February 26, 201511 yr Final Duke gets win against one of the worst teams in the ACC. Big game from Okafor 30 points and 9 rebounds.
February 26, 201511 yr Mannnn....Okafor is so damn good and so damn awful at hitting free throws. What about his Defense? Asking for a Friend.
February 26, 201511 yr What about his Defense? Asking for a Friend. That needs some work too for real. Catch-22.
February 26, 201511 yr Mannnn....Okafor is so damn good and so damn awful at hitting free throws. Had a legit seven footer guarding him and Okafor made him look completely useless down the stretch; like the dude was a 6'4" guard.
February 26, 201511 yr I still can't figure Okafor out, can he legitimately not play defense? Or does he not give effort on that end?
February 26, 201511 yr I still can't figure Okafor out, can he legitimately not play defense? Or does he not give effort on that end? I just don't think he knows how. He's probably never had to actually play defense before. Always been bigger and stronger than everyone else and been able to get by on that. I think it has improved since the beginning of the season, but he needs a lot of work on that end.
February 26, 201511 yr I still can't figure Okafor out, can he legitimately not play defense? Or does he not give effort on that end? I think it is more of a pattern of what plagues today's game. You see it more and more especially at the high school level. The focus of the game is more on the offensive principles of the game than the defensive principles of the game. I remember being in middle school and working on defense the whole practice. That doesn't happen much anymore these days and you can see it in the product on the courts.
February 26, 201511 yr I still can't figure Okafor out, can he legitimately not play defense? Or does he not give effort on that end? He had better get it figured out before the NCAA tournament or Duke's not going to be around very long. They'll be seeing better teams than Virginia Tech once they get past the first round, and my guess is they'll be taking it to the rim every chance they get. The plan would be to get him in foul trouble but if he doesn't play defense that probably won't happen, but that's also a positive for the opponent.
February 26, 201511 yr Okafor is really good and worthy of the recognition, but Duke is going to advance this year because of their guard play, not his post presence. Both feed off one another I realize, but Duke can break down people on the perimeter at a high level, whereas in year's past they have not been able to.
February 26, 201511 yr Okafor is really good and worthy of the recognition, but Duke is going to advance this year because of their guard play, not his post presence. Both feed off one another I realize, but Duke can break down people on the perimeter at a high level, whereas in year's past they have not been able to. Yep. Quinn Cook is the key for Duke. He's been insane the last month and half or so.
February 26, 201511 yr Okafor is really good and worthy of the recognition, but Duke is going to advance this year because of their guard play, not his post presence. Both feed off one another I realize, but Duke can break down people on the perimeter at a high level, whereas in year's past they have not been able to. Probably but the defense is going to be the blame for the potential early loss. It's really bad.
February 26, 201511 yr I think it is more of a pattern of what plagues today's game. You see it more and more especially at the high school level. The focus of the game is more on the offensive principles of the game than the defensive principles of the game. I remember being in middle school and working on defense the whole practice. That doesn't happen much anymore these days and you can see it in the product on the courts. I agree. Not much time spent on offense in my HS days.
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