Cutting down open drives to the hoop by 50% isn't effective?

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Jun 3, 2024
1:08:58pm

RenoCoug All-American

Cutting down open drives to the hoop by 50% isn't effective?

Seems like a great wrinkle to me.

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RenoCoug

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Time

Peel and switch.

TailgateU

Jun 3, 12:41pm

Interesting

Jun 3, 12:46pm

I like that we're being innovative in scheme.

vagabonder

Jun 3, 12:47pm

looks like it worked about half the time or less

Scooter

Jun 3, 12:49pm

No defense works every time, but it's better than uncontested layups.

TailgateU

Jun 3, 12:51pm

His defense is used throughout the nba

JOPE

Jun 3, 12:55pm

This is all based on when the offensive player beats you. So of

bluesloth

Jun 3, 12:58pm

It's about being in a better position to recover to open shooters. The help defender is in a better spot initially, the

CalGTR

Jun 3, 2:21pm

Cutting down open drives to the hoop by 50% isn't effective?

RenoCoug

Jun 3, 1:08pm

tough crowd, just playing.

Scooter

Jun 3, 2:47pm

This just looks like proper help defense with proper switching. If the on-ball

Trinity

Jun 3, 12:57pm

Not really the system. In this system, you don't wait until after you've been beat. There's a lot to it.

CalGTR

Jun 3, 2:14pm

So, the on-ball defender bails (peels) intentionally before being beat? Maybe

Trinity

Jun 3, 2:23pm

It's not that simple, but yes the switch is called earlier which is possible because of the positioning of the help man.

CalGTR

Jun 3, 2:34pm

I'll concede. I'm not seeing it, but I trust there is something I'm missing.

Trinity

Jun 3, 2:41pm

The key innovation is to have the defender that is about to be beaten to peel off to defend the man that is left open by

CalGTR

Jun 3, 3:10pm

It's not there. It's help defense and help the helper.

ochobeeguy

Jun 3, 3:30pm

That seems like it comes with time as a team together and good instinct.

Idacoug

Jun 3, 1:00pm

I thought this was going to be a key and peele video

Preppy

Jun 3, 1:03pm

Me, too. Thought was a new NCAA Football game intro mode.

flyonawall

Jun 3, 1:52pm

The Key and Peele bait and switch

ryebrye

Jun 3, 2:28pm

Me too. Was disappointed it was an actual basketball post requiring thinking.

BigEasyCougar

Jun 3, 4:18pm

We have done peel switches the last couple of years

Jun 3, 1:06pm

“Get beat and bail” defense

flyonawall

Jun 3, 1:53pm

RE: Peel and switch.

zonacougar

Jun 3, 1:59pm

Some folks commenting clearly don't understand what's innovative about this system and why it's been all the rage

CalGTR

Jun 3, 2:17pm

I'm a bigger fan of the "bend and snap" strategy, but to each their own

smootharch

Jun 3, 2:22pm

I guess all old things eventually become new. This is exactly the same

texaskevin

Jun 3, 2:55pm

you see a lot where the peel guy rotates out to pick up the corner shooter..

icecougar

Jun 3, 3:05pm

It's innovative to me. But I mostly listen to Chopin.

HenderCoug

Jun 3, 3:47pm

Pretty sure that’s just normal BB. If you get beat, try to make yourself useful

Robert Baratheon

Jun 3, 4:12pm

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