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kramer1
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UC hasn't lost since....
Hope so .... I love the four guard attack....
It's great to watch, and it's great to recruit with.
I mean, when you are 18 and are scoring 20-30 a game in H.S. do you want to go to an offense that plays low-post ball, scores 55 a game, and plays at a pace that a snail laughs at? No. You want to go where your scoring can be an asset to a team. A highlight. Maybe even, the centerpiece. It's much easier to find a guard than a true scoring low-post Forward/Center.
I think one big reason that some fans have stayed away from UC games (attendance) is because...who the heck wants to watch paint dry? They were scoring 90 a clip against the scrubs, and I took my kids to see them play against Chicago state because I knew it would be a fun game for them to watch. Lots of action, lots of points, and a chase to 100 points for the 3rd game in a row. My kids loved it. They would have HATED me for taking them to see the other offense this team was running, and would have not wanted to follow UC otherwise.
UC is built for this offense right now, and for at least the next few years. The team has a guard Red-shirting, and was targeting at least 1 guard for the 2013 class. UC only loses Dixon, and he would be replaced either by Sanders, Davis III, or Thomas (who was supposed to be the best scorer in the freshman class, but had to red-shirt).
It will be interesting to see how this changes up the recruiting.
Good point. I think it's also notable that when the Bearcats were the most popular was early in Huggins tenure when we often played full-court. Tons of traps, steals, and dunks. When we recruited Fortson we remained popular, but we developed that ugly style of forcing it into the middle or bricking jump shots.