Hopefully. He just needs to be more effective in that role than Knell, Baker,

Nov 7, 2024
1:06:48pm

DieHarder Intervention Needed

or whoever else is getting less minutes at the 2-4 because Hall is playing next to Egor. And again, I think Hall will play big minutes, but I don’t believe it is as simple as “NBA teams play two ball handlers”.

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You can play two PGs at the same time, but they can’t both actually “play PG”

DieHarder

12:48pm

Finally someone who gets it.

Lifer

12:49pm

I disagee: Old, antiquated, one-dimensional offenses have 1 guy bringing the

Tio

3:00pm

I agree that they will be on the court together a lot, but most posessions

Lifer

3:16pm

I agree with Egor being the better of the two. Can't teach height!

Tio

3:29pm

The beautiful thing is we can have 1 of the 2 on the court at all times. Loved

NOCAL_YFAN

12:51pm

I think of Conley and Edward's at Minnesota. Edward's handles the ball and most

Mostlyaccurate

12:51pm

Giddey’s inability to shoot the three is the reason he needs the ball to be

DieHarder

12:54pm

And Hall can shoot the three. So, problem solved?

Mostlyaccurate

1:04pm

Hopefully. He just needs to be more effective in that role than Knell, Baker,

DieHarder

1:06pm

IMO, he’s competing for minutes with Bosko as well. I probably lean toward Bosko

Odysseus

1:29pm

Demin handles the ball 70% of the time for 28 min. Hall for 90% of the time for

runnincoug

12:52pm

You can mix it up with who runs the offensive set, which can be good if you

NOCAL_YFAN

12:58pm

Why would you though? Demin’s playmaking is elite. Why would you take the ball out of his hands if you can help it?

RealTaysomHill

3:04pm

Egor played off ball when Eli played the point during central Arkansas game.

blueaussie

1:03pm

Also have to factor in if the team is better w/ Hall at the 1 and Egor at the 2

jreid191

1:10pm

So what you are saying is there is only one ball, not two.

Mitty

1:25pm

And only 1 person can be the ball handlers for the whole shot clock.

Mostlyaccurate

1:27pm

Also, remember how beat up Hall was? Big12 defense is unrelenting.

runnincoug

1:31pm

Teams are going to come harder at Egor to rough him up than they did at Hall

Mitty

1:48pm

True, but I hope every team tries to double Egor.

Lifer

2:01pm

the beauty of it is that if teams run defensive actions to force the ball...

icecougar

1:47pm

Not unusual for the two guards to pass it back and forth as they

ptcougr

1:53pm

I thought Crawford might Redshirt, but that is gone. Knell will start over Hall

gp232

3:32pm

Whoa now...Crawford nowhere near the player that Hall is at this point.

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