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Message: [QUOTE="AZHuskiePop, post: 2612615, member: 1609"] I agree with Mau . The motion offense or any basketball strategy is predicated on spreading the defense . All are simply methods of what us old soccer coaches would call creating space. Without a third threat this year until Polley somewhat emerged guys could just pack it in on you negating the talents of JA. Ask Geno how you get a backdoor cut against a packed in D. He would laugh at you. Basketball offense is a set of dependent variables. 1. Shoot the ball every thing after that happens magically You first have to make them play you honestly. For you young guys who might coach someday My basketball mentor was the gym coach. Who to my good fortune was the retired best basketball coach in my schools history. I was watching a varsity basketball game and we were playing a real good team. They had a slick passer at PG but he was their third or fourth scoring option. He took and made the first couple of baskets but never or rarely shot the ball again. I asked coach why! Even if your the 4th or 5th option it’s important to establish that you have a capability to score. Once you established that you have multiple options than you can run your offense. The team especially early lacked any respect for 2 of our 5 players . John Wooden couldn’t run an offense in that situation. [/QUOTE]