cowboysooner
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First, thanks to you and the team for your effort this year.
Second, love the way you run the program.
Third, it is my observation that the game has changed and you should consider a couple of things when coming up with a plan for next year, to wit:
-- Don't bother defending the twenty feet between the rim and the 3 line. Nobody shoots the ball in this space and who cares if they do.
-- The game is now played at the rim and on the 3 line. Body up people past the line that can theoretically shoot the 3 and prevent the shot being taken. You can't run at nor guard the 3 without fouling, the shot must be prevented from being taken. Ex. Rhode Island bellied up all over the court.
-- as for dribble penetration, which your defense scheme is designed to prevent, don't worry about it. Like WV, Kansas and every other major program, just put someone under the net and have them get in front of dribblers and then jump into the air and keep their arms vertical. The point of this is to contact the dribbler as hard as you can with your players body. This isn't a foul now and dramatically lowers shooting percentages at the rim.
--as for stopping dribblers, just have your player hold their arms out to the side and hold them out stiffly. This type of arm bar is not called and allows the defender to slow down a dribbler until the defender can catch up.
---- Don't leave shooters past the 3 line to help dribblers inside the 3 line ever
-- Don't worry about whether these are rules violations, the game isn't called that way.
----enforce an internal rule that a 4 or 5 can't be passed to unless they are in low post scoring position.
--- And finally, freeman, polla, mcnease and Doolittle must only work on low post positioning and scoring in the low post and flattening and finishing at the rim. Quit letting them practice their shooting from outside 4-5 feet.
The game has changed and you should change with it. Offensively, it is a game of 3s and dunks. Quit defending anything else. Otherwise, stay the course and l look forward to next year. Thanks for this year.
Second, love the way you run the program.
Third, it is my observation that the game has changed and you should consider a couple of things when coming up with a plan for next year, to wit:
-- Don't bother defending the twenty feet between the rim and the 3 line. Nobody shoots the ball in this space and who cares if they do.
-- The game is now played at the rim and on the 3 line. Body up people past the line that can theoretically shoot the 3 and prevent the shot being taken. You can't run at nor guard the 3 without fouling, the shot must be prevented from being taken. Ex. Rhode Island bellied up all over the court.
-- as for dribble penetration, which your defense scheme is designed to prevent, don't worry about it. Like WV, Kansas and every other major program, just put someone under the net and have them get in front of dribblers and then jump into the air and keep their arms vertical. The point of this is to contact the dribbler as hard as you can with your players body. This isn't a foul now and dramatically lowers shooting percentages at the rim.
--as for stopping dribblers, just have your player hold their arms out to the side and hold them out stiffly. This type of arm bar is not called and allows the defender to slow down a dribbler until the defender can catch up.
---- Don't leave shooters past the 3 line to help dribblers inside the 3 line ever
-- Don't worry about whether these are rules violations, the game isn't called that way.
----enforce an internal rule that a 4 or 5 can't be passed to unless they are in low post scoring position.
--- And finally, freeman, polla, mcnease and Doolittle must only work on low post positioning and scoring in the low post and flattening and finishing at the rim. Quit letting them practice their shooting from outside 4-5 feet.
The game has changed and you should change with it. Offensively, it is a game of 3s and dunks. Quit defending anything else. Otherwise, stay the course and l look forward to next year. Thanks for this year.
