Inbounding The Ball...

[Huskybass]

Having a real hard time comprehending just how much difficulty this team has with simply inbounding the ball 20 plus games into the season. We have 5 D1 athletes and a coaching staff that just won two National Championships in a row. Criss cross some guys, set some picks...it shouldn't be this hard to simply inbound the ball.

I expect to see the team much improved in this regard against Nova. This NEVER should have been an issue in the first place.

 

[UConn3432]

AK has a serious confidence issue and doesn't trust his first instinct. Normally you trust him with everything on a basketball court, but since Maui he's been out of his comfort zone when under pressure. Hass has a serious knee issue and is often the only primary ball handler on the court in these situations, so he can't get free like he usually would. Liam is a freshman. AM can't really dribble against these super athletic teams. I would probably move Hass to inbounder, so he doesn't have to run and cut, with the goal of getting the ball back to Hass after the inbounds pass.

 

[husky429]

We need a new play. Last year we had crafty (and quick) players who could get open without screens and with minimal movement. Tristen often had enough size on opponents that he could just box them out and catch a quick bounce pass.

Solo, Hobbled Hass, Ross, Stewart and Alex are not fast or crafty enough to pull off the same BOBs vs pressure that we did before.

Another issue is that Alex just wasn't passing to guys that WERE open. We need to have Liam inbound the ball.

 

[bluestreak]

Ya, they fail and have to take a TO, and then come back and do the exact same set with the same players. You're not gonna surprise anybody with that. Lot's of real headscratchers in that game.

 

[aceboon]

The end of the Providence game should have sounded the alarm that the approach needed to change, alot of what we saw on Saturday was there in that game.

 

[alphasigko]

Having a real hard time comprehending just how much difficulty this team has with simply inbounding the ball 20 plus games into the season. We have 5 D1 athletes and a coaching staff that just won two National Championships in a row. Criss cross some guys, set some picks...it shouldn't be this hard to simply inbound the ball.

I expect to see the team much improved in this regard against Nova. This NEVER should have been an issue in the first place.

Perhaps using Samson in the inbounds play so that the passer can pass the ball high enough so that it cannot be intercepted. Then, at least the ball is in bounds, and all that Samson has to do is successfully pass it to an open teammate. (perhaps easier said than done, but at least there would not be a 5 second violation)

 

[Iluvsuebird]

So I was busy this weekend. I began to watch 3 minutes of the St. John's vs. Creighton game. I stopped watching when I saw Creighton execute a beautiful inbound pick that led to a lay up on the other side. Simple pick. Long pass. Lay up. I immediately got triggered and stopped watching. That's all I wanted to share.

 

[RuffRuff]

After last game, shows the importance of having a healthy Hass for the stretch run.

 

[REB1094]

Every inbound defense is the same. They will grab you while you run, force you to the corner, then trap you with the guy guarding the inbound. Every single time

If you catch the ball in the middle, congrats! You beat the trap

If you catch the ball in the corner, the inbounder will be open in the middle if you find him fast enough. Congrats! You beat the trap

If the inbounder isn’t open, that means the opposite side defender or middle defender ran to him. Pass to the opposite side guy or middle guy. Congrats! You beat the trap

Our default play is to run to the corner, get trapped, then pray we don’t lose the ball or get tied up. Very confusing

 

[InKembaITrust]

It very much feels like one of those typical UConn scenarios where the team slips into the dreaded "play to not lose" instead of "play to win." The confidence and decisiveness wanes, and the tempo slows down way too much; which is bad because even Hurley has already mentioned we aren't a good dribbling team.

 

[Umami Zen]

This is not a new issue with this team. Sharp cuts-crisp and accurate passes- create separation from defenders. Specifically watched this action during StJ/Creighton game. Ashworth was consistently beating their press as the recipient of the inbound pass. They knew he was getting the ball and still couldn't stop him. Doesn't hurt that he shoots 95% from FT line if fouled.

It's on Dan to figure it out and then have the best five guys on the floor to execute getting the ball up court. It's not rocket science. And guess what? The teams with the right personnel-now and in the Tournament-Are going to keep doing it until we can show them its a mistake by breaking the press and scoring.

It looks to me like we are running stuff to get fouled instead of running stuff to get the ball up court. When the refs swallow their whistles when teams are pressing and overlooking obvious physicality vs the offense-as in Seton Hall game-crazy "stuff" can happen. You don't get to the foul line. Of course-You have to get the ball in to have a chance to be fouled.

 

[FreeKlaiber]

Every inbound defense is the same. They will grab you while you run, force you to the corner, then trap you with the guy guarding the inbound. Every single time

If you catch the ball in the middle, congrats! You beat the trap

If you catch the ball in the corner, the inbounder will be open in the middle if you find him fast enough. Congrats! You beat the trap

If the inbounder isn’t open, that means the opposite side defender or middle defender ran to him. Pass to the opposite side guy or middle guy. Congrats! You beat the trap

Our default play is to run to the corner, get trapped, then pray we don’t lose the ball or get tied up. Very confusing

THIS & if we are going to continue the default to the corner, we gotta at least have that be AK or Stew or Liam catching it so they can pass out of the double team. Solo also tried to split and dribble out of that trap in first half, right in front of the bench for a TO.

 

[EASTFLA]

Coach Hurley made a comment in his presser following Seton Hall. He was asked about not getting the ball in. His comment was not as expected. He said first you have to want to get open. That insinuates perhaps some don't want the ball, and don't work hard enough to get open.

 

[Palatine]

This has been a problem for years. AK has taken a TO quite often because he can't get the ball in. And we run the same play over and over. It is almost beyond comprehension that such a basic part of the game gives Hurley's teams so much trouble.

 

[cp176]

Every inbound defense is the same. They will grab you while you run, force you to the corner, then trap you with the guy guarding the inbound. Every single time

If you catch the ball in the middle, congrats! You beat the trap

If you catch the ball in the corner, the inbounder will be open in the middle if you find him fast enough. Congrats! You beat the trap

If the inbounder isn’t open, that means the opposite side defender or middle defender ran to him. Pass to the opposite side guy or middle guy. Congrats! You beat the trap

Our default play is to run to the corner, get trapped, then pray we don’t lose the ball or get tied up. Very confusing

If an offensive player gets into the body of a defender, there are 3 really good options that do work.

 

[gsmooth]

The end of the Providence game should have sounded the alarm that the approach needed to change, alot of what we saw on Saturday was there in that game.

I was at that game and I can certainly attest to that. I was annoyed a double digit lead in under 1 minute became a 3 or win