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"This is to say Smith hasn’t distinguished himself as either IU’s third scoring option or as a tertiary defensive presence for the Hoosiers behind Morgan and freshman guard Romeo Langford."
I don't agree with how they worded that. I assume they aren't suggesting Romeo is better than Phin defensively?
I don't agree with how they worded that. I assume they aren't suggesting Romeo is better than Phin defensively?
He did a hell of a job on the hotshot Michigan freshman.
Green just needs to improve his shot selection.
From my eye test and truthfully I never played the game on any level except playground basketball I would say Romeo is a very good defender. If someone said he was better than Rob I have no problem with it. He has more length and is just as fast.
Rob is playing PG not the 2 or 3 like Romeo. Rob also sets up the offense in the 1/2 court and also prevents mistakes, TO, and has batter shot selection.
He could be an excellent defender. He's obviously not very enthused about playing D and appears to do the minimum at times. He'll coast when he's off the ball, knowing that he can get away with it. Great player, don't get me wrong, but he's not a better defender.
Agree here. Being a good defensive PG is extremely difficult and Rob is doing it as a frehman. Obviously Romeo is excellent all around, but i think the off guard is almost always easier to defend because time of possession is generally lower. Thus the designation of point guard.
I feel Romeo would defend a PG differently than who he is usually defending. I always felt you can and should be more aggressive defending the PG. One objective of defending the PG is to make it hard for them to move the ball where they want it. One reason Syracuse was so successful in 2013 was they pressured with length and made it difficult for Hulls and Yogi to get the ball to Zeller or to the wings. We didn't create good passing angles and we spent too much time tossing the ball side to side without moving the defense or creating passing lane.s
Playing too tight on the 2 guard could put you in a position to get beat off a good first step and drive to the basket or pick up an unnecessary foul 25-30 feet away from the basket. A little space also gives you a chance to go over a screen. Romeo does a decent job on defense.
