[UCCBball] This weekend's game - offensive setup

[tommo at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au]

Of course you can disagree.

Quoting "Andrew Bailey" <acolyte at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>:

> 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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