RR

Oxy Bob:

I don't hink you provided too much poster board material. Rather, I think that a far more deciding factor was that your Oxy coaches simply don't study enough tape of other UR defeats, combined with the fact that they don't have their players conditioned to the level that they need to be in order to play effectively against "the system."  And your low FT percentage also hurt you (and certainly helped our Dogs).

RR

Big factors in Dogs win against CMS:

1) CMS horrible performance at the FT line; I don't know how far under 50% from the line they shot, but they probably beat Dogs if they shoot a little more than 50% from line.

2) Pretty lame that only only two refs showed up to call the game; that equated into fewer fouls/slow downs, which favored Dogs.

UR wins 115-110, making Porter for P-P an All-American canidate in the process.

Sat behind UR bench...can't believe some things I heard said by asst coach  to players near end of game. UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Glad Dogs win...

Maybe it was another, as I did not look at the box scores. Just go on memory.

RR

I have seen all of Redlands games so far this season, including the three wins over the weekend that powered Redlands to the title of the Fulmer Memorial Tourney.  Redlands edged Chapman in the final game that was one of the more physical contests I can remember.

The finals matched up some of the tournament's best players. Chapman had a couple of outstanding guards in #14 Brown and #24 Carnie  that Redlands countered with their own, #21 Thomas and #25 Mazzari. Other Bulldogs had a very good game.

Overall, Redlands showed improvement from their first few games, including better defense and better shooting.  In watching the Redlands offense that I have tried to understand over the years, it seems as though they got good overall production out of their guards #3,  #4,  #21 and #25  but less so from their forwards, as some of their forwards have marginal offensive skills.  I did see one forward, I think he was #33, shoot with excellent range and accuracy. 

So over the past two weeks I have seen the evolving team process. Hope the Bulldogs can continue the improvement in getting ready for conference play.

Redlands Rick

Dawg,

Since you claim to have both played  and coached, and since you claim to be familiar with this scheme as run by Redlands, I had hoped that you  or someone else that knows this system would attempt to answer some legitimate questions I raised connected to in-game adjustments.

Any takers?

RR

Dawg,

Thanks for the reply, and I understand the difference between warmups and game.  But still, guys who can't hit in warmups usually can't hit in a game.

But as to my questions about personnel and adjustments?

Any help is appreciated.

Redlands Rick

I made a post earlier today under the West Region, SCIAC thread. Although I have watched this system of ball for a long time, and since I am new to this board, I did not know if or how I could cross-post the same entry in asking several questions that members who are familiar with this system could help answer.

Please read my questions, and any help you can give me is appreciated.

Redlands Rick

After watching Redlands play the running system for years, I saw their first three games of this season.  Saw the blowout loss at Northridge, saw the big margin win over a undertalented West Coast Baptist team, then saw another blowout loss at Biola. While I am not a proponent or opponent of this system, as I think there are merits to it as well as drawbacks, as a fan, I have questions.

Why do the coaches have one or two guys shoot most of the shots,even when it is painfully clear to all of us in the stands that there are games that  the shots are not falling for the guys doing most the shooting?

Aren't there different plays or calls that can be made to get the ball into the hands of another shooter when certain guys are cold, as some of them have been at Northridge and again last Saturday at Biola?  In watching warmups before all the games, I noticed that some guys on Redlands could not make 40% of their shots unguarded, So I was not surprised when the same guys  who play a lot didn't connect very often when they were guarded.  And one or two guys that I saw hit 80-90% of their 3-pointers in warmups either played very little or not at all. Let's face it, making 20-something % from 3-point land with the same cold-hand shooters being sent out onto the floor time after time while at the same time giving up a ton of high-percentage shots on the other end tells me that adjustments on personnel or play calling are necessary.

Like I mentioned above, why are so many layups given up on the defensive end when the team is struggling on the offensive end?  Maybe that gets back to my question about personnel and adjustments.

Anyway, I know that the team is young and that the seaon younger.  As a fan, I can see flashes of some really great plays and good hustle.  Hopefully, some people can help with my questions, including those who may be more familiar with the system.

Redlands Rick