What would you change

[SoonerNorm]

If you had your preference, what about the offense would you change, i.e., lineup, run more, move movement, more inside/out, etc? If you have more than one suggestion, please list them in order of importance.

 

[Oliver Hardy]

1. More movement.
2. More high-low action.

 

[rocjunkie]

1. More movement without the ball
2. A lot less dribbling
3. More passing inside/out, like to see Sharane, Maddie, and Nicole K take advantage of driving to the basket while working with the low posts.
4. A lot less dribbling
5. If we continue with a 1 in 4 out type of offense, I would like to see more high screens and let our bigs roll to the basket. Don't see enough pick and rolls any more.
6. Did I mention less dribbling.

 

[j2d2]

Far,far,far,FAR less dribbling;
much, much , much more penetration even if it's only to draw the defense in order to find the open shooter;
more screening and effective screening;
fakes and more fakes.

 

[SoonerNorm]

I think you guys have posted some great ideas.

I will add just one...I would like to see us run. Unless we steal the ball, we virtually never get in a hurry to outrace the opponent to our end of the court. We didn't have the depth to do so this past year but we did when we had DRob (and we had great rebounding) but didn't try to execute many fastbreaks. Depth will not be the problem this fall although I suspect rebounding will be an issue.

 

[sybarite]

Louisville did something that is common, but not as common as they did it. They used their screens, not so often to free up shooters, as to create lanes around which their dribblers could try to find room to penetrate. They constantly set a screen or doublescreen trying to keep the defender from the pursuit of the ball-handler. Sometimes, this created just enough space to penetrate, maybe not to the rim, but enough to get a jump shot or to draw the defense where they could kick it back out to an open shooter--often Slaughter.

 

[SoonerNorm]

Louisville did something that is common, but not as common as they did it. They used their screens, not so often to free up shooters, as to create lanes around which their dribblers could try to find room to penetrate. They constantly set a screen or doublescreen trying to keep the defender from the pursuit of the ball-handler. Sometimes, this created just enough space to penetrate, maybe not to the rim, but enough to get a jump shot or to draw the defense where they could kick it back out to an open shooter--often Slaughter.

I kept watching their offense thinking they must be doing something tricky because of the success they had. Honestly, I didn't see anything tricky about it. They set good screens. The ball handler cut as close to the screener as possible. If the defense switched, the ball handler either took a jump shot or passed. If the defense didn't switch in time, the ball handler penetrated.

What I'm saying is, they ran their screens just the way any coach would draw them up. They just executed them better than most. I think the key was, they had guards who are really good ball handlers, smart, with great court vision.

I liked Roc's suggestion because the pick and roll can be very difficult to defend if the play is run correctly.

 

[Oliver Hardy]

I should have added double screens to my list. It's something I've posted about before.

We definitely need to set more for AE and Morgan, Campbell and even Kornet to drive a lane or baseline to the basket.

I don't know why we haven't done it yet.

 

[rocjunkie]

I should have added double screens to my list. It's something I've posted about before.

We definitely need to set more for AE and Morgan, Campbell and even Kornet to drive a lane or baseline to the basket.

I don't know why we haven't done it yet.

I want to tag off on this and the other previous two posts. Teach these kids the proper technique to screening. Especially the ball handler. Too many times Nic, Jo or Sharane would set the screen, but the ball handler either left too early, or did not rub her defender close enough to the screen. Get all you can on the screen. If the screener's defender switches or flares out, look for the rolling screener to the basket. It ain't rocket science. Just an observation.`

 

[BlackwellSooner]

And I will add this to the other excellent suggestions (especially less dribbling!):

I would like for the coaching staff to, from day one when the player arrives from high school, to emphasize and STRONGLY, the importance of using the glass on the 12-15 foot shots from an angle. Practice, practice and practice some more this shot, because it yields a (I think) significantly higher percentage of success.

Call me Old School if you will, but it just isn't emphasized enough, I don't think.

 

[rocjunkie]

And I will add this to the other excellent suggestions (especially less dribbling!):

I would like for the coaching staff to, from day one when the player arrives from high school, to emphasize and STRONGLY, the importance of using the glass on the 12-15 foot shots from an angle. Practice, practice and practice some more this shot, because it yields a (I think) significantly higher percentage of success.

Call me Old School if you will, but it just isn't emphasized enough, I don't think.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You know I have watched UCONN for years, and one of the things they do in their pre-game warm ups is all the kids shoot off the glass. This is becoming a lost art. Please re-teach these kids a valuable and simple fundamental.

Excellent post.

 

[SoonerSpock]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You know I have watched UCONN for years, and one of the things they do in their pre-game warm ups is all the kids shoot off the glass. This is becoming a lost art. Please re-teach these kids a valuable and simple fundamental.

Excellent post.

Additionally I would like to see the Guys place the ball higher on the board to get the good angle to make the shot. at least half of OU's shot are placed on the board parallel to goal when 6-12" above the goal would provide a much easier angle to make the shot.

Watch UConn the ball goes on the board in the middle or top half of the square not 3" from the bottom of the square like OU generally does.

 

[Soonerbay]

Agree, agree, agree.... Development, development, development...

 

[rocjunkie]

Additionally I would like to see the Guys place the ball higher on the board to get the good angle to make the shot. at least half of OU's shot are placed on the board parallel to goal when 6-12" above the goal would provide a much easier angle to make the shot.

Watch UConn the ball goes on the board in the middle or top half of the square not 3" from the bottom of the square like OU generally does.

+1, absolutely!!!!!

 

[SoonerNorm]

+1, absolutely!!!!!

+2 I don't know if our coaching staff doesn't stress the proper use of the glass during practice or if the players can't remember the practice when they get in a game. It's kinda like turnovers, I don't think either is likely to improve anytime soon.

 

[SoonerSpock]

+2 i don't know if our coaching staff doesn't stress the proper use of the glass during practice or if the players can't remember the practice when they get in a game. it's kinda like turnovers, i don't think either is likely to improve anytime soon.

10-4!!!

 

[Soonerbay]

1. More movement...without the ball.
Other than that, it's game plan to game plan...game to game, depending on match-ups. All of the above need to utilized more or less depending on the team you're playing. A diverse arsenal of skill is required to be able to adjust to each game.