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Team Basketball, a fuzzy philosophy

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Fuzzybear, Nov 1, 2002.

  1. Fuzzybear

    Fuzzybear Contributing Member

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    Just my take on this...


    A player begins by improving his own skills, but then has to learn to play in a team setting.

    The 7 requirements of Offensive Team basketball:
    1) A steady(can protect the ball) point guard who is willing to give up the ball and will only rush the shot when left wide open and even then with discretion.

    2) Each player must think selflessly and do personal sacrifices for the good of the team.

    3) Each player must run out and receive passes or have good movement away from the ball.

    4) Iso's must be used sparingly. Stars who wish to shoot the basketball should usually instead have run plays set for them if possible in order to involve the team.

    5) Every player should touch the basketball a fair amount of time over the course of a game and be given the chance to score, not necessarily taking the chance.

    6) As a general rule of thumb, when no play is being run, the shooter should have already deferred the ball at least once on the same play in order to have exausted the option of an easier basket. The only shot that should be taken with zero hesitation is one four feet and in from the basket.

    7) Most plays should involve very LITTLE DRIBBLING and more often than not, shots off passes hence assists thereby speeding up the offense.

    What makes offensive team basketball work:
    1) Five Good/smart passers
    2) Five players who move well without the basketball
    3) "Chemistry" or the familiarity between the players and their respective skills/playing style.

    The goals of good offesive team basketball:
    1) To find the best shot possible at any given time
    2) To get the entire team involved in the offense

    The advantages of good offensive team basketball:
    1) UNPREDICTABILITY, all 5 players become dangerous at all times
    2) Mutual agreement between all players on the court for the given play to have occured, due to the equal responsibility placed on them.
    3) A lot of point blank shots/ layups/easy buckets.

    Things that can make offensive team basketball not work:
    1) Too many turnovers off passes
    2) Too many passes, no one shoots (Unlikely event)
    3) A clearly outmatched team

    In terms of individual skills, the Rockets have been spoiled with Rudy T and his current crop of amazingly talented players. However, the team concept MUST be implemented in order to maximize this team's potential. Although flashes of great team basketball were seen in the preseason, the iso offense has dominated the last two seasons as well as the first game of the new season. With a team concept, the Rockets are one of the best, without it they can drop to the bottom rung. Why did we lose to the Pacers? They played better as a team. Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, and Kelvin Cato played excellent individual games, but as a TEAM we lost and we lost without a good offensive team basketball method. There is no reason to panic, unless this trend continues.

    The Fuzzy lurker bear comes out again!
     
  2. RNuss02

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    I agree, but on a more specific note: I believe every single player on your team, on the court should touch the ball EVERY SINGLE OFFENSIVE POSSESSION! That is what you call good team passing, good team involvement, and goot team play. I feel the ball has to be spread around, and different players have to have the offensive prowess to score. This will force the defense to second guess who the scorer on each drive will be, instead of JUST ficussing on the players in our backcourt.

    Let's see what happens if Steva and Cat just pass the majority of the game and let the fowards score the bulk of the points. That would be a revalation, and the opposing team wouldn't know how to deal with such a change.....I mean, afterall they made their whole gameplan to stop our guards from scoring, and here it is that our backcourt puts in all of the buckets......go figure.
     
  3. kubli9

    kubli9 Contributing Member
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    Good post. Now can you explain to me specifically what the hell the "motion" offense actually is?

    Everyone is tired of the one on one ball but I don't see the motion as being all that much better. Why can't we just go back to the same style of offense we had with Barkley and Hakeem now that we have two post players in Griffin and Yao Ming?
     

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