What's a good offense to run without any 3 pt. shooters?

[Cowboyfan_19]

I've got a team of young athletic guys who are good at attacking the basket but can't shoot 3s to save their lives. The best shooter on my team is '93 Larry Johnson, but the rest need to score in the paint to have any success.

I've been experimenting with Flow, Swing, Triangle, Princeton, and Hawks.

Those seem to be working a little better than most of the other ones. Which would you prefer?

[cardinalbird5]

Have you tried Flex or Princeton? Id also make sure to use motion cuts. Spacing the floor with 4 out wont do much if the defense does not respect the shooters.


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[Cowboyfan_19]

Quote: Originally Posted by cardinalbird7

Have you tried Flex or Princeton? Id also make sure to use motion cuts. Spacing the floor with 4 out wont do much if the defense does not respect the shooters. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've tried both. Flex is great for off ball screens but seems like it takes too much time off the shot clock and I end up with shot clock violations often.

Princeton looks like it'd be more for a zone beater with the C set up on the free throw line.

And I've been using free lance instead of motion cuts, I'll see if that works.

[cablexdeadpool]

Who is on your team?

I made a team like yours last year in a fantasy draft. Eric Bledsoe, Oladipo, Giannis, Draymond Green and Whiteside were my starting 5.

I ran Swing with Freelance Action.

I mostly did drives and kicks and shot corner threes. I also tried to get in transition as much as possible.

[Hustle Westbrook]

Isn't there some 80s freelance offense that puts all your players inside the 3 point line?

[Cowboyfan_19]

Quote: Originally Posted by cablexdeadpool

Who is on your team? I made a team like yours last year in a fantasy draft. Eric Bledsoe, Oladipo, Giannis, Draymond Green and Whiteside were my starting 5. I ran Swing with Freelance Action. I mostly did drives and kicks and shot corner threes. I also tried to get in transition as much as possible.

Michael Carter Williams, '85 Michael Jordan, '89 Scottie Pippen, '93 Larry Johnson, and Dwight Howard.

And Swing is defenately a good choice, because it's non stop movement after the pass.

Also, I was wrong about princeton in my previous replay. Beautiful basketball happens when the C is anchoring the offense with passing.

[cablexdeadpool]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cowboyfan_19

Michael Carter Williams, '85 Michael Jordan, '89 Scottie Pippen, '93 Larry Johnson, and Dwight Howard. And Swing is defenately a good choice, because it's non stop movement after the pass. Also, I was wrong about princeton in my previous replay. Beautiful basketball happens when the C is anchoring the offense with passing.

Uh yeah, dude your team can't do ish behind the arc? LOL...

Got damn.

What I would do is run a 3 and out extended and just run the offense through Larry Johnson. Run a high post, and have everyone cutting around him.

Pick and Roll with Larry Johnson as ballhandler and Dwight Howard as roll man would be killer.

[ThatMichiganFan]

I would run Flex. It has good off ball cuts which should open up easy buckets inside.