That was a terrible decision by TJ. Might be part of the reason we don't use him more in the press.
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I know every basketball coach will tell you to break every press or trap with passes, but I prefer the dribble-out approach whenever possible. It's not good 100% of the time, but neither is passing. We should use the one that works in the moment.
A great dribbler like Khwan, who is also fast, should dribble through it and draw the fouls that often come in those types of situations. I've seen us make stupid passes and turnovers against the press over the years that never would have happened had we just dribbled and taken what the defense was giving us. Sometimes you just can't dribble through it, but sometimes you can. When you can, do it.
That said, TJ should not be dribbling through it.
A great dribbler like Khwan, who is also fast, should dribble through it and draw the fouls that often come in those types of situations. I've seen us make stupid passes and turnovers against the press over the years that never would have happened had we just dribbled and taken what the defense was giving us. Sometimes you just can't dribble through it, but sometimes you can. When you can, do it.
That said, TJ should not be dribbling through it.
The conventional thought on press break is pretty simple - - dribble your way out against man and pass your way out against zone press! But conventional is too simple. Against man, for example, you might dribble until a double team comes and then pass out. You have to teach the theory of when each is the right choice and let kids react to what the other team is doing and what the kids see and fell.
Yeah. I think my main gripe about the "pass-your-way-out" approach is that there are many times when you'll see a guy (on any team) who could very easily just dribble the ball across mid-court, but instead he freezes and desperately looks for someone to pass to, because no doubt it's been preached to him for years to do that.
Different presses are designed to do different things. Some force the ball to the sidelines, others to the middle. Some slow the advancement others speed it up. There should be a plan in place to counter what the other team might throw at you defensively. The "just get it into your PG's hands and he will get it up the court" is not a very good strategy. The team should be prepared at the first of the year. It always amazes me how a team throws a press on and the other team starts running around like chickens with their heads cut off. They are acting like they have never seen it before. Going up against a pressing team like WVA or the old Havoc and their coach on the floor 6 man defense is a little different story. As a team, you have to commit to your plan on breaking the press. If there is no plan in place before the game then that is on the coaching staff. The execution is on the players, though.
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Down side with Khwan is that he is a 57% FT shooter. That's who they want to bring the ball up. Hope he continues to work on that. He should have been at the other basket last night at 11:30 in the RC.
He's shooting 72% from the line in conference play, so he seems to be settling in.
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