Hi there, I'm coaching a community college team, and we're facing a long athletic team that plays a very good 1-3-1 offense.On average, the team is faster, longer and jump higher than the group of guys I'm coaching. We have some height, but mobility is a limiting factor. We typically play a 2-1-2 or 2-3, which I know is vulnerable to the 1-3-1. Based on the scouting report their bigs aren't great individual post players, but are unselfish with the ball and from the pass from short corner to the dive cutting big men is on the money, often resulting in dunks or hard finishes at the rim. Their perimeter players are fast, relatively mediocre shooters but their point guard is a great penetrator. High post players are decent shooters, but aggressive cutters. What would be a good defense to try? We can play a 3-2, that would watch the high post. Though leave them open to the athletic bigs crashing the offensive boards. Any ideas? http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5553#msg-5553 Wed, 8 Sep 2010 01:34:35 -0500 Phorum 5.2.11 http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5561#msg-5561 http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5561#msg-5561
I have a better way but it is part of my system and you could only use it if you drilled the concepts daily but this worked well before I invented that.]]> Wayne Walters Basketball Defenses Sat, 30 May 2009 07:12:46 -0500 http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5557#msg-5557 http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5557#msg-5557
It'd be great to see any diagrams you may have. As to your question, the high post player sets a quick back screen on the point guards defender, right after the ball swings over from the wing.

My worry with doubling the perimeter is that my bigs aren't that mobile, from a 2-3 defense the weakside forwards defender will have to rush to close out.

And of course their bigs are still a very mobile threat.

If you intend to mail me, my email is tonyhawk_33@yahoo.com

Appreciate the help.]]> Pol Williams Basketball Defenses Fri, 29 May 2009 01:01:49 -0500 http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5556#msg-5556 http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5556#msg-5556
I have diagrams or you can contact me with questions.]]> Wayne Walters Basketball Defenses Thu, 28 May 2009 19:01:43 -0500 http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5553#msg-5553 http://www.basketballcoach.com/coaching/read.php?4,5553,5553#msg-5553
I'm coaching a community college team, and we're facing a long athletic team that plays a very good 1-3-1 offense.On average, the team is faster, longer and jump higher than the group of guys I'm coaching. We have some height, but mobility is a limiting factor. We typically play a 2-1-2 or 2-3, which I know is vulnerable to the 1-3-1.

Based on the scouting report their bigs aren't great individual post players, but are unselfish with the ball and from the pass from short corner to the dive cutting big men is on the money, often resulting in dunks or hard finishes at the rim. Their perimeter players are fast, relatively mediocre shooters but their point guard is a great penetrator. High post players are decent shooters, but aggressive cutters.

What would be a good defense to try? We can play a 3-2, that would watch the high post. Though leave them open to the athletic bigs crashing the offensive boards. Any ideas?]]> Pol Williams Basketball Defenses Thu, 28 May 2009 10:23:14 -0500