WT: Running an Offense Similar to Spurs?

[pillwenney]

So every time they went away from it, you saw Smart calling out for them to do so from the sideline?

They were running the play, do you really think you wouldn't have heard something from Smart after the game saying they didn't run the play he called? And especially if they deviated from it almost every play later in the year? You can bag on Smart for whatever but as a post game interview he rarely minces words. There was even an article in the bee talking about that play being used at the end of a game for someone, can't remember who right now. I can only assume it was experimentation, much like he talked about the Tyreke at SF idea.

That's what I'm afraid of. Smart also wasn't up calling plays every time down the court.

Smart minces words plenty in interviews. He usually has some truth to what he's saying, but it's always covered up plenty with skillful political speaking. It's not like he was ever like "Demarcus just killed us tonight."

[SacKingZZZ]

That's what I'm afraid of. Smart also wasn't up calling plays every time down the court.

Smart minces words plenty in interviews. He usually has some truth to what he's saying, but it's always covered up plenty with skillful political speaking. It's not like he was ever like "Demarcus just killed us tonight."

True, he knows how to smooth talk but rarely does he about play calls, he's been very specific on play calls and strategy, even so much so that he even basically called himself out and spoke about his failed attempt to turn them into a "run and gun" team. Nobody calls plays every time down the court, but they have a system and they all know what sets they are going to run and how to get into them. Chuck Hayes isn't a pick and roll option for more than a few times a game unless that's the game plan. Like I said, had to be a see what you've got kind of thing. Next season will determine what it was because he'll have a full training camp to instill ideas and principals.

Every team runs pick and roll, I just want to see this team become less reliant on it because I don't think they can ever win big with that as option A. They should look at the Lakers of recent as an example, they just aren't nearly as effective since dumping the triangle and switching to the pick and roll.

[pillwenney]

All teams run the pick and roll, but more so, teams often run as a default play when they're not bothering to set anything up. That's what I think happened a lot last year. It's what often happens when you don't have a real floor general out there--particularly when you don't have a hardass coach that's going to get on guys for running the right plays.