Holy cow a coach that can actually explain his scheme when asked. What a novel approachCPK says 99.9% of the time they will play half court man to man defense and that it will be similar to what Alabama does.
I'll take a stab at it and say the defensive end will be more aggressive and much better given the talent and maturity of the team.With that said, is there any concern with what sounds like a limited defensive philosophy?
I know defense was somewhat of a concern by some fans when they looked up CPKs past teams. I believe they played hard but gave up a lot of points.
Will improved caliber of athletes help in this area? I know many of the current players are considered good defenders.
I would love to see a lot of deflections on defense leading to fast break points again. This team is long, tall, and athletic so I can see it happening.I'll take a stab at it and say the defensive end will be more aggressive and much better given the talent and maturity of the team.
I say this having followed the Skip Prosser tree of coaches since his days at Xavier. At first glance they seem to be more focused on the offensive end. CCM embraced the Pack Line concept but I don't think he ever had the talent to implement it as well as he did at X. CPK will pressure out front both on the ball and in passing lanes while employing the bigs to alter shots when things break down out front. IMO we are going to see a LOT of deflections and the other teams' offense being disrupted. Just my take.
Hope the answer is YES! Waiting on Cards/Vols tickets to go on sale!!we should know more during the Bahamas games. any idea if the games will be broadcast?