@BeddieKU23 - Your post is terrific.
First, you said, “Usually that is in the flow of the offense and not forced or a wasted possession. He’s likely to bench you if you throw up a 3 out of his realm of expectations.”
This nearly an undeniable truth.
Second, you said, “Pretty hard to run a set play 3 when we are dribble weaving for 20 seconds a possession.”
Again, perfect. Our four out/one in offense we ran Saturday is just that – the weave. There is nothing to it. Just weave, and look to attack. It was the right thing to do vs ISU, given our other decrepit offensive set, but ISU just “packed it in” as Self said, and we had no answer. Advantage Hoiberg in the second half Saturday.
Third, you said, “I watch a lot of College Basketball and I see a lot of offenses that are designed to open up shooters. Either with aggressive drives for kick outs, or having good passers. I think KU does neither above average.”
Once again, right on point. Did anyone watch Brigham Young/Ole Miss last night? Talk about offenses, and ball movement (particularly BYU). I’m warped, I know, but my greatest fantasy is taking our athletes and our quality of basketball players – which exceeds that at BYU or Ole Miss – and put them in that type of offensive system. All the while having them play the same defense that Self teaches.
This group of players playing that sort of offensive basketball? I can’t even imaging how high our ceiling would be right now.
