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sol537 wrote:

Knicks_Fan2 wrote:Someone please explain our current "system" to me.

I'll try to break it down for you so you can understand it easily.

-it's a seven seconds or less system, which means if you have a deep contested shot with no floor balance for offensive rebounds or transition defense, you absolutely take it. That is, you take it so long as you don't have Amare running down the court so you can hit him in stride and watch him run over his defender.

-then once you get into the half-court set, it becomes a set with limitless options:

1) you have the PG on the floor run a psych out pick and roll with Amare or Jeffries that achieves absolutely nothing except to shuffle guys around to different spots. Then from there, you pass it to Fields or Williams in the corner so they could pump fake to give the defender a chance to close out on them. From there, with a few seconds left on the clock, you hit Amare or 'Melo on a high post near the three point line so they can take a turnaround jumper or drive into four ready defenders for a wild heave. once they miss, and this is beautiful part, they have to give the closest ref an earful as they walk back up the floor to get a perfect view a 5 on 4 fastbreak layup on the other side.

2) the other play, which is just as good, has 'Melo or Amare post their man up in an attack position near the three-point line. From here, they can pump fake a few times and launch a jumper or they could hold the ball a few seconds as they watch Fields run from one baseline to the next before they put the ball on the floor as the four other defenders shift to cut them off. If they can avoid the offensive foul here or don't get the ball swiped away as the side of their face is pushing against their opponents chest, they have the option of giving the ball back to Billups or Douglas so they can break down their defender and make it all the way to the three-point line for a heave, chuck and duck style. Everyone knows three is better than two, after all.

-you may be thinking "that's not a complicated system at all" but you'd be wrong. Most coaches call a time-out when the other team scores a dozen unanswered, but in this system, you let the five out there figure it out on the fly. They'll work the ball around the perimeter for a good 20 seconds while they contemplate their next plan of attack. It's genius.

-It's all about keeping the opponent guessing. That's why you have to keep changing who starts at center every other game. If they expect Jeffries, give them Shawne. Once they are ready for that, give them Turiaf. If he's playing well, don't let them gameplan for that. Bring out Jeffries again to throw them off the scent. Even coming out of the half-time break, come out with a different line-up. Tell Fields he's not small enough to play small ball effectively. Dwight expects to get bodied up and fouled hard by Turiaf and Shelden, but put Shawne on him instead because he's never had a guy that short trying to guard him. He won't know what to do. Plus on the other end, he won't know how to defend Shawne's corner three's. It's like taking candy from a 7-foot superbaby.

-And seven seconds or less is not just for the offensive end. On the defensive end, just get after it for the first seven seconds before revving it down. It's like rocky. Use your face to absorb the punches and wear your opponent down while you conserve energy to hit back later on the other end. And that "or" should really be an "and" so you can also literally give "less" of everything--effort, hustle, rebounding, contesting.

hope this helps

aIvin adams wrote:lol. no that seems right

the key to SSOL is to have the most athletic and talented basketball players in the league. thats when it worked best for the suns

RunDogGun wrote:It is pretty easy, outscore the other team and you win.

Los Soles wrote:Dear Mike,

We just gave away most of the key players that you need to make your system work. We traded them for a guy that doesn't fit your system, doesn't play defense, and is one of the most overrated and overpaid players in the league (we thought it a good fit with your other overrated and overpaid superstar).

Now that we've shredded your offensive chemistry, massively downgraded your defensive frontcourt ( can you believe that was even possible?!?), and basically destroyed everything you've been trying to do with this team . . . we'd like you to know that expectations have increased exponentially.

Good luck!

love,
Jimmy D

Crawfulllr wrote:

RunDogGun wrote:It is pretty easy, outscore the other team and you win.

Thats what it seems like to me as well. So why do you think Billups comes out and says this offense is the most complicated he has ever played in. Is he lying?

Kerrsed wrote:

Crawfulllr wrote:

RunDogGun wrote:It is pretty easy, outscore the other team and you win.

Thats what it seems like to me as well. So why do you think Billups comes out and says this offense is the most complicated he has ever played in. Is he lying?

No, he isnt quite lying, Billups is a PG that looks to slow the tempo and call run the plays that the coach calls (Like in Detroit and Denver).

Its the most complicated (for him), because there really are no plays (except for after time-outs), and it all rests on his shoulders (Like it did for Nash here).

RunDogGun wrote:It is pretty easy, outscore the other team and you win.

toucansma wrote:Miklo, here are some links. I will post more, there was a link when Coach K visited the Suns practice that is old and I cannot find at the moment.

http://www.mensbasketballhoopscoop.com/ ... -playbook/

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/w ... 2/the.bag/

BVPN wrote:Dantoni's system is basically Nash. Anyway, the solution for NY is not to get players that fit the system but fire that terrible overrated coach.