From watching last year and studying BU’s offense while at his previous stops, this is my idea of how the offense works for bigs.
If the ball is in the short-corner, the high post guy can cut to the ball-side block for a post up when not setting a screen for a perimeter guy. Or cut to the opposite block for a lob.
Any other time our bigs would post is if they work from the high-post or if they come down and set a screen for the initial cutter so that the defense switches a wing/guard onto him. The ball would then be thrown back up-top and then downlow.
With the added length on our perimeter, guys like Kip, Ayo, Jones, Griffin are likely going to be in more post-up spots than many of our bigs, which is another reason why our offense should be better this year (and Damonte forgot to mention him earlier). Along with the added ability to post up, it helps to have the added length so that when our bigs are backing someone down, the ball is more likely to be thrown downlow.
Last year we had some size with Alstork and Smith, but they either weren’t thrown the ball, or were too indecisive in those spots and looked lost/uncomfortable.
We need bigs who can run the floor, have good lateral quickness, and are comfortable setting screens and with the ball 12-15 feet from the basket. I think Kane has a lot of potential there, Giorgi was recruited heavily because of his comfort level in that spot as he played on the perimeter and the high-post frequently in high school.
Liddell would have been the absolute perfect recruit, but we missed him. Obviously added size is a bonus, but Underwood has proven that his system works with undersized bigs.
Give me a class of Shannon+ 2 bigs that are long and comfortable on the perimeter and i’m happy. It’s cliche but stars don’t matter, it’s all about fit! The last regime struck out on talent and couldn’t get guys who fit.
Coach BU also utilizes post ups with the second cutter action, where instead of going to the nearby corner, his man seals off on the now strong side block.
Since the 4 perimeter spots are "positionless" the bigger guards can draw attraction down low.
What I'm excited for this year is the action I described above, but now with the legitimate opportunity to kick out if the defense over helps and shoot a three.
There are several legitimate three-point shooters on the team and the second cutter post action can definitely open up some strong looks.
I've been studying Coach BU and his spread offense for quite some time, and love the versatility and options that are presented within his system.