Sunday, March 18, 2012

Roy Williams' Offensive Philosophy



Roy Williams has long been known for his teams' transition offense, including their secondary break. They really get the ball out and go. Coincidentally, this year's team includes Tyler Zeller. I attended a clinic once where Zeller's high school coach, Washington (IN) High School coaching legend Gene Miller, presented on the same break that Williams has used. Zeller was, ironically, in high school at the time.

Here are some of the philosophies that Williams uses in his offense.

1) Run the basketball.
2) Practice playing fast for greater control.
3) Get the ball out of the net and in bounds as quickly as possible.
4) Get the ball to the point guard on the outlet pass.
5) The 2-man and 3-man take off to the other end as soon as the ball is secured.
6) The first post is the "rim runner," who tries to get early post position.
7) The second post is the "trailer," who trails the point guard with the ball.
8) The goal is for each player to make his first three steps faster than anyone else on the other team.
9) If there are two or fewer defenders, the offense should score in two passes or fewer.
10) If there are more than two defenders back, the offense gets into their secondary break.

If you would like to explore more of the secondary break, Williams has several videos out there on his various secondary break options.

No comments:

Post a Comment