Worstgen

dribble drive is effective only if you have very very very quick ball handlers and 4 great shooters in the floor.

Regardless of the offense of defense you want to run.... you have to teach your kids the fundamentals of the game. We worked on fundamentals every day ( I was the vasrity coach ) You have to correct the problems if you can, might not happen no matter how hard you work.

While we ARE stuck with who they drop off at the door , its up to us to teach them... sometimes it will work for you and other times,

RobertoTheOharaSurvivor

its not going to happen. They have to have some type of athleticism.

I for one do not like this offense, only because my talent level coulcn't make this work. We ran a Open Post offense and at times we could drive and look to kick it out or go to the hole. NOW< IF I had a great talent pool, I might have thought differently. JMO

RobertoTheOharaSurvivor

it promotes selfishness on and off the court! Beautiful basketball is meant to be derived from a team concept. Five players touching the ball each possession demomstrates team basketball!

RobertoTheOharaSurvivor

I was coached in a system that was very controlled, half court patience was stressed. It was very frustrating as a player but as I matured I realized we were putting ourselves in a position to beat anyone by clock management and basketball IQ.

RobertoTheOharaSurvivor

This offense throws that out the window. It develops players and allows them freedom which they like. It is very simple and as a coach you can also adapt to your own style with in the principles of DDM. I found it very important to monitor the amount of dribbles so that it doesn't become AND 1ish. One move and in the lane, or strong move out of triple threat. Quick ball movement and decisions with the ball creates

RobertoTheOharaSurvivor

alot of off balance defenders and mismatches.

Got to be all in to this style though as I've tried to get more conventional (more controlled) with in the season and the kids had a very tough time adapting. At the end of the day if you don't have players it can get ugly quick as missed threes convert into fast breaks for other teams and sloppy ball handling creates turnovers.