Cutting to the basket

[glick1980]

I am no basketball guru, but why do we never cut to the basket when the ball goes to Tony and he is double or triple teamed? Everybody just stands there watching. What needs to happen is when that double team comes, the person they are coming off of needs to cut right to the basket, and if they rotate onto them, the ball needs to be skipped to the far side of the court for an open shot. This coaching is just awful.

[Wag Tag]

If Tony is being double teamed bring him out to the top of the key ! Put the big guy Coleman in at center . This would open some lanes !

[chrisfisher]

Let them double and triple team Tony. That means that 2 to 3 of our other shooters are open. Make them pay and the double and triple teams stop on Tony. We haven't made them pay - at all.

[Army of Dad]

If Tony is being double teamed bring him out to the top of the key ! Put the big guy Coleman in at center . This would open some lanes !

That's crazy talk. You can't put two big guys like Coleman and Mitchell on the floor at the same time!

Benford'd

[Wag Tag]

Coleman could set a Hell of a pick !!

[Roadruner]

Years ago, in our Church league my 7^th graders were really having difficulty playing against the 2-3 zone, which we seem to be running into frequently in youth tournaments.

Below is the system we developed for them and it worked – they came in second in the league.

Low post rules:

1. Run the baseline and always be in ball-side short corner when ball is on the wing.

2. When the ball is at the high post, duck under the zone into the paint for the pass down low.

3. Offensive rebounding

High post rules:

1. Move with the ball... always point toward the ball. Ball at point, be at the FT line. Ball on the wing, fill the hula hoop just below the ball-side elbow. Ball in the corner, cut down to the low block.

2. Look to score, or pass inside or opposite wing.

3. Offensive rebounding

Wings rules:

1. Look to penetrate from the wing, and make good passing decisions, avoid too much dribbling.

2. Look for the shot, and when the high post is at the elbow, the opposite wing drops down into the gap on the weak-side.

3. When high post dives to low block, the opposite wing slides into the high post or ball-side elbow area.

4. Offensive rebounding

Point rules:

1. Keep the ball moving, with little dribbling, except to penetrate or open a passing lane.

2. Look for opportunity to dribble and split the two top defenders, and if they collapse, dish out to either wing.

3. Responsible for staying back (on top) to prevent the fast break.

[meangreener]

Years ago, in our Church league my 7^th graders were really having difficulty playing against the 2-3 zone, which we seem to be running into frequently in youth tournaments.

Below is the system we developed for them and it worked – they came in second in the league.

Low post rules:

1. Run the baseline and always be in ball-side short corner when ball is on the wing.

2. When the ball is at the high post, duck under the zone into the paint for the pass down low.

3. Offensive rebounding

High post rules:

1. Move with the ball... always point toward the ball. Ball at point, be at the FT line. Ball on the wing, fill the hula hoop just below the ball-side elbow. Ball in the corner, cut down to the low block.

2. Look to score, or pass inside or opposite wing.

3. Offensive rebounding

Wings rules:

1. Look to penetrate from the wing, and make good passing decisions, avoid too much dribbling.

2. Look for the shot, and when the high post is at the elbow, the opposite wing drops down into the gap on the weak-side.

3. When high post dives to low block, the opposite wing slides into the high post or ball-side elbow area.

4. Offensive rebounding

Point rules:

1. Keep the ball moving, with little dribbling, except to penetrate or open a passing lane.

2. Look for opportunity to dribble and split the two top defenders, and if they collapse, dish out to either wing.

3. Responsible for staying back (on top) to prevent the fast break.

Cool story bro

[GreenBat]

Years ago, in our Church league my 7^th graders were really having difficulty playing against the 2-3 zone, which we seem to be running into frequently in youth tournaments.

Below is the system we developed for them and it worked – they came in second in the league.

Low post rules:

1. Run the baseline and always be in ball-side short corner when ball is on the wing.

2. When the ball is at the high post, duck under the zone into the paint for the pass down low.

3. Offensive rebounding

High post rules:

1. Move with the ball... always point toward the ball. Ball at point, be at the FT line. Ball on the wing, fill the hula hoop just below the ball-side elbow. Ball in the corner, cut down to the low block.

