Illinois 82, DePaul 73 POSTGAME

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I am waiting for the point where the team trusts it enough to get a bunch of backside dunks off the help D or the backscreen. LB's is the only attempt I can recall a few games back - but he had to bank it in. Hoping to see more Flying Illini jr. in the next month - unfortunately we then run into B1G play.

So much of the offense really is based on how the defense guards the HP guy.

That lob to Leron was a counter off the dribble entry. The base screen of the entry is a down screen by the HP guy for a curl shot, then into the regular 2 man game if the shooter or screener isn't open. I think we ran that the possession or 2 before. The defense was hugging LB though, so we called the backscreen lob.

The other basic lob looks we haven't seen yet are on the first cut, when the defense gets hung up on the screen. So far the D has either really sagged off the HP guy or when they've gotten hung up on the screen it's been a short guy like Te'Jon receiving. Looking forward to the point where it's Kipper or the Marks.

The other basic lob look will be off the second cut. Similar to the dribble entry, if the defense is hugging the high post guy, the second cutter will set a backscreen first instead of just straight posting up. The HP will peel off and look for the lob.

So far this year I think I've counted less than 10 total spread deviations/sets/counters. We've run other stuff out of different 4 low looks, but we've been really simple with spread. If I had to guess, it's probably a combination of a slow build by design, not needing an extreme amount of extras this early in the year, and saving some stuff for the big boys come conference time.
 
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Oldtoysrock

Sarasota, Florida
But he had surgery this summer?


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He did, which would make transferring all the more logical as he could take the time to fully recuperate this year without losing a year of eligibility since he would have to sit out anyway. Makes perfect sense when viewed from that perspective.


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#153      

Oldtoysrock

Sarasota, Florida
So much of the offense really is based on how the defense guards the HP guy.



That lob to Leron was a counter off the dribble entry. The base screen of the entry is a down screen by the HP guy for a curl shot, then into the regular 2 man game if the shooter or screener isn't open. I think we ran that the possession or 2 before. The defense was hugging LB though, so we called the backscreen lob.



The other basic lob looks we haven't seen yet are on the first cut, when the defense gets hung up on the screen. So far the D has either really sagged off the HP guy or when they've gotten hung up on the screen it's been a short guy like Te'Jon receiving. Looking forward to the point where it's Kipper or the Marks.



The other basic lob look will be off the second cut. Similar to the dribble entry, if the defense is hugging the high post guy, the second cutter will set a backscreen first instead of just straight posting up. The HP will peel off and look for the lob.



So far this year I think I've counted less than 10 total spread deviations/sets/counters. We've run other stuff out of different 4 low looks, but we've been really simple with spread. If I had to guess, it's probably a combination of a slow build by design, not needing an extreme amount of extras this early in the year, and saving some stuff for the big boys come conference time.



Great stuff, thanks for your insight, although admittedly as a fan I don’t understand everything you’re saying. Can I see it diagrammed on a white board? lol. Seriously, I love it.


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whovous

Washington, DC
Great stuff, thanks for your insight, although admittedly as a fan I don’t understand everything you’re saying. Can I see it diagrammed on a white board? lol. Seriously, I love it.


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+1. I am absolutely certain that FiveStar know his stuff, but I know just enough about the game to recognize when an explanation is completely over my head.
 
#157      
Great stuff, thanks for your insight, although admittedly as a fan I don’t understand everything you’re saying. Can I see it diagrammed on a white board? lol. Seriously, I love it.


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+1. I am absolutely certain that FiveStar know his stuff, but I know just enough about the game to recognize when an explanation is completely over my head.

Sorry guys. I get excited lol