Rose before Beasley in June?

[cybsball20]

Originally Posted by photomuse

Kansas didn't double him, the had the big guys cut him of on picks. Rose would have gone 10 points max on the night if Kansas hadn't stupidly switched to the zone (box and 1). As soon as they did that Rose went off and got is confidence back. Bill self didn't deserve this title.

One of the few good points Packer made last night was that Memphis needed to stop running ball screens for Rose because Kansas is just too good at hedging them. Had they let him go one on one and spread the floor they would have been much better off. Thats one reason they did so well when KU went box-n-one.

[thakeepa14]

I'd definitely pick Rose because the 5* point guard is becoming the most important piece of any NBA championship team. Not saying he won't have growing pains, but Rose has perhaps more upside than any guard to come out of college since Iverson. Surround him with talent and he'll become the next Chris Paul.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by cybsball20

One of the few good points Packer made last night was that Memphis needed to stop running ball screens for Rose because Kansas is just too good at hedging them. Had they let him go one on one and spread the floor they would have been much better off. Thats one reason they did so well when KU went box-n-one.

It's almost like Calipari went into this game believing that his normal offense was in trouble against KU's defense. The dribble drive motion (AKA....Attack, Attack, Skip, Attack, Attack) approach that carried Memphis to where they are rarely uses ball screens and also locates the post on the weak side away from the ball. So what does Cali do on the 1st possession? - goes to Dorsey on a strong side post up. Then as you noted, there were ball screens on almost every possession. It might not have mattered because KU's on the ball defense might be the best that there is in college basketball.

Coaches all over the country will be studying tape of how Self shut down the latest offense trend that has given so many fits. The problem is that most teams don't have the athletes like KU does to pull it off. This is especially true at the mid-major level where teams like Drake & Butler can still have success if they have guards who can penetrate and kick to 3 pt shooters.