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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 5330211, member: 7511"] I think the focus on a “PG” at UConn obscures the sophistication and strategy that makes the Huskies offense the very best in WBB. Initially, UConn is looking to score in transition, before the defense is set up. This involves whoever has the ball passing ahead or putting the ball on the floor with everyone else running the court. Once the defense is set, UConn spreads the floor and initiates their “symphony of ball and player movement” that seeks to create open looks from the arc, backdoor cuts or one on one mismatches. While the Huskies occasionally run a specific play for someone to get a shot, their half court offense is basically a “read and react” system where everyone has the opportunity and responsibility to make plays. Often it can be as simple as running a 2-player pick and roll, which Paige and Sarah executed to perfection all season long. On occasion, Geno will call a specific play, as he did in the Elite 8 game by running an “elevator screen” to get Azzi one more good look to get her going shooting the basketball. As far as I can recall, it was the only time all season that UConn ran that play. I guess what I am saying is that I don’t really like the term PG when it comes to UConn WBB. It’s a term that is hardly ever used in men’s professional basketball and it will soon be retired in women’s professional basketball as well. The very best teams have 5 players on the court who can all handle the basketball, pass it, shoot it and initiate the offense. When it comes to women’s college basketball, nobody does offense better than UConn. [/QUOTE]

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