- March 11th, 2019, 6:25 pm
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What former player would you have loved to see in the Ritchie 2.0 system? Why?
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Jonathan Carone wrote:Were the 18-22 year old versions of Seth or Larry unselfish enough to commit to defense or play offense within an actual system?Did Coach K have a system and did they play defense?
LUDad wrote:That’s why I included the age range. Seth as a 20 year old was a different player than the 17/18 year old version we had. He grew up a ton at Duke. I don’t know that he goes through that same maturation process had he stayed here.Jonathan Carone wrote:Were the 18-22 year old versions of Seth or Larry unselfish enough to commit to defense or play offense within an actual system?Did Coach K have a system and did they play defense?
thepostman wrote:You didn't ask if it actually would've happened. You asked who I would've liked to see play in this system and hands down it is Larry.I buy that. When I thought through the question I included if they’d fit in my thought process.
To answer your question, no they wouldn't of been unselfish enough but it sure would've been great for them. Especially Larry.
JLFJR wrote:Thanks for your input, PA! Very helpful.
PAmedic wrote:Tim "King Cranium" Scarborough ... would have solidified his status as a true legendTwo words
Purple Haize wrote:Carl Williams is a guy that Mel brought in from WVU. That kid was probably the most athletic guard Ive seen at LU. He was also an outstanding young man who would have bought hook line and sinker into RMK system. He was a defensive demon. The basketball version of a lock down cornerHe wouldn't have led the nation in steals, which he did in Hanky's pressing defense, (only LU player ever to do that in a major statistical category) but he would have been AWESOME.
oldflame wrote:I agree about the steals. But he would have been such a complete player in this system. He would completely disrupt every other teams primary ball handler which would have caused all sorts of issues getting into their offense. He actually could create his shots one on one which is something this team doesn’t really have. He would have been specialPurple Haize wrote:Carl Williams is a guy that Mel brought in from WVU. That kid was probably the most athletic guard Ive seen at LU. He was also an outstanding young man who would have bought hook line and sinker into RMK system. He was a defensive demon. The basketball version of a lock down cornerHe wouldn't have led the nation in steals, which he did in Hanky's pressing defense, (only LU player ever to do that in a major statistical category) but he would have been AWESOME.