Today's game highlights my only real concern with Shaka and his havoc system. The level of guard play in the ACC usually doesn't allow you to run a full court press without paying dearly for it on the other end. Every coach that I can remember that ran a full court press ended up dropping it after a few years of being in the ACC.
Can't tell if this is a terrible matchup for VCU or if Beilein is working Smart (or both).
No Skeen.
No Brandon Burgess.
Not good enough this year - they did not re-load with that level of talent.
They're also totally unadaptable. Running a full court press all game was suicide.
You seriously have to question Shaka about this. Good coaches shouldn't look this overmatched.
Today's game highlights my only real concern with Shaka and his havoc system. The level of guard play in the ACC usually doesn't allow you to run a full court press without paying dearly for it on the other end. Every coach that I can remember that ran a full court press ended up dropping it after a few years of being in the ACC.
Part of the problem is the level of talent that you can attract to VCU. That's the difference between coaching at VCU vs coaching at a major D1 school... like Wake. I'm still ShakaIN.
They're also totally unadaptable. Running a full court press all game was suicide.
You seriously have to question Shaka about this. Good coaches shouldn't look this overmatched.