Tournament Sights not Seen at Montana....

[citygriz]

--Fast-break basketball. Nobody does it better than Gonzaga. But it is a sight to behold watching them play. The constant relentless pressure, both on offense and defense. Hot-potato passing and crisp movement off the ball: Bigs rolling off screens, back cuts, baseline cuts. Basketball is a beautiful game the way the Zags play it.

Other sights not seen at Montana:

--Guys cutting and moving off the ball.

--Lob dunks at the basket.

--Layups or dunks off in-bound plays.

--Innovative ways to inbound the ball against a press, something that has given us fits. Against Alabama a UCLA player could not get the ball inbounds. Time out! Out of the huddle the four UCLA players line up like wide receivers and start running downcourt. But then one stops, doubles back ahead of his pursuer, and takes the inbound pass. Brilliant. Had never seen that before.

Overall, I'd say we play defense well enough. If we had more rim protection, we'd be stellar.

But our offensive deficiencies are glaring when you watch the teams playing in this tournament.

More than just bitching, I'm suggesting a solution: An offensive coordinator. A coach who is to offense what Travis is to defense.

Any good business executive knows when to delegate. That is a prime topic at any top MBA program. Travis is a big-time coaching prospect, by dint of his character and the way his teams compete and play defense.

But he's got to get address this offense in more imaginative ways.

 

[fanofzoo]

--Fast-break basketball. Nobody does it better than Gonzaga. But it is a sight to behold watching them play. The constant relentless pressure, both on offense and defense. Hot-potato passing and crisp movement off the ball: Bigs rolling off screens, back cuts, baseline cuts. Basketball is a beautiful game the way the Zags play it.

Other sights not seen at Montana:

--Guys cutting and moving off the ball.

--Lob dunks at the basket.

--Layups or dunks off in-bound plays.

--Innovative ways to inbound the ball against a press, something that has given us fits. Against Alabama a UCLA player could not get the ball inbounds. Time out! Out of the huddle the four UCLA players line up like wide receivers and start running downcourt. But then one stops, doubles back ahead of his pursuer, and takes the inbound pass. Brilliant. Had never seen that before.

Overall, I'd say we play defense well enough. If we had more rim protection, we'd be stellar.

But our offensive deficiencies are glaring when you watch the teams playing in this tournament.

More than just bitching, I'm suggesting a solution: An offensive coordinator. A coach who is to offense what Travis is to defense.

Any good business executive knows when to delegate. That is a prime topic at any top MBA program. Travis is a big-time coaching prospect, by dint of his character and the way his teams compete and play defense.

But he's got to get address this offense in more imaginative ways.

The question we have to ask ourselves is "what if it's the same thing next year".

 

[tourist]

But whatever you do, DON'T criticize Travis.
OK, citay, what's the title of your thesis, and what library is it in. I'd like to read it. PM me, as I don't want to pull the mask of the 'ol Lone Ranger.

 

[citygriz]

But whatever you do, DON'T criticize Travis.
OK, citay, what's the title of your thesis, and what library is it in. I'd like to read it. PM me, as I don't want to pull the mask of the 'ol Lone Ranger.

Tonto?

 

[tourist]

Hmm, Kemosabe! :thumb:

 

[Dillon]

--Fast-break basketball. Nobody does it better than Gonzaga. But it is a sight to behold watching them play. The constant relentless pressure, both on offense and defense. Hot-potato passing and crisp movement off the ball: Bigs rolling off screens, back cuts, baseline cuts. Basketball is a beautiful game the way the Zags play it.

Other sights not seen at Montana:

--Guys cutting and moving off the ball.

--Lob dunks at the basket.

--Layups or dunks off in-bound plays.

--Innovative ways to inbound the ball against a press, something that has given us fits. Against Alabama a UCLA player could not get the ball inbounds. Time out! Out of the huddle the four UCLA players line up like wide receivers and start running downcourt. But then one stops, doubles back ahead of his pursuer, and takes the inbound pass. Brilliant. Had never seen that before.

Overall, I'd say we play defense well enough. If we had more rim protection, we'd be stellar.

But our offensive deficiencies are glaring when you watch the teams playing in this tournament.

More than just bitching, I'm suggesting a solution: An offensive coordinator. A coach who is to offense what Travis is to defense.

Any good business executive knows when to delegate. That is a prime topic at any top MBA program. Travis is a big-time coaching prospect, by dint of his character and the way his teams compete and play defense.

But he's got to get address this offense in more imaginative ways. :clap:

Spot on Mr. Citay, one can react or one can ignore - guess we will see!

 

[AllWeatherFan]

What is this “dunk” term that you toss around so liberally, citay?

 

[CleanHOUSE]

--Fast-break basketball. Nobody does it better than Gonzaga. But it is a sight to behold watching them play. The constant relentless pressure, both on offense and defense. Hot-potato passing and crisp movement off the ball: Bigs rolling off screens, back cuts, baseline cuts. Basketball is a beautiful game the way the Zags play it.

Other sights not seen at Montana:

--Guys cutting and moving off the ball.

--Lob dunks at the basket.

--Layups or dunks off in-bound plays.

--Innovative ways to inbound the ball against a press, something that has given us fits. Against Alabama a UCLA player could not get the ball inbounds. Time out! Out of the huddle the four UCLA players line up like wide receivers and start running downcourt. But then one stops, doubles back ahead of his pursuer, and takes the inbound pass. Brilliant. Had never seen that before.

Overall, I'd say we play defense well enough. If we had more rim protection, we'd be stellar.

But our offensive deficiencies are glaring when you watch the teams playing in this tournament.

More than just bitching, I'm suggesting a solution: An offensive coordinator. A coach who is to offense what Travis is to defense.

Any good business executive knows when to delegate. That is a prime topic at any top MBA program. Travis is a big-time coaching prospect, by dint of his character and the way his teams compete and play defense.

But he's got to get address this offense in more imaginative ways.

I would add Taking Open shots to the list. I am surprised how early some teams shoot, if a guy gets a good look he takes it. I think this may contribute to poor stiff shooting by the Griz, Im not sure our guys know they know when they have the green light, like "do I need to wait a little longer, could i possibly get more open?" Other teams seem to make it simple for guys, "if you have a good look for your skill set and your team is in position to rebound take the shot" One of the better offensive looking games for the Griz was 2nd half of 1st game against EWU I think,... where they were down so much they had to start running and gunning and taking looks early in the clock and you saw guys start to find a rhythm.
I feel like the Griz play hold for the last shot of the half type offense on most possessions lol and then you end up with those out of sync stilted looking plays and shots.