Right now the defense isn't particularly good anyways. Our guards simply are not defending the way that we need them to and we are really struggling to dominate the glass which is shocking considering we've had a size advantage in every game.
We used a little zone against Florida to help Jeremiah when he came back into the game in the first half but he still managed to pick up a foul off the ball. At this point we need to figure out a way for him to play without picking up fouls. In an ideal world it would be nice to have Jontay and Jeremiah on the court at the same time but foul trouble severely impacts our ability to make that work for prolonged periods of time.
It will be a tough pill for coach Martin to swallow but I really feel like the team has to find a way for Tilmon to stay on the court for 25 minutes a game. Same goes for Jontay. From my perspective, it might make sense to use the zone early on in games and then switch to man later on. The zone would allow us to ease into the game from an aggressiveness standpoint on the defensive end and bank minutes for Tilmon and Jontay.
We used a little zone against Florida to help Jeremiah when he came back into the game in the first half but he still managed to pick up a foul off the ball. At this point we need to figure out a way for him to play without picking up fouls. In an ideal world it would be nice to have Jontay and Jeremiah on the court at the same time but foul trouble severely impacts our ability to make that work for prolonged periods of time.
It will be a tough pill for coach Martin to swallow but I really feel like the team has to find a way for Tilmon to stay on the court for 25 minutes a game. Same goes for Jontay. From my perspective, it might make sense to use the zone early on in games and then switch to man later on. The zone would allow us to ease into the game from an aggressiveness standpoint on the defensive end and bank minutes for Tilmon and Jontay.
