[Oskee] Still feels nice to beat the Loosiers

[Todd Sweet]

It's becoming a more common defensive philosophy to play overly aggressive
and challenge the officials to keep calling fouls.  More often than not, the
officials (because of the silly notion that fouls have to be fairly equal)
succumb and stop calling everything that is a foul and defer to only the
most egregious ones.  Indiana tried this and it backfired.to the officials
credit they kept calling fouls (though I thought they could have called even
more).

 

Whether Penn St uses this approach remains to be seen.  One thing that is
for sure is that Illinois never uses this approach.  I just don't think our
players are wired for playing defense that aggressively.  So, your point is
well taken.  Davis and Tisdale better get used to this.  Because until our
opponents see that they won't back down, they'll continue to beat on them.

 

Davis is going to have to learn that playing a good game doesn't always
equate to scoring.  It also has to do with being a presence on the boards,
making good passes, diving for a loose ball.  Jeff Jordan's offensive
rebound at the end of the game was due only to the fact that he wanted the
ball more than anyone else and is the first time this year I recall one of
our guards getting a key rebound at a critical time.  Davis should take a
hint from that and realize that when his shot isn't falling, his number one
priority should be to OWN the glass and LEAD his team.  Can he?  Will he?
That remains to be seen.  

 

Todd S 

 

 

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From: oskee-bounces at heins.net [mailto:oskee-bounces at heins.net] On Behalf Of
Greg Adams
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:24 AM
To: List Serv
Subject: Re: [Oskee] Still feels nice to beat the Loosiers

 

I'm hoping that Indiana's game plan to get physical showed Davis and Tisdale
that they can play that way while scoring and rebounding. Until they push
back everybody in the B10 is going to play that way. Making free-throws is a
sure defense against aggressive defenders as well. I agree about Davis and I
think its a maturity thing for him; he is physically gifted but his brain
gets in the way. Should be better by season's end.
 
Greg
 
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:42:45 -0500
> From: mike at perusion.com
> To: oskee at heins.net
> Subject: Re: [Oskee] Still feels nice to beat the Loosiers
> 
> Quoting Todd Sweet (trsweet at ilstu.edu):
> > 
> > Penn St. always scares me. They just seem to have our number lately.
Maybe
> > that will be a little extra motivation for the guys.
> > 
> > 
> > As for Davis, it is true that he 11 rebounds, but he just was not
mentally
> > into the game. Bad passes, not ready to catch the ball, not seemingly
> > looking for much of anything on the offensive end.
> > 
> > 
> > If we have any hope of making the tourney, we absolutely cannot lose
> > tomorrow night.
> 
> That's a fer-sure. And it would stick in my craw to lose to PSU at home
three
> years in a row....
> 
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