It's no secret that the game of hoops has moved to a dribble drive, spread it out and attack the basket focus over the last few seasons. Vance Wahlberg and John Calipari's DVDs on the DDM offense are well circulated, and more and more people are falling in love with the philosophy each season.
When too many people buy into a hot stock, a bubble is created. I believe the same has begun to happen for the dribble drive motion offense. Too many teams, who do not have the skill level or the kind of players capable of excelling in a dribble drive focused offense are trying to ride this wave and keep up with the joneses.
There is a great opportunity for smart coaches to get back to working hard on a traditional motion offense in the half court. Focus on things like:
Cutting really, really hard to high percentage scoring areas
Constant motion on the perimeter
Moving with a purpose
Screening angles
Moving the ball side to side quickly
Reading and using screens on the perimeter
Cross screening with your post players
Back screening
Just to name a few.
There is a buying opportunity for these basketball principles in every market: grade school, high school, college.
Dribble drive motion: using great spacing to murder teams off the dribble isn't going away. But neither are the teams and players that do the fundamental things great.
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