[UCCBball] This weekend's game - offensive setup

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

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

> Chris's little pictures kind of cleared it up for me. If you're on  
> the baseline or close to it ( a foot or two ) I can see this working  
> with the other forward cutting. If you further up than that, and you  
> often are, then there isn't any space to cut to. Of course you could  
> be higher because the wing isn't deep enough.

I think this is typically the case :)

> I do actually try this cut a few times a game. It very rarely seems  
> to be useful.

I think you'll find it more useful if our offense is positioned in a  
manner which takes advantage of it.

> I know you do go there a lot, I try and keep out of your way.

Haha, fair enough. Well the other good thing about this offense is it  
establishes a nice set-area for us each to move in, which will  
alternate depending on which side the point pushes the ball to, so we  
shouldn't get in each other's way at all.

> No cause the point guard is wide under you scenario ;-)

Lol, this is true :)

> That all said,  I am quite willing to try the offense and see if it works.

Awesome. I appreciate it.

> I suppose one selfish base of my concern is that it will involve me  
> doing a lot of running and not really getting the ball.

I don't know why you think you won't get the ball - if you and I are  
both on the court then this play will present both of us equally as  
the key inside options. And it also positions us really well for one  
of us to pass to the other on a cut. If anything, I think this offense  
is actually very well suited to your style of play, and it'll enable  
you to get more good scoring opportunities.

Tom.