HardCorps
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Teams that beat Trotwood over the years playing that type of game, especially the last few, have had some key elements. Really great guards that could handle the pressure and strong wing players that when the pressure is broken can finish at the rim. Look at every team that has beat them over the past few years. Wayne, St. V, Pick Central, the team in Kentucky(from what I heard), those damn pro teams at Flyin to the Hoop, heck the team from Georgia a few years ago had one the best guards and wing players in the country on that team. They have those talented elements that make it hard for the trapping and pressing system to be fully effective.
But if you do not see that until FTTH once a year and one or two regular season games. Why change, and on the other note why try to beat them at their own game? Rockhold has built a system, a mentality, a program. Love him or hate him he has those kids ready to bring it every night. He has to scream at them to stop guarding and get back on defense when they are up because it is not the way he coaches them. It's counterproductive to what he does. People can scream about all this talent he has but last year, when they played the team out of Akron, they had the number one player in the country in his class on that team, an all state guy and two or three other recognized guys. As much or more talent than Trotwood. What did the coach say. "They do what they do" "We wear fatigued and worn out" it's who they are. I do not think the guy gets enough credit for the system he has built. Now they have good players but that system is what takes them to the next level. Northmont's coach should have realized, I do not have the tools to out Trotwood, Trotwood. That is why that game got out of hand. Period!
We'll see what Cupps does Friday night and Hillard. Those should be some good ones because of the coaching and contrasting styles. Nothing like Tuesday, nothing. That mess was bad. Anyone that knows anything about Bball could see that Nmont made a mistake.. Slow the game down and use your size. They had three 6'5 cats starting!!! What the heck???
That game against the team from Georgia really showed the toughness that another team can expect from Trotwood.
Cville always has a chance to win at home. The officiating usually sucks. I will still go with TM.
Bradley seem like a real interesting team. A LOT of defense. Rams by 5.