Fastbreak offense Topic

I've seen on here that Ath/Spd/Stamina are critical to running a FB offense, even at the expense of LP and Per skills. What about BH and P? Are those more important to the FB than Per and LP?

6/22/2011 5:31 PM
I run fb. Stam is secondary in d3,2 because you should have at least 10 players. It becomes important if pressing or in d1 where more money is needed for quality so many will play with 8-9. I look for as high of speed as possible with high potential in ath,spd if possible. Passing is critical for any set to limit turnovers. Those close games are won and lost through turnovers. Bh is the difference between a good scorer and a dominant guard. The key is not to separate the offense sets in your mind but to have the best player and limit weaknesses without hurting core ratings,goals. I would rather have a 60 spd pg with 60 Bh instead of 80 spd,40 Bh. Balance in players prevents smart coaches from gameplanning. Lp in a guard can be lethal. If the opponent is playing +1, the 30 lp guard can be set at 0 and drive to the basket while a high per,low lp limits options,choices in scoring The goal with post players in fb is to have high potential in spd. If you can get them to 40+ by senior year,another advantage. Bh is nice but rebounding in fb is critical to start the breaks. In order of importance Pg,sg: spd,Bh,pass,def,per,ath,,stamlp,reb, Pf,c: reb,ath,spd,def,lp,pass,stam,per,Bh. The cores are the areas that cannot be altered. Spd,Bh,pass for guards, reb,ath and as much spd with high potential you can find. Def is a given but will lower it a bit in zone, not m2m. In man, def is vital and a core.
6/22/2011 9:35 PM
Thanks for asking this question chitown, my team is running FB off as well and carl gave some great insight.  Thanks Carl.
6/24/2011 9:29 PM
don't disregard per and lp completely, or you will become my Valdosta St team. that FG% nerf a few seasons ago hurt the low lp/low per, high spd/high bh guards. If you have noone who can shoot, smart coaches will pack it inside and shut you down. Mediocre passing in the face of that - defense will mean guys getting covered and then throwing the ball away.
6/24/2011 11:46 PM
Not currently playing a FB team. . . but from when I did, while PER and LP are not 'Highest priority' so to speak, I would always want to have at least one high LP and one high PER guy on the team and able to pick up regular minutes each season.  So at least one 'ready to play' and one in training for PER and BH. .just in case.\

6/25/2011 11:53 AM
let me put it this way.. in a FB offense(and a press D), would you rather have a PG with 70/70/60 in ath/spd/pass or with 50/70/80
6/26/2011 11:35 PM
In press..the 70 ath. Would lower it a bit for better stamina.
6/27/2011 10:11 AM (edited)
Posted by chitown87 on 6/26/2011 11:35:00 PM (view original):
let me put it this way.. in a FB offense(and a press D), would you rather have a PG with 70/70/60 in ath/spd/pass or with 50/70/80
I would take the 70/70/60 in all sets. 
6/27/2011 10:32 AM
My D3 team runs FB, and this season I've been pleasantly surprised by their free throw game - Bethany doesn't really have any great perimeter shooters, so I set their Distro to focus more on inside/midrange.  As a result, they've taken almost 300 more FTs than opponents in 24 games.  Last night wasn't uncommon: we shot 47 FTs (making 30) to the opponent's 14-18.

It was a purely accidental strategy, I admit, but it's working.   I credit the FB offense.

6/27/2011 2:32 PM
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