Coach Orange
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For those who say that JB never makes coaching adjustments, we scored 40 points in the first half today in large part because of a simple tweak. The player at the top of the key (often MCW) would pass to the wing (our usual "2" or "3" plays), and then screen away (a down screen in this case) for the other wing. This simple motion offense principle--one that we don't often use in our base plays--got us several good looks in the first half (largely because we executed the fundamentals well), many of which were for Southerland.
Based on how Pitt adjusted to that in the second half, I thought we could have made another tweak when our offense faltered. Pitt started switching that screen, which cut down the looks James got. We could have cleared the big from that side of the floor as the screen was set, and then slipped the screener to the hoop.
We also could have passed the ball to the screener on the perimeter and let him take his man off the dribble. This would be Southerland's man trying to guard MCW--that is a match-up that we should have been able to exploit.
Ultimately, we did make an adjustment, though--we started going to Fair off of the "53" baseline screen.
Based on how Pitt adjusted to that in the second half, I thought we could have made another tweak when our offense faltered. Pitt started switching that screen, which cut down the looks James got. We could have cleared the big from that side of the floor as the screen was set, and then slipped the screener to the hoop.
We also could have passed the ball to the screener on the perimeter and let him take his man off the dribble. This would be Southerland's man trying to guard MCW--that is a match-up that we should have been able to exploit.
Ultimately, we did make an adjustment, though--we started going to Fair off of the "53" baseline screen.
