There are some really good videos out there on Ben McCollum's offense and philosophy, but I am struggling to find much on Devries. Anyone want to help a brother out?
Darian Devries Offense/Philosophy
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His offense at UWV avg 68 pts per game. Only had one center listed on the roster who averaged 17 minutes per game & 5pts. Looks to be guard and forward oriented. Just from reading the stat page on ESPN.
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I have watched probably 5+ WVU games and they get up and down the court, shoot threes (especially when young DeVries was healthy and Smalls played 1/2). Aggressive on defense and they rebound. But they suffered two injuries so I could never really get a feel for their overall strategy. One thing I do know that would be a big change was the team toughness. Best I can do, sorry.
He clearly understands the importance of a solid PG. At Drake, he had Roman Penn for 3 years (all-MVC). And at WV, he got Small to transfer in.
This would equate to 5+ wins or more over current Iowa strategy.
DeVries son shot 47% from three & would be a one & done. I'll take him any day!
Next coach needs to have no sons!
I saw a quote from DD on his keys to on-court success...
- Take care of the ball
- Defensive rebounding
- Tough defense
two things on this strategy.
1. Defense travels
2. Defense wins championships
San Diego St got to the final championship game 2 years ago on defense. Their offense sucked that year & Brian Dutcher couldn't coach offense to save his life.
