I've been running the Motion Offense for a few seasons at Buena Vista with mixed results. The type of players I have this season is typical of my recruiting long term. My question is, am I running the right offense for the players I have. I ask because next season I will have 5 freshmen, and if I'm going to change an offense or defense, this would be the time to do it. I am thinking the Flex is better suited to me, just by reading the little blurbs on the Hoops 101 but would greatly appreciate any feedback the forum could give me. Keep in mind that Booher still had Blues in LP and PER but because of injury and a poor starting WE he didn't come close to tapping out.

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Also, Anthony Friberg threatened me earlier in the season for more minutes, but given my depth chart I couldn't and wouldn't give him more time. I had Booher and Frazier at PF and Williams at C. He threatened leaving once I didn't give him more minutes, and his WE dropped 18. My question is, what are the odds he leaves, given that he's going to be a SR next season. I'm not opposed to him leaving, but read somewhere I thought that players weren't likely to leave going into a senior season, just looking for your thoughts. Again, thanks in advance for your thoughts and advice.

Looks like your team is fine for motion. You might just want to spread out your distro more evenly.  Better coaches than me told me motion doesn't need a star but 6-8 good scorers.  I see 6 good scorers and 1 good guy to get to the line. Just remember for flex you need more Per than other offenses

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Read and absorb - the whole thing, but particularly the motion part.

Dunno, seems like you could do a rotation of Friberg and the two soph big men, so that each of them is the third guy at both PF and C every third day, and a backup at either PF or C two days out of three. Should be enough minutes to keep all of them happy--know that from having done it numerous times. You really don't want to lose a sixth player, who is actually pretty decent.

Posted by arssanguinus on 10/13/2014 1:00:00 PM (view original):
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Read and absorb - the whole thing, but particularly the motion part.

i've come to realize that while motion does work really well without any stars (not disagreeing with anything i said there, i think, i didn't fully re-read but skimmed), you can also have a high scorer on your team without losing efficiency. i've always said you have to play the players first and the set second, but, i didn't have much experience with a 20ppg type guy in championship caliber motion teams. now i do. they can work just fine, it seems, if you still have decent balance behind them. i guess i said for years you still play a guy who is a lot better, at a lot higher rate of shooting - i just thought it would ding you a bit harder than it appears to.

i definitely do still think, if you don't have a stud or two to lead the team, motion would be the best suited offense. so i don't really disagree with anything i said there, i just want to make sure the message isn't lost that you still play the players first, and the set second. the set is important but ive tried more over the last few years to point out that it is a finer level of detail than the basics like recruiting enough offensive talent, playing the laws of diminishing returns, etc... the offense differences matter, just not enough to override the basics. i guess that is all i am saying :)

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Such as him?
(Despite his periodic inexplicable disappearing acts)

Posted by a_in_the_b on 10/13/2014 8:37:00 PM (view original):
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Such as him?
(Despite his periodic inexplicable disappearing acts)

yup, exactly. you have good depth behind him offensively, which i think is important.