THE OPEN MAN IS THE GO TO MAN
MEMPHIS HEAD COACH JOSH PASTNER IS A BIG BELIEVER IN THIS: “KEEP IT SIMPLE." SO, HE DOES WITH HIS OFFENSIVE PHILOSOPHY THAT THE OPEN MAN IS THE “GO-TO" MAN. SIMPLY PUT, THAT MEANS PASTNER WANTS TO MOVE THE BALL AND MAKE THE EXTRA PASS. IN DOING THAT, THE BALL GETS TO THE OPEN MAN WHO HAS THE BEST SHOT. IT WORKED IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS THE TIGERS HEAD COACH. MEMPHIS RANKED IN THE TOP-FOUR IN CONFERENCE USA IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (3RD), THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (1ST) AND ASSISTS (4TH). ON THE DEFENSIVE END, PASTNER WANTS TO PLAY END-TO-END PRESSURE DEFENSE TO FORCE OPPONENTS TO TURN THE BALL OVER AND INCREASE THE TEMPO OF THE GAME.
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