Missing offensive play

[billyshelby]

You see how open Hayward is on that cut? And how the offense stagnates after that? So frustrating. But what do you do when you run the play and the big refuses to try and make a pass that isn't even that precision of a pass.

And that looks like the flex and not the 1-4 UCLA offense. You can get the big the ball at the top in either set, but the 1-4 UCLA is toward the wing a few sets.

The flex can get the bigs 16-20 foot jump shots at the elbow, too. Kanter will be told to start shooting that shot soon, I imagine.

Another advantage we used to have is both Memo and Boozer were pretty dangerous out to 18. Guys had to defend up on them a little more, and both of them were at least a mild threat to put it on the floor. We're seeing guys drop back further off Al, Favors, and Kanter which, you could argue, cuts down their passing lanes a little more. That's why I'd like to see faster PnR's. Devin/Earl could read it quicker if the high post is stranded, but alternatively CJ/Hayward/Howard could be popping out, taking the pass, and then the high post could quickly move over for a wing PnR. We don't have any fluidity on these things yet.

 

[franklin]

I'm surprised InGameSTrategy and that other troll haven't followed you in here yet.