I'm not sure if you guys are familiar with Paul Westhead but he coached a run and gun style that helped Loyola Marymount average about 120 ppg in college, and the Nuggets which averaged a similar amount. His team shot the ball almost immediately and then would force a quick shot on the defensive end. His team once even scored over 180 points in a game.
I just tried this tonight in NBA 2K11 and had a blast with the Cavaliers. They're terrible but with this style, I was able to give the Celtics a tough run. I eventually lost 151-143 on 10 minute quarters with realistic sliders. I gave up many many easy buckets, but I was usually able to score in the first 6 seconds of the shot clock. The Cavs are terrible but if I can start an association and then form a team with the skill sets needed to run this offense it will be a blast.
So that's what I am going to do now with this game. A rebuilding of the Cavs, while playing this fun offense. By the way, there were some incredible numbers this game. Rondo had 20 and 20, Ray Ray 26 and 10, Pierce 34, Garnett 36 and 12, and the Cavs had 9 players in double digits with Daniel Gibson leading the way with 20 and Ramon Sessions dishing out 17 assists. I forced the Celtics into 18 turnovers, while I had 14. They shot 73%, while I shot 68%, which may seem terrible, but you have to realize that there were many many wide open lay ups.
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