Bulldogs

Scouting snapshot

Burton in space is the first lever. Plumlee late at the line is the second. O'Reilly in late-clock or foul scenarios is the third. The team breaks more from structure stress than from pure talent gaps.

Who We Are

• League-best eFG% (55.9%)
• Elite rebounding when Burton is on floor (13 RPG alone)
• Balanced scoring — multiple creators
• 17.7 APG with 1.42 A:TO in wins

• Turnover-prone under pressure (16 TO in KJ loss)
• FT% liability in crunch time (Plumlee 25%, Benson 33%, D. O'Reilly 25%)
• Mueller out for season — Plumlee is the sole stretch big, no Mueller + Plumlee + Benson look available
• Rebounding vulnerable when Burton sits

Efficient. Balanced. Turnover-prone under pressure. Win conditions: two ball-handlers on floor vs pressure, Burton 25+ minutes, 15+ assists, under 12 TOs, Attila 4+ assists.

Every opponent, on one page

• Deny Locke catches — top-lock at the arc
• Pace up to 80+ possessions
• Attack Macdonald off ball screens, not in the post
• Rebound discipline on their misses
• Don't foul — 46% team FT

• Trap Harding on every ball screen — force someone else to beat us
• Run in transition — their paint bigs are slow getting back
• Attack Greene and Banker in space
• Protect the defensive glass — Burton 10+ rebounds
• Don't jack threes — avoid their style
• Don't foul — 73% team FT

• Survive Forster — hold him to 14 or fewer
• Front Holman in the paint; force weaker hand
• Exploit Garrett's absence if he sits
• Force pace — their half-court schemes are the danger
• Take care of the ball — target sub-12 TOs (vs 16 in Game 1)

• Double Semler on every post catch — never let him get deep position
• Run in transition
• Wall off Niedermeyer's drive line; force pull-ups
• Chase Post off the arc — 22 of 23 attempts are threes

• Chase Adler and Heinle off every screen — no airspace
• Burton 1-on-1 vs Blount; live with post-ups
• Don't give Blount multiple paint touches
• Foul them in 1-and-1 spots — 43% team FT

Our roster (9)

Our schedule