At their first meeting NC State got absolutely toasted by Allen to the tune of 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Most of his points came off of one action…the elbow hand-off/screen. When looking at Allen I see a kid who has lots of physical gifts: strong, quick first step, an ability to elevate over defenders (ask BeeJay). When watching the tape on Allen and the way he got his baskets, it confirmed a couple of things…State is awful at defending ball screens and dribble hand-offs. This is troubling because our guys see this action constantly as Gottfried’s offensive scheme uses some of the exact actions that Duke uses for Allen.
Stopping Grayson Allen
