Almost can't believe what I saw out there...
We have historically thrown out there a hectic, hit-or-miss 1-2-1-1 press that gave up as many lay-ups as it created turnovers
Tonight, we launched a 2-2-1 three-quarter court press. Thank God. It transitions seamlessly to our 2-3 half-court zone, gives up (nearly) zero easy layups, may still create turnovers given our size, and just makes sense.
PLUS, it takes 7 seconds off the shot clock, so now teams have 22 seconds to deal with our length.
This is a major shift in strategy...and a very good one.
We have historically thrown out there a hectic, hit-or-miss 1-2-1-1 press that gave up as many lay-ups as it created turnovers
Tonight, we launched a 2-2-1 three-quarter court press. Thank God. It transitions seamlessly to our 2-3 half-court zone, gives up (nearly) zero easy layups, may still create turnovers given our size, and just makes sense.
PLUS, it takes 7 seconds off the shot clock, so now teams have 22 seconds to deal with our length.
This is a major shift in strategy...and a very good one.