[UCCBball] This weekend's game - offensive setup

[Andrew Bailey]

On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 01:28:38PM +0900, tommo at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 

Am I allowed to disagree?

> I wanted to test out a basic offensive setup for our last game, just  
> to see how it works. I think it'll help tighten up our ball movement  
> and get us a few more good shooting options. These things are tricky  
> to describe via email, but here's the gist of it...
> 
> 1. We start out with the point guard at the top with the ball, with  
> wings out to either side, and both big men (eg me and Accy) in the  
> post position on either side of the keyway.
> 
> 2. Now, usually when we start out like this, we begin with the point  
> passing straight to the wing. What I'd like to see us do is have the  
> point dribble the ball towards the wing area (either side).
> 
> 3. When the point does this, the wing on the same side drifts down  
> towards the bassline, and the forward on the other-side post cuts up  
> to the high post.
> 
> 4. From here, the point can pass either down to the bassline wing (5a)  
> or straight across into the high post (5b). If neither of these  
> options prove to be viable, and the point gets into trouble, then the  
> other side wing should cut up to the top to provide a bail-out option  
> to reset the offense.
> 
> 5a. If the pass goes to the bassline wing, then they have the option  
> to either shoot, drive or pass in to the low post up. A big reason  
> we've been getting fewer good postups this season is because we don't  
> tend to move the ball far enough down towards the bassline for a good  
> passing angle. Hopefully this setup will fix that. If the pass does go  
> into the low post then the high post and the other-side wing should  
> both cut in towards the hoop, creating passing options and extra help  
> for boards should the shot go up. Timing is important here - don't cut  
> until the post has turned to face the hoop, so they can see you.
> 
> 5b. If the pass goes to the high post, then there's actually quite a  
> few options - shoot, drive, pass out to the other-side wing (either  
> stationary or on a cut to the basket), pass straight back to the  
> point, pass it down to the low post (a good play to do on the end of a  
> drive, as it'll draw the defense away from the low post), there could  
> even be a passing option for the bassline wing cutting to the keyway.  
> If the high post decides to either shoot or drive, it's important for  
> the other-side wing and the high post himself to go in hard for boards.
> 
> There's lots of little, unplanned things that can happen off this  
> setup, but the basic structure is there. Most of it will come pretty  
> naturally, the important stuff to remember is the initial movement -  
> guard dribbles to side, wing drifts down to bassline, other-side post  
> cuts to high post.
> 
> Did that make sense to everyone? If it didn't, say so and I'll try to  
> clarify. I'm thinking we can have a couple of practice runs before the  
> game, but if people have a reasonable understanding of it beforehand  
> then it'll be easier to set up on the day.
> 
> I've also got an idea for tightening up our zone in defense, but that  
> can wait for another time. Don't want to overload everyone's brains ;)
> 
> Cheers,
> Tom.
> 
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