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Message: [QUOTE="Coach Orange, post: 1630280, member: 2260"] Credit Coach B. Because Duke was overplaying the passing lanes (as they always do), he adjusted the offense from the set plays that require running players off of down screens to a spread, 5-out ball-screen attack. It worked because Duke's help defenders didn't want to leave Mal, Lydon, or Trevor to close down the dribble drive. In turn, it allowed Roberson to roll to the hoop without a clogged lane, and it isolated one-on-one match-ups that Duke couldn't handle. That said, offensive success still comes down to players being able to execute fundamental skills, such as dribbling by a defender that is pressuring the ball. G executed remarkably well the other night. Duke ignored the first rule of defense--stop the ball--most of the night, which helped. [/QUOTE]