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02-12-2007, 02:52 PM | #1 |
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Trent Plaisted at the 4
I'm beginning to understand that there are very few people actually interested in talking about BYU basketball. Probably due to the lack of coverage.
So here's the question. If you are Trent and want to play in the NBA, are you better off as a 5 or a 4? And why? Indy and many other argue he is better as a 4. I'm trying to understand the reasoning. |
02-12-2007, 02:57 PM | #2 |
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They automatically think he is a better 4 because of his athleticism, the problem is he is not good enough defensively to guard 4s or 5s he is a tweener, as much as BYU has him play with his back to the basket, i would say he is more of a 5 than a 4. I also think he should be a much better weakside shot blocker with the way he can jump, if he gets stronger and can handle the bigger guys in the post and on the block on defense, and like you said he can establish himself down on the block he will be special, i also think he needs to develop some sort of face up game to play at the next level.
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However, my instinct is that it is moot as I think the better players will be Tavernari and Jean Carlos Otero. Miles comes home too late and I doubt MacGregor will improve that much.
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I get sick when I hear this kind of stuff. His high school coaches should be strung up and shot. You don't put a 6'11 guy on the perimeter, you put him down low, teach him to block shots and dominate the middle on D, teach him post moves, make him practice shots 8'-15', make him run lines if you catch him shooting 3's. Then you teach the other guys how to get him the ball so your big guy doesn't get frustrated and come outside.
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I agree with your senitment. It is obvious the first decent coaching he received was probably at college. Methinks this is why Majerus called him a "Peanut Brain."
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That said, how much of the blame for Plaisted playing the perimeter in high school can be placed on his coach and how much should fall on Plaisted himself? If it was the coach who put them there, he should be strung up. If it was Plaisted not wanting to play the post, the coach should still be strung up for not being a coach and letting the player choose where he plays, but Plaisted should at the very least have his knuckles rapped by a ruler.
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Forget about the past, Trent needs to improve his game NOW.
Esp. in the off-season. |
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