Keep it simple: Griz should run pick & roll offense
There are some problems I wish the football and basketball programs shared, such as selling out tickets too quickly while not having a big enough stadium to hold all the fans. Having an inept offense is not one of them.
When it comes to the Griz, there's one thing a lot of things fans are complaining about. One of the most prevalent is the Griz's inability to run a efficient moving offense. A lot of fans are saying there's too much standing around. The bigs aren't getting the ball and we're not going to the line. Here's a solution: run a very basic pick and roll offense.
It sounds dumb, doesn't it? It's right there with the Princeton Offense as one of the most basic gameplans in all of basketball. Opponents should be able to pick up on it and defend easily, right? If this were the case, why would the Phoenix Suns, possibly the NBA's most effective offense, continue to go to it?
Imagine, Jordan Hasquet could be a whiter, hairier and slower Big Sky version of Amare Stoudamire. It'd be great. Toss in Cam Rundles or CET as a de facto Steve Nash and you have it. Why can't this work? Let's take a look at the possibilities while running a basic, top of the key, Cam/Jordo pick and roll:
- Cam gets pick, drives down lane and lays it up and in on sleepy defense
- Cam gets pick, defense recovers too late and he's fouled
- Defense swarms, Cam kicks it to Staudacher or Martin for wide open three
- Cam drives down lane, help-side D comes, Cam lays it off to Drew for a dunk.
- Defense tries to jump under screen, Cam hits jumper from the elbow
- Both defenders jump on Cam, bounce pass to Jordo for thunderous dunk
- Cam passes to Jordo off screen, Jordo gets fouled.
- Griz run pick and pop. Cam gets screen, D follows him down the lane, he passes back to Jordo for three.
you should send this play to tinkle.