Antioch vs Seigel

[StevenFabrics44]

Siegel beat Antioch playing entirely zone last night. I recall them running a man defense in no more than 2 or 3 possessions.

 

Antioch's coaching just simply befuddled me. They seemed to be content with walking the ball up the floor and then had no clue how to attack Siegel's 2-3 zone. They simply stood around. On the few occasions they pushed the ball (not allowing Siegel's zone to get set), they were able to get good shots. Maybe they are just not a running team.

 

I have also been reading all about their 'suffocating 2-3 zone'. Well, at some point you have to realize you are behind and get out of your zone and go man. They never did. They allowed Siegel to pass the ball around and run out the clock. Siegel did an outstanding job at the end of the game.

 

As one of Coach Harris' biggest critics during the Oden-Ramsey years, I now have to believe he has to be considered the top coach in 7AAA. How can anyone argue? He has 3 state tourney appearances in 4 years. If I am not mistaken, the only other coach to reach the state in that time is Randy King (with 1 appearance). Doing it with Oden, Ramsey, Roper and Jones is one thing, but doing it with no superstars (I agree that Cutter is overrated) is strictly another.

 

Antioch was a running team for the last couple of years. If they would have pressed and trapped and made this game up-tempo they win easy. I have seen this team several times this year and I really have not seen any better talent on one basketball team since the Ernest Shelton years at White Station. Nollner is just so predictable, he has some success because he has been at whites creek with the best talent year in and out. Antioch had a cake walk all year since the area was way down this year. Nollner left alot of talent on the bench, playing his usual 7 players just like he did with the Cobras. He could have easily played 10 players and wore any team down. Antioch should of been State Champs this year. congrats to Seigal,hope they win it all.

[Hoffa]

Antioch was a running team for the last couple of years. If they would have pressed and trapped and made this game up-tempo they win easy. I have seen this team several times this year and I really have not seen any better talent on one basketball team since the Ernest Shelton years at White Station. Nollner is just so predictable, he has some success because he has been at whites creek with the best talent year in and out. Antioch had a cake walk all year since the area was way down this year. Nollner left alot of talent on the bench, playing his usual 7 players just like he did with the Cobras. He could have easily played 10 players and wore any team down. Antioch should of been State Champs this year. congrats to Seigal,hope they win it all.

 

Sounds like a member of the Crowder family.

[McNine4MVP]

Crowder family or not, I tend to agree with that assessment.

 

In Nollner's defense though, if that was a Crowder team, they would have gotten beat by a team like Brentwood in the regionals on that roller coaster ride that was his tenure at Antioch.

 

Just goes to show that all coaches have their strengths and weaknesses.