[UCCBball] Ladder situation/training

[Andrew Bailey]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 02:51:03PM +0800, tommo at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au wrote:
> Quoting Alwyn Lloyd <zarquin at ucc.asn.au>:
> 
> >> I could bring our little whiteboard. ;)
> >
> > I hope you have an appropriate style matching tracksuite to go with it....
> 
> Do you really have a little whiteboard Alwyn? All kidding around  
> aside, that'd actually be really handy.
> 
> Here's what I'd identify as the key areas:
> 
> -offensive structure/strategy (initial placement, standard cuts to  
> make, hi/low postups, ball movement, etc) We covered this quite a bit  
> when we had our last "strategy talk", and it ended up working really  
> well in the game. Especially nice would be more cutting diagonally  
> through the key, more cutting off other people's post-ups/drives,  
> quicker ball movement with less hesitation and people calling for the  
> ball LOUDLY. (This is the main point we'll want to cover when we meet  
> before the game, with diagrams and whatnot)
> 

There are a couple of set plays I'd love to practice with our wings, not
just pumping it down to Tommo in low post but also looking at wing to
high cut in the key.

We also need to work out how we can run both an inside and outside
offense, and when we should do it.

> -boxing out. I don't really know what else we can do about this. It's  
> something people need to learn via repetition/training, so that it  
> becomes an automatic, habitual thing. It's all good and well knowing  
> in theory what you're meant to do, but if you get out on the court and  
> then don't remember to do it, then it's all pointless. And we still  
> don't do it at least 90% of the time.
>

> -passing quality. This is pretty straightforward. Keep the passes  
> smart and straight, and don't panic if you get into trouble (better to  
> get a 5-sec violation than an intercepted pass). We tend to do this  
> pretty well these days, especially when we do the first point  
> (offensive structure/strategy) well, but it's still worth keeping in  
> mind.
>


> -offensive boards. We never, ever have them, except when someone  
> rebounds off their own drive/cut. I get the impression that the main  
> issue here is people not thinking of the keyway as "somewhere I go" in  
> offense. If you're anywhere within the 3-point line, you should be  
> getting into the key and crashing offensive boards. If you're outside  
> the 3-point line, you should be covering the "mid range" rebounding  
> area or drifting back to cover the fast break. And under no  
> circumstances should we ever have 4-5 players outside the 3-point line  
> when a shot goes up.
>

Yep, I seem to be getting position too close the basket and getting out
rebounded. Mostly I think because I am cutting for a feed in pass low
that never happens.  I might try crashing boards later and higher, but
the downside is that then I wont be inside for a dish off. 


> -2nd half lag. We get tired. That's going to happen regardless,  
> because with a couple of exceptions, none of us are especially fit.  
> The important thing here is to use our timeouts and subs effectively.  
> Getting psysically tired is actually only half the problem - it's the  
> lack of focus that kills us.

If your tired sub, we've got lots of subs.
> 
> Anyone want to respond to any of this, or mention any areas I haven't covered?
> 
> Tom.
> 
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