So they give up a very high percentage shot in exchange for a comparatively low percentage shot? This makes perfect sense.
Grinnell College on ESPN 3 right now
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So, if Iowa had an early exhibition against a Sister's of the Poor team and they kept Aaron White in the entire game and ran the offense through him to get him 100 points, while practice players sat on the bench with the team up 50 points, you would be cool with that?
You say the other team has responsibility. Yeah, that is like saying a 5th grade team would have the same kind of responsibilty playing a Senior Varsity High School team.
I could imagine it might be hard not to match bad sportsmanship with bad sportsmanship by aiming for sending that player off on a stretcher or forfeiting the game due to players fouling out before the stats get news worthy.
You say the other team has responsibility. Yeah, that is like saying a 5th grade team would have the same kind of responsibilty playing a Senior Varsity High School team.
I could imagine it might be hard not to match bad sportsmanship with bad sportsmanship by aiming for sending that player off on a stretcher or forfeiting the game due to players fouling out before the stats get news worthy.
smhawk
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Yea if I was on the oopposing team. It's possible punches would be thrown. If they hang two back on defense I'd hope some offenses trailer to players to match them. I mean it's neat hearing about it, but when you really look at what's going on idk. I think I need to see it live.
HaydenHawk56
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Like I said, it is not like they just give up that lay-up....they do try to contest it if they can. They are fine with giving up lay-ups when they shoot half of their total shots from the 3 point line. And, with the way Grinnell knocks down the 3 point shot, that can be deadly for the other team. Each Grinnell player shoots 100 3 point shots in practice daily. They specialize in this type of shot.
And, with the way Grinnell presses, they can force a number of turnovers very quickly leading to a lot of points on their end. It is not like it is always an endless lay-up drill on the other end all throughout the game. They are going to give up some points but as long as they meet these goals:
90-100 shot attempts per game
Half of shots come from 3 point line
force 32 turnovers
Get 33% of their offense rebounds
Take 25 more shot attempts than their opponents
They win 95% of the time when they meet all of these goals.
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HaydenHawk56
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Um......this is a drastic comparison. Grinnell is not playing against 5th graders.....when they play against teams like Crossroads they are playing against grown men.
A 5th grade team would not be allowed to play against a varsity basketball team. Unrealistic comparison.
Loyola Marymount ran kind of a watered-down version of the "Grinnell" system. It worked pretty well when they had good players. In a lot of their games, the opposing team was completely gassed by the end of the game.
HaydenHawk56
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Loyola Marymount is also discussed in the System Book. Grinnell has some of its foundations formed from Loyola's fast/numbered break.
But, Paul Westhead would have his players drop back into a 2-3 zone on defense to give his players a rest. Like you said, a watered-down version. And, his players did not sub like Grinnell does and even Coach A is amazed how conditioned the athletes at Loyola had to be to do that.
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