Is this team a street balling team or a basketball team? Memphis last year was a street balling team. Memphis also had 3 NBA talents on the team. Our closest NBA talent is JV, Bost, and then Osby or Ravern. Why not put them on the floor with Turner and play street ball? The half court game isn't working so put the thoroughbreds out there and let them run. We might make it past the sweet 16 like Memphis.
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Is this team a street balling team or a basketball team? Memphis last year was a street balling team. Memphis also had 3 NBA talents on the team. Our closest NBA talent is JV, Bost, and then Osby or Ravern. Why not put them on the floor with Turner and play street ball? The half court game isn't working so put the thoroughbreds out there and let them run. We might make it past the sweet 16 like Memphis.
so claiming they play "street ball" is kind of ignorant. It's an offense being studied by many coaches these days.
Memphis does not play "street ball". It's a disciplined offense that applies pressure to the defense by pushing the ball, reversing it, and back-cutting. Their offense is especially adept at getting open looks in the high post against zone defenses. What we do is a lot closer to street ball than what they do.</p>
...modified it a bit from last year. The did a lot more back cutting for Douglas Roberts last year, but they've really slowed down the pace and have done more high screens and posting up of their guards this year. They still have the same fundamental offense, but they've changed it to better fit their personnel, which isn't nearly as good as what they had last year.
Making adjustments...a novel concept.
Making adjustments...a novel concept.
...to further highlight your dumbassedness, the offense Memphis runs is actually based on the principles of the Princeton offense. Calipari himself calls the offense "Princeton on steroids".
1. You see a lot of public courts with a full staff of well paid coaches running a few hours of practice each day?TheBigDA said:
2. The dribble drive is pretty much the Princeton offense turned inside out. Where the Princeton offense relies on a static ball handler to find a cutter, find the one big man, or reverse the court, the dribble drive turns the ball handler into the cutter. It's his job to move the ball and find the one big man, a sliding guard, reverse the court, or take the shot.
To me the spread option is flag football. I tend to favor a West Coast style offense and consider it true football.
Hmm, this is fun....
Hmm, this is fun....
...you should have watched USM play from the late 1980s and up to the mid-1990s when M.K. Turk was head coach. That was street ball, and the only time USM was really good was when they had talented players such as Weatherspoon. Otherwise, street ball as USM played it was not consistently good.
And as previously mentioned, the Dribble Drive Motion offense is NOT street ball. BTW, the Princeton offense isn't necessarily true basketball either. There was a good ESPN documentary about HBCU basketball in the 1950s and 1960s and how their offensive schemes shaped the thinking of Division I basketball coaches of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
And as previously mentioned, the Dribble Drive Motion offense is NOT street ball. BTW, the Princeton offense isn't necessarily true basketball either. There was a good ESPN documentary about HBCU basketball in the 1950s and 1960s and how their offensive schemes shaped the thinking of Division I basketball coaches of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
You have to realize who you are dealing with here. Ignorance is pretty common around this place these daysOptimus Prime 4 said:
For the life of me, I can't figure out the association of "streetball" with the Memphis Tigers. Trust me, I understand that Memphis has one of the highest crime rates in America and is also predominantly black, but I have no idea why this causes the Tigers to always be labeled as thugs. Nevermind the fact that there are like two people associated with the program that are actually from Memphis.
If anyone were to actually watch a Tigers game, they'd see that Calipari has no patience for any kind of "streetball". Get out of position once on defense or miss a screen and your *** is on the bench. Cal draws up a play and if you don't run it to perfection, your *** is on the bench. It's really pretty simple.
Now, if you want to bash them for possibly obtaining the #1 ranking this weekend without really beating anyone of any significance, then you have an argument.
If anyone were to actually watch a Tigers game, they'd see that Calipari has no patience for any kind of "streetball". Get out of position once on defense or miss a screen and your *** is on the bench. Cal draws up a play and if you don't run it to perfection, your *** is on the bench. It's really pretty simple.
Now, if you want to bash them for possibly obtaining the #1 ranking this weekend without really beating anyone of any significance, then you have an argument.