Posted by codeunknown:
Zone defense isues just scratch the surface.
Spacing on offense was a bigger disaster - our guys let squads get away with doubling Curry - whose passing IQ is next to 0 anyway. First off, the guard that feeds the post need to clear the **** out of the way. Today, in the 15 minutes Curry played, the double came from the top of the key - and Curry passed it maybe twice - to the wing where the ball stalled. Shot clock wasted --> another contested shot.
One glaring positive was evident - we fed the ball into the post quickly. That seems trivial but our players absolutely suck at it - the number of broken plays from just that ends up costing us too many possessions. Today, we got it to Curry where he had enough time - but not enough space- to operate. Part of that is Curry's fault and part of it is the other players (our players) who basically sit in his lap when he's posting up.
First striking issue - Larry likes to swing the ball around the perimeter (as he did in Detroit) to shift the defense and let guys on the floor assume the responsibility of taking good shots. That means fewer set plays and our offense will be torn asunder by mistakes until guys learn how to make decisions. In my opinion, swinging the ball aimlessly around the perimeter wastes shot clock and makes guys hesitant anyway. Everything is a scrap right now - which might be a result of the shifting line-ups. But, Brown's offensive philosophy is not appropriate for winning games now.
Run set plays.
Other issues - 1) Marbury-Frye pick and rolls need to be set HIGH - give Marbury the chance to open up the court. 2) Run curl plays for Q and Crawford - these guys need to be closer than 22 feet when they catch the ball - preferably with the defender lagging. Crawford must make that shot consistently. 3) Every opposing player on the floor is assigned help defense responsibilities. Our guys need to cut consistently after the ball is passed to the help concern. Marbury and Crawford are guilty of squatting on the perimeter. Q was better in the second-half.
- Ending on a positive note - the Ariza back-door dunk was a result of executing point 3. There is no reason he shouldn't be getting 30 minutes.
I agree with everything you said. I would also add that they should have a mandatory reset on every offensive rebound.Just because you caught the ball and are under the basket, doesn't mean you should shoot it (except for eddy Curry).
With a starting lineup of Steph, Q, Ariza, Frye and Curry, we have to spot up shooters (Frye,Q) 2 slashers (Ariza, Steph) and our post up ooption (Curry). Like you said spacing is very important, but with that lineup they have the shooters to space the ball properly, and it also will give the slashers and Curry room to operate.
I need to see way more Pick and rolls with Marbury and Frye.
Steph30+ minutes
Frye 25 minutes
Ariza 30 minutes
Curry 30 minutes
11/4/2005 11:08 PM
