Not many teams sport a pair of NBA draft picks in their back court like Duke.
The matchup of our 5th year SR's vs those guys was pretty glaring. The only thing that seemed odd was it took Duke 30 minutes to fully exploit that advantage.
CC and Fore are both nice under-sized guards that are better suited as role players coming off the bench at this level - but given the circumstance at UofL they found a nice landing ground to extensive minutes. Don't get me wrong I full appreciate and embrace their effort - but the last couple of games have really highlighted the Cards major weakness.
Their inability to make passes and beat a press isn't so much a product of being lazy, it's just putting the spotlight on their limitations and not being big and/or athletic enough. Or quick enough to beat the press on the dribble comfortably on their own. They are just limited overall.
One could argue CC can cut it, the team certainly gets worse without him. That said, he still has limitations and looked completely over matched in the 2nd half last night and against the FSU press too.
Fans will see a meltdown and that is part of the story. Why can't a big help out vs the press? Etc, I get all those talking points. The other part to the meltdown is - these guys aren't that good to begin with. Doesn't mean they aren't beloved and supported. They are.
The matchup of our 5th year SR's vs those guys was pretty glaring. The only thing that seemed odd was it took Duke 30 minutes to fully exploit that advantage.
CC and Fore are both nice under-sized guards that are better suited as role players coming off the bench at this level - but given the circumstance at UofL they found a nice landing ground to extensive minutes. Don't get me wrong I full appreciate and embrace their effort - but the last couple of games have really highlighted the Cards major weakness.
Their inability to make passes and beat a press isn't so much a product of being lazy, it's just putting the spotlight on their limitations and not being big and/or athletic enough. Or quick enough to beat the press on the dribble comfortably on their own. They are just limited overall.
One could argue CC can cut it, the team certainly gets worse without him. That said, he still has limitations and looked completely over matched in the 2nd half last night and against the FSU press too.
Fans will see a meltdown and that is part of the story. Why can't a big help out vs the press? Etc, I get all those talking points. The other part to the meltdown is - these guys aren't that good to begin with. Doesn't mean they aren't beloved and supported. They are.
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