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As the coach, what would you do differently?
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<blockquote data-quote="FinalFour88" data-source="post: 1267683" data-attributes="member: 894"><p>I'm no coach, but one thing I notice in our defense is that on the perimeter, our players give the offensive players at least a 2-3 foot cushion when defending them as opposed to being right up in their grills. That 2-3 feet allows an offensive player to have space to put the ball on the floor, pass easily, or even shoot. More than anything, it just allows the offensive player to be a bit more comfortable. Maybe that's the design of the "pack line defense," but it's not working. The win-loss record says that. </p><p></p><p>It's often said about very good defensive teams that they "pick up halfcourt" -- meaning, when an offensive player with the ball passes halfcourt, he's being hounded right away. We don't do that. Our great defenses from 10+ years ago did, and they won more games.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FinalFour88, post: 1267683, member: 894"] I'm no coach, but one thing I notice in our defense is that on the perimeter, our players give the offensive players at least a 2-3 foot cushion when defending them as opposed to being right up in their grills. That 2-3 feet allows an offensive player to have space to put the ball on the floor, pass easily, or even shoot. More than anything, it just allows the offensive player to be a bit more comfortable. Maybe that's the design of the "pack line defense," but it's not working. The win-loss record says that. It's often said about very good defensive teams that they "pick up halfcourt" -- meaning, when an offensive player with the ball passes halfcourt, he's being hounded right away. We don't do that. Our great defenses from 10+ years ago did, and they won more games. [/QUOTE]
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