SkywalkerAC wrote:Scase wrote:SkywalkerAC wrote:From last thread:
Has anyone read any of Darko’s stuff? One podcast guest said the offense would probably feature two hubs at the high post, with the initial ball handler passing to the wings and heading to the weak side, and less so dependent on high pick and roll to initiate.
Any of that ring a bell to anyone?
Just gets me thinking that Scottie can thrive both as one of those hubs and as the guy passing off and cutting through (presumably into a side DHO action that could get Scottie downhill or who knows what).
Any insights into how Scottie could look as a ball handler and/or a screener in different Horns actions?
All this theory crafting in how the offense can work, is all ignoring that without any legitimate and consistent outside threats, you can't cut. Sag off the 3pt line and there's no room to cut to the basket.
It's 2023, you need shooters to open up the floor. Period.
Good thing we have shooters then. Even with our most questionable shooting line (Scottie as the starting point), you can go with Horns - maybe you have Scottie and Jak at the elbows and Pascal handling (just for example), Gary and OG in the corners. Scottie and Jak's defenders have to come up to the top of the key to anticipate the action. Pascal could feed it in to Jak and then can go to that side for the DHO or he could take a little backscreen from Scottie on the other side. Jak can find Pascal diving to the hoop or find Scottie on the roll/pop, kick to shooters etc. Jak needs to be guarded up there or the pass will be too easy for him and because he can actually dribble into space to shift the D. They actually ran exactly this play at Rico Hines except it was Gary on the left high-post setting the ball screen, and Jak found him on the roll, in turn finding Scottie for the dump off - easy basket.
Bottomline, actions like this can create space even with Jak's limited shot. But having two elite catch and shoot guys in the corners certainly helps.
And then we come with Gradey, and Otto, and McDaniels. I think our shooting woes are overblown.
Man, you are in for a real rude awakening if you think this team has no shooting issues. You're using plays ran at a Rico run as an example of something that will work in an NBA game? Like damn.
And then using McDaniels as an excuse as to why our shooting woes are overblown? Dude shot 33% from 3 last year, and averages 34%.
And Gradey, who might very well be a great shooter, but currently has roughly 0 minutes of NBA experience.
And OPJ, who likely won't see 40 games.
Yeah, you sure took care of the overblown issue right there. My lord.
32%
33.5%
37.5%
29%
38.4%
39.7% - OPJ*
33.4%
32.8%
8.3%
32.7%
0%
34.5%
33.7%
24%
0% - Gradey*
That's our 15 man roster, career 3pt shooting percentages. We have
THREE of them that shoot above league average, one of which is OPJ who cannot be taken into account. So reliably, 2 who can hit at a rate at or above league average.
Even being generous taking OPJs inflated stats into account,
AND leaving out Gradey
AND Jaks 0%, that gives you a team average of 31.5%, which is dead last in the league based on last years stats.
But yeah, our shooting issues are overblown
