Derryberry's Scouting Report for Success

Defense + Defense + Defense = the big "0"

I can't believe I'm going to be channleing Dennis Schaffer here but I'm going to. I start this by saying I love playing offense. I think are goal should be to try to score 55 each game with a run and gun style Braden is talking about(i'll get to that in second) We should start in a strictly 2-3 zone, pact it in behind the 3 three-point line and try to slow them down and see if they have shooters. If they don't have shooters make it impossible for them to penetrate and get easy baskets. Frustration, Frustration, Frustration. Alomst Everyone is going to want to score in the Iowa games (unless we run into a real patience old man team) If we make them suffer on Offense, thier Defense will suffer as well. If they do have a couple of shooters we go to man to man but really get after it. Use myself, Scottie, and Kyle to D-up there best player on straight full court ball denial. Basically not be much of a factor on the Offense end. Our job will be to hound thier best player. A three headed monster with 15 fouls to give. If thier best player is a low post player, We have Clint, Zach, Albert and Braden if needed for Twenty fouls. We need deny as much as possible in the low post. We really need to expend energy on the D trying to hold to them right around 20 points a half. (that should be our goal)
Rules to live by in the 2-3 to start
1) Make them beat us from long range until they prove they can shoot us out of the gym. Pact the zone in tight and play everything out to 17 feet, if we have to make adjustments becuase they have a shooter or two we will.
2)No easy lay-ups or Buckets make them go to the free throw line, use our fouls. Like I siad Frustration for them, make them earn every point.
3)Keep them out of the middle, that kills a zone
4) Hands up we aren't overally big but we are long, with Braden, Marcus, Clint, Zach, and myself we have wing spans we need to use that to our advantage.

Our Man to man
1) Communication, talk out screens, switches.
2) Identify who we think their best player is and then hound him by facing guarding him with a different guy very two minutes. Wear him down with fresh legs and fouls. I nominate my self to be one of the guys doing this as well as Kyle, Scottie (Because they can use thier fouls) and Braden becuase of his length (only if the Wildman isn't in foul Trouble.)
3) No easy baskets, with eleven guys we have 55 fouls, make guys hit free throws when their tired.


On to the offense. (Attacking, Attacking, Attacking,)
I agree with both of you on the run and gun style. I think If Marcus, Braden, Pratter, Myself, Mike get the rebound let's go. We must feel lanes and run with them for it to work. The more easy buckets the better. Shooting Layups is better than hoisting threes. I also agree with the motion, but we must maintain movement. The big down fall of every team I have played on in the Iowa games, Intermurals, or Y league stuff has been hoisting threes. If we don't get the intial easy bucket we need to be patience and not force bad shoots. Dribble penitration with drive and kicks or drop offs, Or the inside out game. Any way you draw up an offense you are looking for ball movement and inside out action. Zach I like your motion sets but I think we have a better weapon we could use. The Suns high screen and roll with Clint in the high post. Clint is a great passer, with a HIgh IQ as a b-ball player. If we can get him with in the middle with the ball 15 feet away or rolling to the hoop we got something. Then Braden and I can make cuts off of Clint. I think we start the offense with the Suns high screen and roll 4 out 5 times, when Clint and I are on the floor together. Either they don't switch and I'm in the middle attacking the hoop with passing lanes, or Clint is in the middle of the defense with cutters going to the hoop. And this works if Marcus, Braden, Pratter, or my self brings it up the court. Pick and Roll is so tough to defend correctly. It forces the defense to make adjustment on the fly, and it always starts your offense in attack mode. The key to being a running gun team (attacking the rim and taking wide open jumpers)

What I think the starting line-ups should be
PG Myself
SG Pratter
SF Marcus
PF Braden
C Clint

Let's not kid our selves, Marcus and Braden our our two pest players. We need them on the floor as much as possible. their long, athletic, and smart ball players. Plus Both of them can play from the Guard spots and fowards. Giving us a chance to creat match up problems. Braden does a alot of junk work crashing the boards, Marcus plays great defense help side or on the ball. We go with Pratter if we think we need the shooting, If I remember right He could shoot. and Clint for his earlier mentioned Passing skills and big body. Zach I hate hockey subs and Won't be apart of it. No more then subbing two guys at a time. To hard to get a rythm and flow going. Plus I think this line-up works the suns high screen the best.

This is where I think we make our money, Let's say the other team has a big guy on Braden. on the the first sub, we take me and Pratter out. Bring in Mike at SG/SF Mike is a perfect sixth amn for our club, and Zach. Roll Braden to the point

So We have
PG Yauk
SG Mike
SF Marcus
PF Zach
C Clint

All the Sudden they have to make some choices as who to guard Braden with. If they put someone big on him we pick and roll them to death, if they put a guard on him. We have Mouse in the house Run the motion until we get Braden in the post. Two point or free throws.

To Recap: My thoughts 2-3 Zone to start inside the 3 point line
Go to man to man and take away one of thier options with straight denail defense
Cuase Frustation

Offense The Suns high pick and Roll when CLint is in the game
Attack the rim, attack the rim, attack the rim
Use Braden to create mis-matchs.
Marucs and Braden play as much as thier legs can carry them
And Finally No Hockey Subs

Hope this help Coach Letzring and Yauk
I really think that Suns high Screen with Clint will cuase problems

From The desk of the assistant Coach.