Style of Play

[Panthers#1]

We need somebody that is not scared to drive and penetrate. If at least 1 or 2 could do that, it would open the post a lot more.

[UNIPNTHR]

I liked what Majerus said last night during the Gonzaga, Santa Clara game: Penetration is effective when you dribble and draw a crowd, not just dribble into the crowd. The latter is what Brooks did, IMO, by trying to hammer into the lane and draw a foul. When he didn't get one, he'd just heave it up. I'm looking forward to a beneficial offseason for our youth and a fresh start next fall.

[bobo34]

To run you need athletic guards. We did not have that this year. Our big problem is the inability of the guards to penetrate and dish off or finish. I do not feel we need to be a running team. We need people that can drive the lane. Every team in the Valley has guards that can penetrate except us. In games we had trouble, the faster opponutes would always beat our guards to the basket.

[ThePurpleandtheGold]

Personally, I think it is painful to watch our offense. There is absolutely no flow to it. I realize we run a lot of sets and are trying to control the tempo and slow things down. I don't disagree with that. I think it is essential for us to slow things down to be successful on a consistent basis. However I don't think it is necessary for us to wait until 10 seconds remaining on the shot clock to iniate the offense. At that point not only is the defense working against you, but also the clock. The previous three years we had Benny J. to bail us out when the clock was winding down, but even then the offense was ugly. Nothing against our players this year, but we didn't have anyone who could break down the defense off of the dribble and create his own shot. It is good to have a philosophy in place, but it must fit your personnel. If we are going to be so athletic next year, why not run some motion and try to break down the defense to create some easy shots. I would rather get a good shot with twenty seconds remaining on the clock than throwing up some slop with three seconds remaining on the clock (just to control tempo). There are some great defensive teams in the Valley, but we make it too easy on them with our offensive style of play.

[Panthers#1]

I liked what Majerus said last night during the Gonzaga, Santa Clara game: Penetration is effective when you dribble and draw a crowd, not just dribble into the crowd. The latter is what Brooks did, IMO, by trying to hammer into the lane and draw a foul. When he didn't get one, he'd just heave it up.

You hit the nail right on the head!

[valleyalum]

Our spacing, which is dictated by the offense we run, does not allow for a lot of guard penetration.

[valleyalum]

Our spacing, which is dictated by the offense we run, does not allow for a lot of guard penetration. Maybe we should run the weave like Bradley and not feed the post if you just want penetration.