2. Look to score, or pass inside or opposite wing.

3. Offensive rebounding

Wings rules:

1. Look to penetrate from the wing, and make good passing decisions, avoid too much dribbling.

2. Look for the shot, and when the high post is at the elbow, the opposite wing drops down into the gap on the weak-side.

3. When high post dives to low block, the opposite wing slides into the high post or ball-side elbow area.

4. Offensive rebounding

Point rules:

1. Keep the ball moving, with little dribbling, except to penetrate or open a passing lane.

2. Look for opportunity to dribble and split the two top defenders, and if they collapse, dish out to either wing.

3. Responsible for staying back (on top) to prevent the fast break.

That's a seventh grade church league. Do you really think anything that simple could actually work? #SARCASM

I think EFFORT from everyone would help as well. That includes players, head coach, assistant coaches, managers, trainers and everyone associated with the Men's Basketball program.

[Censored by Laurie]

Years ago, in our Church league my 7^th graders were really having difficulty playing against the 2-3 zone, which we seem to be running into frequently in youth tournaments.

Below is the system we developed for them and it worked – they came in second in the league.

Low post rules:

1. Run the baseline and always be in ball-side short corner when ball is on the wing.

2. When the ball is at the high post, duck under the zone into the paint for the pass down low.

3. Offensive rebounding

High post rules:

1. Move with the ball... always point toward the ball. Ball at point, be at the FT line. Ball on the wing, fill the hula hoop just below the ball-side elbow. Ball in the corner, cut down to the low block.

2. Look to score, or pass inside or opposite wing.

3. Offensive rebounding

Wings rules:

1. Look to penetrate from the wing, and make good passing decisions, avoid too much dribbling.

2. Look for the shot, and when the high post is at the elbow, the opposite wing drops down into the gap on the weak-side.

3. When high post dives to low block, the opposite wing slides into the high post or ball-side elbow area.

4. Offensive rebounding

Point rules:

1. Keep the ball moving, with little dribbling, except to penetrate or open a passing lane.

2. Look for opportunity to dribble and split the two top defenders, and if they collapse, dish out to either wing.

3. Responsible for staying back (on top) to prevent the fast break.

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[MeanGreenTexan]

Years ago, in our Church league my 7^th graders were really having difficulty playing against the 2-3 zone, which we seem to be running into frequently in youth tournaments.

Below is the system we developed for them and it worked – they came in second in the league.

Low post rules:

1. Run the baseline and always be in ball-side short corner when ball is on the wing.

2. When the ball is at the high post, duck under the zone into the paint for the pass down low.

3. Offensive rebounding

High post rules:

1. Move with the ball... always point toward the ball. Ball at point, be at the FT line. Ball on the wing, fill the hula hoop just below the ball-side elbow. Ball in the corner, cut down to the low block.

2. Look to score, or pass inside or opposite wing.

3. Offensive rebounding

Wings rules:

1. Look to penetrate from the wing, and make good passing decisions, avoid too much dribbling.

2. Look for the shot, and when the high post is at the elbow, the opposite wing drops down into the gap on the weak-side.

3. When high post dives to low block, the opposite wing slides into the high post or ball-side elbow area.

4. Offensive rebounding

Point rules:

1. Keep the ball moving, with little dribbling, except to penetrate or open a passing lane.

2. Look for opportunity to dribble and split the two top defenders, and if they collapse, dish out to either wing.

3. Responsible for staying back (on top) to prevent the fast break.

[cl_1_2008]

Let them double and triple team Tony. That means that 2 to 3 of our other shooters are open. Make them pay and the double and triple teams stop on Tony. We haven't made them pay - at all.

And here is where the problem lies. We have no shooters. MAYBE Holmen I guess, but nobody else on the team can consistently hit a jump shot. In my opinion, they need to put Tony out on the perimeter more, and let him initiate the offense. If you want to double him on the perimeter, go for it, because that takes people out of the paint, which just so happens to be the only place we can make shots. When he's down low, they can send 2 or 3 guys at him without worrying, because we are a godawful perimeter-shooting team. Every team we play from here on out is going to zone the hell out of us until we learn how to beat it. Hopefully, we figure it out before February.

Go Mean Green...