"We're kind of a five wing team"

[LA_Mustang]

"We're heading down a little bit of a different path," SMU coach Tim Jankovich said. "We're kind of a five-wing team, so maybe we can create some matchup problems for people. We've got a ways to go but I was really pleased with the way we played."

http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college ... lay-really

[sadderbudweiser]

I love wings. Spicy wings.

[JasonB]

Not the worst place in the world to be. The rule changes a couple of years ago made wings incredibly valuable because of the no handchecking. Really can create an advantage.

I had suggested earlier in the year that we would probably evolve into a pick and roll offense because of our length and shooting ability.

I like what we played against McNeese, though. Kind of a "Pick and Rub" offense. Motion on the perimeter, use the length and strength to do a rub on the defender with a secondary player without it being a moving pick, which creates just enough room for a shot or a drive for the ball handler.

Kind of similar to the rub play in the NFL to get slot receivers open.

Interested to see it against better teams and against a zone.

[jimhagle]

Might be ok unless Ben Moore gets into foul trouble or gets hurt. Then we are pretty much done.

[ericdickerson4life]

It's good till it's not.

[gostangs]

its not so great when you run into a Michigan who rolls out three 7 footers.

[sadderbudweiser]

its not so great when you run into a Michigan who rolls out three 7 footers.

..... who can run the floor, hit threes, defend and beat you at your own game.

We are not nearly a top tier team. We can play with them at times but there will be some tough nights too.

[Rebel10]

We really don't have a length advantage at the 3,4 or 5 positions. We are about even length wise at the 2. We only have one position with a length advantage and that is the 1 position because we are playing a 2 guard at the 1 position. We are not a tall team.

[Junior]

We are not a tall team.

Thanks, Capt. Obvious.

[Rebel10]

We are not a tall team.

Thanks, Capt. Obvious.

Just responding to the comment that we have a length advantage as a team and we really don't.

[JasonB]

We don't have height down low, sure. But Brown, Shake, both Bens and foster are all considered long for their size. We are long for a college team at the 1, 2, and 3.

[PonyFan32]

We are not a tall team.

Thanks, Capt. Obvious.

Just responding to the comment that we have a length advantage as a team and we really don't.

Length and height are not the same thing.

[Rebel10]

We don't have a height or length advantage at the 2, 3, 4 or 5. We do at the 1 but only because we don't have a 1.

[Rebel10]

Jank is talking about putting 5 wngs on the floor. I wonder how thar will work against Cincinnati.

[hoopmanx]

We're big 1-3 and most aren't much bigger, if ata all, at the 4. This is college, not the NBA