A good settled basketball coach "gets" his players to play how he wants, how he designs the plays; that's what he teaches them in practice after repetitive practice. These Gators have been losing by playing White's way. Then versus Ole Miss our play-style changed by switching on the desire and intent to move much of the scoring inside the arc. Remember, White said publicly: 'I've tried to get through to them. I don't know what to do.' Remember when miked-up in that waning moments of a game we trailed slightly White's words: "Shoot, shoot, shoot." ??
Against Ole Miss Allen, Johnson and others went inside, shown by Ole Miss starters getting foul trouble, one fouled out, two others had 4 fouls. Put opponents into shy-playing foul trouble and our ability to score increases. We've never used that as a tactic. Players' confidence & boldness increases. I wonder if White & Pinkin will drill this into our guys in practices. These Gators along with White have a lot to catch up learning =
1) Stop lazy-passing, fire the ball, make the D chase it, lagging behind.
1.5) Pound in the ideal of gripping the ball super-tight.
2) Every minute "want" to get the ball near the basket, by quick-drive or feed a "moving" teammate.
3) Make the defender foul you.
4) Move through the basket, in and out,constantly.
5) When the D collapses take a "set & squared-up 3 ... mostly Locke and Allen.
6) Hudson should only be allowed driving layups, be used as a foul-collector. if Hudson fouls out, that's good.
7) Early Billy-Ball, Gator D used to flail-about their hands 'flustrating' the ball handler's concentration.