Cory Johnson
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The "book" on post defense is to front the offensive player if your defender is shorter. Probably in excess of 90% of coaches believe in this philosophy. You likely think we have no backside help for one of two reasons...the defense doesn't rotate until the ball is passed inside or the defense was slow to rotate and provide the backside help after the entry pass was made. At any rate, if you allow a taller post to catch it with no interference down low they will generally turn and score, turn and score with a foul, or get fouled in the act. Additionally, what you term as "forcing the guy off the block and not letting him back in" typically results in a foul being called on the defender.
Clearly, there are some players that "play bigger than they are"...you've mentioned some of them. I don't think Cory is someone that "plays bigger than he is".
So if guys aren't rotating then Cory is getting a bad rap for his post D. As far as 'forcing a guy off the block' I know that its not legal, but you can 'stand your ground' and not let a guy get good position, something Cory has done very well against taller guys.
cyclone #1 is living in a fantasy world if he/she thinks that forcing someone away from the block is usually called a foul in NCAA basketball. That's pretty much called "good defense" until the offensive player actually gets the ball, then the refs will sometimes tighten it up on the shoving.
They certainly allow a good bit of "shoving" down low but when it gets too one-sided (ie: a player is forced away from the block and kept away from the block) they call the foul most of the time. I look forward to seeing Cory try to "shove" Darrell Arthur off the block!
I doubt you'd ever look forward to seeing Cory try to "shove" anyone while on the basketball court because you've made it abundantly clear that if he's doing anything besides wiping the sweat off our 4-star caliber recruits' foreheads, then something is very, very wrong.
Ha let's compare him to some all time greats. There are 2 HUGE differences between these players and CJ. They were taller and stronger (much much stronger). And they were 5 times more athletic than CJ. Do you remember how athletic Barkley was back in the day? How many times do you see CJ catching a ball on a fast break and dunking it in a guys face?!?!
And now you have made me do what I didn't want to do and that is be negative towards Cory. To me he is what is still good about college athletics
For everybody getting annoyed in this thread, this works great.
Good strategy. I don't use the "ignore" feature, but I do whisper "Whatever!" and "Talk to the hand" under my breath when I disagree with someone. Sometimes even "NOT!"
I'm very sophisticated.
You look forward to it? It sounds like you are rooting for Cory to fail. Again, I highly question your true loyalty to ISU if you even imply that you enjoy watching one of our own fail.
By the way, you theory on fronting the post is completely off base, especially for someone with Cory's size / strength.
I like cory he is a help off the bench he may not score 20 a game or get 10 boards but he is there for support a breather for big men and he hustles and gives us quality minutes he also plays good D. He has two more years to be here and he has plenty of chances to show what he has got
I think one thing that gets lost in these posts sometimes is that not every player we recruit is going to be a superstar or even necessarily a four-year starter. Every team needs some role players on the roster. I think a perfect case in point in Jessan Grey from last season. Didn't start much, if at all, but could come in and make the occasional long-range shot.
Right now Cory is a role player, and there's nothing wrong with that, even if he remains a role player two years from now when he's a senior. He'll have his chances to work his way up to the rotation, and if he ever does become a starter, he will certainly have earned it.
Right now Cory is a role player, and there's nothing wrong with that, even if he remains a role player two years from now when he's a senior. He'll have his chances to work his way up to the rotation, and if he ever does become a starter, he will certainly have earned it.
Good post!
CJ is a great guy, and be may not have as much natural ability as some of the guys on the team, but he does work harder than most of them. Hopefully in the end all that hard work will be rewarded.
In the end, our success as a program will be based on hard work much more than raw talent, and that is where a guy like Cory Johnson fits in.
