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<blockquote data-quote="FatGreg" data-source="post: 1259817" data-attributes="member: 562927"><p>Absolutely. I really think that Groce's system requires at least one perimeter player--preferably a PG--to be an explosive scorer in order to function properly. We sort of saw it in year one with Brandon Paul. JG's offense looked effective with DJ Cooper running it at Ohio. Ray Rice and Malcolm have done their best, but Rice wasn't a good enough creator off the dribble and Hill isn't athletic enough. It's a system weakness, for sure, and Groce hasn't been able to adjust. </p><p></p><p>Maybe Frazier will be the guy that makes the engine run properly: attack the basket off the high ball screen, score at the rim and/or draw fouls; do it until you start getting help defenders to sag toward the lane and then kick out to open shooters; if your defender plays off you to stop penetration, knock down threes until he has to get in your jersey; rinse and repeat. That's how an iso-heavy high ball screen offense is supposed to work, but you need a lead guard who can 1) hit 35+ percent from 3pt range, particularly off the dribble, 2) blow by defenders and get to the rim, and 3) find open shooters when the defense collapses. There aren't many of those to go around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FatGreg, post: 1259817, member: 562927"] Absolutely. I really think that Groce's system requires at least one perimeter player--preferably a PG--to be an explosive scorer in order to function properly. We sort of saw it in year one with Brandon Paul. JG's offense looked effective with DJ Cooper running it at Ohio. Ray Rice and Malcolm have done their best, but Rice wasn't a good enough creator off the dribble and Hill isn't athletic enough. It's a system weakness, for sure, and Groce hasn't been able to adjust. Maybe Frazier will be the guy that makes the engine run properly: attack the basket off the high ball screen, score at the rim and/or draw fouls; do it until you start getting help defenders to sag toward the lane and then kick out to open shooters; if your defender plays off you to stop penetration, knock down threes until he has to get in your jersey; rinse and repeat. That's how an iso-heavy high ball screen offense is supposed to work, but you need a lead guard who can 1) hit 35+ percent from 3pt range, particularly off the dribble, 2) blow by defenders and get to the rim, and 3) find open shooters when the defense collapses. There aren't many of those to go around. [/QUOTE]
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