[UCCBball] Semi final

[Andrew Bailey]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:55:49AM +0800, Christopher Grubb wrote:
> DEFENSE
> 
> They pretty much run a 4-1 offense (4 men out and 1 inside) and they don't
> really use that inside guy much unless he's wide, wide open down on the
> baseline, preferring to swing the ball, and/or pass to a cutter.
> 
> We simply will not cover 4-men outside with just 2 guards. Especially as
> they are quite adept at skip-passes (throwing the ball from one side of the
> court to the open man on the other side)
> 
> Our options would be
> 1) Go to a 2-3 or 1-3-1 zone (giving us 3 guys on the perimeter)
> 2) Stick with our usual 3-2 zone, but forwards MUST go out to the corners
> 
> I've spoken to some of you about 1-3-1 being a legit option, but that does
> leave us open to baseline and backdoor cuts which they did reasonably well.
> I don't think we've ever played 2-3, so I'd rule that out purely for that
> reason if nothing else. Which leaves us with option #2.
> 
> We will need our weak-side guard to sag inside and help out on rebounds when
> a forward goes out to guard the perimeter. (Think about how our wing players
> have to help out with rebounding when we are playing a 1-3-1, same deal.)
> 
> Regardless of what defense we play we need to have good communication.
> Guards need to talk to each other so they know who is guarding the guy at
> the top of the key. Forwards need to talk to the guard in front of them so
> that both players on one side of the court know who is guarding who. Talk it
> up _before_ the ball moves to a problem area. The center needs to be telling
> the forward that they have the inside covered so the forward has confidence
> to get out to the corners.
> 
> I think the best way of working this out is to actually have a bit of a
> walk-through on the basketball court before the game. So we can see what our
> defense looks like when one of our forwards goes out (ie where everyone else
> should be when that happens)
>

Also from memory and this one may be wrong, I didn't think that their passing was especially tight. So keep an eye on the ball in defence.

 
> OFFENSE
> * They like playing a press (trying to steal the ball off the guards before
> they're over half-way)
> ** So if you're on a wing, be prepared to help out getting the ball up the
> floor.
> ** This also means that if you aren't confident bringing the ball up under
> pressure that you need to give the ball off to someone who is
> ** Similarly if you're confident bringing the ball up, GO and get it!
> a

I can come up and get the ball if I'm playing post. Also remember you can pass past a press.


> * They like playing 3 guards out
> ** This makes it harder to get the ball to the wings if they don't move (So
> move 2 meters away, then cut back, or move towards then away)
> ** This makes it easier for us to drive from the top of the key
> *** If we drive from the top, our wing in the corner should cut, and the
> post should roll towards the basket as soon as it is obvious that the guard
> is driving.
> 
> * They overplay for steals
> ** Use fakes, bounce passes, and just trying to dribble the ball past them
> to make them accountable and actually play defense on you when you have the
> ball and not just have them sit off you and block your passing options.
> ** Again, this is why its important why our wings have to move if they want
> to get the ball.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 8:33 AM, <tommo at ucc.asn.au> wrote:
> 
> > Quoting "Andrew Bailey" <acolyte at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>:
> >
> > > They got from my memory a few bounds off transition offence and
> > intercepted
> > > passes. They are quite good at picking up passes past the guards in the
> > air.
> > > We should try and bounce pass a bit against these guys.
> >
> > That's a good point. They did get a few steals, and making more bounce
> > passes - especially when passing into the post - is a good way to
> > minimise that. And remember, if you're trying to pass around a
> > defender the best thing to do is to make a big, long pivot step past
> > their body, so that when you release the pass they're actually behind
> > you. No trying to pass through/over opponents!
> >
> > Tom.
> >
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