Comments on: “Running Wide on the Break; Angle in at 45 Degrees!” http://hoopstips.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/running-wide-on-the-break-angle-in-at-45-degrees/ get more game Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:37:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Steve Bzomowski http://hoopstips.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/running-wide-on-the-break-angle-in-at-45-degrees/#comment-123 Steve Bzomowski Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:28:58 +0000 http://hoopstips.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/running-wide-on-the-break-angle-in-at-45-degrees/#comment-123 Greg - - Yeah, I suppose I need to be clearer. (By next week, we're hoping to add diagrams to the "tip" entries which will help clarify issues such as the one you refer to. The "tip" videoclips should not be far behind!) Had there been a diagram you would have seen that, yes, I was referring to a "numbers" situation. Basically, if there's a chance to get a bounce pass for a layup and score, that's when you'd hesitate wide at the sideline, "even" with the top of the key. In that situation, there's no one matched up with you. if the numbers are even, i.e., equal number of defenders as offensive players, then yes, you drag, or hope to drag, that defender to the corner with you. Ball handler drives and dishes to the corner (like the Rockets did about a thousand times to the Celts last night). I'm glad you asked. Greg - -

Yeah, I suppose I need to be clearer. (By next week, we’re hoping to add diagrams to the “tip” entries which will help clarify issues such as the one you refer to. The “tip” videoclips should not be far behind!) Had there been a diagram you would have seen that, yes, I was referring to a “numbers” situation. Basically, if there’s a chance to get a bounce pass for a layup and score, that’s when you’d hesitate wide at the sideline, “even” with the top of the key. In that situation, there’s no one matched up with you. if the numbers are even, i.e., equal number of defenders as offensive players, then yes, you drag, or hope to drag, that defender to the corner with you. Ball handler drives and dishes to the corner (like the Rockets did about a thousand times to the Celts last night).

I’m glad you asked.

]]> By: Greg Herr http://hoopstips.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/running-wide-on-the-break-angle-in-at-45-degrees/#comment-120 Greg Herr Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:18:49 +0000 http://hoopstips.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/running-wide-on-the-break-angle-in-at-45-degrees/#comment-120 We NTLers also drill a version of staying wide where we stay wide all the way down the court and get in position to shoot from the corner. I've never heard you say specifically when to do which. It seems to me you'd head for the hoop on a 45 degree angle when you have numbers and expect somebody to get a layup and stay wide when the numbers are even and you want to take advantage of defense sagging to the middle, or when you want to pull help defenders away from the lane to open things up for your ballhandler in the middle. Is that about right? We NTLers also drill a version of staying wide where we stay wide all the way down the court and get in position to shoot from the corner. I’ve never heard you say specifically when to do which. It seems to me you’d head for the hoop on a 45 degree angle when you have numbers and expect somebody to get a layup and stay wide when the numbers are even and you want to take advantage of defense sagging to the middle, or when you want to pull help defenders away from the lane to open things up for your ballhandler in the middle. Is that about right?

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