I'm a BYU fan, so obviously disappointed with the loss, but enjoyed your detailed analysis and recap. I really wanted to see AJ get the ball when BYU was down 1. I know KY said he was one of the options, but I don't see him make a hard cut on the inbounds or try to come to the ball after it is inbounded. Maybe would have been different if Arizona had manned up instead of playing zone/switching on screens on the inbounds. But great play by Burries. Burries does kind of reminds me of Russell Westbrook in terms of being super (over?) confident in himself, so we'll see if that ever hurts them in close games when he might try to do it himself when that's not what's best for the team. Glad that we get to see a rematch in Tucson! Wish Kansas was also coming to Provo this year.
Two things I noticed on Rob Wright's last shot:
1) Rob often finishes on the left with a right-handed scoop shot off the glass, which would have made it a lot harder to block from behind
2) When Rob elevates to shoot, AJ stays on the perimeter and jumps in anticipation of whether the shot will fall. If he had crashed the boards instead, he would have been in the vicinity of where the block ended up. So it will be interesting to see if that is different in any future close game situations
I'm a BYU fan, so obviously disappointed with the loss, but enjoyed your detailed analysis and recap. I really wanted to see AJ get the ball when BYU was down 1. I know KY said he was one of the options, but I don't see him make a hard cut on the inbounds or try to come to the ball after it is inbounded. Maybe would have been different if Arizona had manned up instead of playing zone/switching on screens on the inbounds. But great play by Burries. Burries does kind of reminds me of Russell Westbrook in terms of being super (over?) confident in himself, so we'll see if that ever hurts them in close games when he might try to do it himself when that's not what's best for the team. Glad that we get to see a rematch in Tucson! Wish Kansas was also coming to Provo this year.
Two things I noticed on Rob Wright's last shot:
1) Rob often finishes on the left with a right-handed scoop shot off the glass, which would have made it a lot harder to block from behind
2) When Rob elevates to shoot, AJ stays on the perimeter and jumps in anticipation of whether the shot will fall. If he had crashed the boards instead, he would have been in the vicinity of where the block ended up. So it will be interesting to see if that is different in any future close game situations
Arizona plays that scheme on every inbounds under so the switching should have been expected. Will be another good one in Tucson in February.
Good luck in Lawrence today!