DEFENSE?

Quote from: hnk on June 23, 2017, 08:10:33 PM

Switching up defenses would be  positive.  What sort of zone are you guys thinking about?

1-3-1 with Simon at the top with his length and Ponds running the baseline with his fast hands and nose for the ball. It helps limit dribble penetration and will keep Owens out of could trouble. Then some 2-3 with 3/4 pressure and aggressive traps. Try to  funnel the ball handler
to one side to trap or force long cross-court passes like Dunlap did here.

I agree. Would like to see Yakwe at the top also

Let's start with them learning one defense. And actually hustling when it's called for.

Quote from: Marillac on June 24, 2017, 07:39:53 AM

Quote from: hnk on June 23, 2017, 08:10:33 PM

Switching up defenses would be  positive.  What sort of zone are you guys thinking about?

1-3-1 with Simon at the top with his length and Ponds running the baseline with his fast hands and nose for the ball. It helps limit dribble penetration and will keep Owens out of could trouble. Then some 2-3 with 3/4 pressure and aggressive traps. Try to  funnel the ball handler
to one side to trap or force long cross-court passes like Dunlap did here.

I agree. Would like to see Yakwe at the top also

Yakwe is only two inches taller than Simon and Simon's wingspan is crazy. I'd think he'd be a much better option up top than Yakwe and a real threat to leak out and score in transition.

Can you trap the corners out of a 1-3-1?

In a 2-3 you trap short corner like your life depends on it. The difference between a good coach and a great one is how obsessively they prepare their players to trap like it's second nature.

A 1-3-1 is more difficult to trap in the corner. The corners are the weakenesses of that zone. So good ball reversal and crisp decison-making will almost always eliminate a trap, but one hesitation allows the wing to close out on the ball and the baseline defender the option to trap. The 1-3-1 does a great job turning teams one-dimemnsuonal and  taking away dribble penetration.

That makes sense.....dribble penetration killed us last year .....and helped cause Tariq's foul troubles.  Although doesn't a zone make it harder for our guys to box out which also decimated us in 16/17. 

Quote from: Marillac on June 24, 2017, 07:39:53 AM

Quote from: hnk on June 23, 2017, 08:10:33 PM

Switching up defenses would be  positive.  What sort of zone are you guys thinking about?

1-3-1 with Simon at the top with his length and Ponds running the baseline with his fast hands and nose for the ball. It helps limit dribble penetration and will keep Owens out of could trouble. Then some 2-3 with 3/4 pressure and aggressive traps. Try to  funnel the ball handler
to one side to trap or force long cross-court passes like Dunlap did here.

I agree. Would like to see Yakwe at the top also

No. Perhaps the only thing Yakwe did well on the court last year was block shots and you want to take that away from him?

We should have a goal to keep the opposition in the sixties.

Amazing, how much things have changed.  We need to keep it up, Congrats guys!!!!!!