S.I. Piece on Dribble-Drive Motion Offense

by TheJeezus on Feb 22, 2008 9:35 AM CST

Great piece on Memphis' Dribble-Drive Motion Offense and how Calipari came to change his scheme. It's fun to listen to guys like Larry Brown talk about it like they do.

Anywho, this really got me into caring about X's and O's again. So I started breaking down some of Texas' game film a little more carefully. The article name drops UT as already having some of the elements, and I can see similarities in philosophy (although, obviously, we part company with DDM on the screens and spacing).

Question: is this something Barnes would ever consider? Given his propensity to recruit quick, smart guards and outside shooters, it's definitely do-able. But would Barnes consider it?

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Would Rick Barnes ever convert to the Dribble-Drive Motion offense?

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After people break down Memphis and the Celtics..

I dont think anyone will be above doing some form of AASAA, which as you say, the article says Barnes already is.

That article is a great read though, I watched Memphis on Wednesday after reading it and had a much greater understanding and appreciation for what they were doing. Highly enjoyable.

by BoddickerIsClutch on Feb 22, 2008 9:40 AM CST reply actions

Yeah

I really enjoyed the focus on Walberg as some sort of savant. The article probably over-dramatized it a bit, but the fact is that this no-name is getting very high praise from the likes of Larry freaking Brown.

I guess it was the beatings made me wise. But I'm not about to give thanks, or apologize.

by TheJeezus on Feb 22, 2008 9:44 AM CST up reply actions

great read.

the SI article was a great one.

it reminded me of the feature in Dave Campbell's Texas Football a couple of years ago that followed the evolution of the spread offense in Texas high school football.

imagine sports journalism with more of these articles instead of endless personality pieces (i.e., Dale Jr. doesn't like his stepmother!).

by cortexas on Feb 23, 2008 12:15 AM CST reply actions