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State gets good shots against defenses that hedge ball screens. It does not get good shots against defenses that do almost anything else. Shake action for 3. Capel and Forbes both stuck with this ball screen coverage.

Watching some DJ Lagway tape and I've come to really like how Florida managed him. 10 YPA partially a product of play calling. A lot of 6 and 7-man protections with simple yankee variations off play action. Even incorporated some double moves from the over route. Building off of previous tape.

State is a fascinating case study in roster building. I'm not sure I've seen a team that successfully managed to be good at 0 total things.

Dontrez Styles been pretty close to what you wanted him to be the last month or so.

Ben Middlebrooks eurostep is a thing my eyes have just witnessed

10 years ago: Twitter is neat, you can interact with lots of personalities that you wouldn't otherwise have access to. Now: Twitter is neat, you can interact with a fake burner account that will call you slurs

Twitter really is like 7 people arguing about the same thing over and over. What a waste of a good thing.

What is a Kevin Keatts Four? I went into the vault a bit and went through Keatts' 4s during his time at State, looked at how they're used, discussed Diarra's uniqueness, and looked ahead to the next portal class. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/what-is...

New Lotcast @rcorysmith.bsky.social joins the show to cover the huge Notre Dame win, State's upcoming title pursuits, and the Paul McNeil game.

Impromptu lotcast episode tonight covering the ND win, State's 5-1 run through the gauntlet, and Paul McNeil's emergence. Questions for the show?

Wrote about what I want to see fromt State's new OC, specifically around the management of his QB and if he can succeed where Anae failed spectacularly. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/can-kur...

Kind of just out of things to say about the MBB team. Needs to upgrade talent. That's a product of NIL, eval, development, etc. It all matters. State missed on a lot of it this year. That doesn't inform results like tonight, but it is the general issue with this team.

Trinity Road Times is looking for a baseball contributor. If you're a baseball die hard, know about OPS and launch angle, and are interested in contributing in a writing and podcasting role, email us at [email protected] or send me a DM.

Spain pick-and-roll with Marcus Hill on the ball and Jayden Taylor as the 2nd screener

Hey if you want to chat about NC State come join TRT premium. I'm pushing this because Twitter is dead and I want to build a space for good faith sports talk. You get bonus videos too and it's free for 7 days so if you hate it you can leave and I'll still love you. www.patreon.com/c/trinityroa...

Why did State recruit a career 28% 3-pt shooter to play in a primarily off-ball role?

New show out www.trinityroadtimes.com/podcast/epis...

One of Wes Moore's go-to sets. Basic 4-5 horns look with James in the weaker corner. 1-4 pick and roll. Puts a ton of pressure on the weak side tag.

Mike James had a role to play in Raleigh, but his injury forced State to pivot and it's failed to do so well. What was James' role supposed to be? I dissected it in this video for TRT premium subscribers. You can join premium for free for 7 days! www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/premium...

NC State legend Ernie Myers joined @jamescurle.bsky.social and I on the latest @ncstate247.bsky.social podcast to discuss the surging women's team, the state of the men's team and more!

Trinity Road Tape: Keatts' Final Play at Stanford Covered the final ATO in today's episode, what was supposed to happen, what ended up happening, and why parallel universes may exist. OK not the last part. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/trinity...

NC State was a cool 1/17 from the mid-range tonight, good for a blistering 6%

For the late crowd: did some film study of Aziaha James, Saniya Rivers, and Zoe Brooks combining for 64 points against Duke. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/film-ro...

For the late crowd: did some film study of Aziaha James, Saniya Rivers, and Zoe Brooks combining for 64 points against Duke. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/film-ro...

Let's talk about pick and roll. In this week's Trinity Road Times premium video, I went into the vault to look at Markell/Omer pick-and-roll sets and compared it to more recent Keatts offenses that heavily used the ball screen. www.patreon.com/posts/kevin-...

I've never felt less optimistic about the world and the country I live in.

More sound offensive theory? Better QB management? More safety rotation and front variance? What are we expecting from Kurt Roper and DJ Eliot. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/things-...

New Lotcast! Baseball preview www.trinityroadtimes.com/podcast/epis...

This is the possession you want more of if you're State. Zipper cut well defended from Aziaha. Hand up on the closeout. Great effort to blow up the DHO from Rivers. Good stunt and soft close on a bad shooter from Hayes. Rivers' length allows her to ice the screen and then recover

Wes Moore spamming 77 pick and roll against the 2-3, scored 7 points on 3 possessions. Gonna cut that up later. One of my favorite actions he runs against the 2-3.

TRT Premium: How Robert Anae mismanaged a young quarterback and what Kurt Roper can do differently www.patreon.com/posts/kurt-r...

I've said everything I can find to say about the State men's team. I think they're bad at almost every part of the game.

Curiosity is the most valuable trait a person can have. Empathy, knowledge, progress, kindness, they're all downstream of curiosity.

Trinity Road Times & The Lotcast will always be free. Also creating some content for our premium members. First, we look at how Keatts wanted to use Mike James. Join premium for free for 7 days and get bonus content and our premium talkin ball channel. patreon.com/TrinityRoadT...

Trinity Road Tape: NC State's Halfcourt Defense Errors www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/trinity...

Any time you can make a two-touchdown game a two-touchdown game with under ten to go, you gotta do it.

ICYMI Did some film review of the many State end-of-game ATOs this year since it's been a hot topic

Examining Kevin Keatts' End-of-Game Play Calls State's had 5 halfcourt ATOs in the final 30 seconds of a one-possesion game and scored 1 point, so what's going on there? Come see. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/examini...

ICYMI

Kevin Keatts and The Application of Basketball Philosophy I wrote 3500 words about spread pick and roll, pressure defense, Keatts' vision and how State has applied personnel to it, and ultimately how it got where it's at now. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/kevin-k...

Posted this in Trinity Road Times premium. Endless issues with State's halfcourt offense and this is merely one, but Styles is 2/15 from 3 over last 4 games. Gotta get more from the 4 in these actions.

Newest Trinity Road Tape. Quick look at an overload ball-screen set from Wes Moore vs. BC's 2-3 zone. www.trinityroadtimes.com/post/trinity...