Not sure what the correct strained metaphor is for this (church elders, the orthodox C of HW, hmmm...), but let me just say, enjoy:
Sunday Morning Hoops (via Setshot)
And I am proud to say that the good doctor did make a return to the hardwood (and has made several comebacks, in fact) and is still going strong.
Monday, May 19, 2008
"All-time"ing it
It happens every year. The semester ends and people go on vacation. What was a regular game of 12-13 guys drops to some number smaller than 8 for a few weeks. However, even with smaller numbers, for most configurations there is some semi-logical game to play:
1 guy: come back on the right day, bud
2 guys: one-on-one
3 guys: 21
4 guys: 2's
6 guys: 3's
7 guys: short games of 3's with one man out
But what do you do with 5 guys? This is what we were facing today. Somehow, in the years I've been playing, we've never had to deal with 5. If you're JB Jr, you suggest 2's with an all-time offensive player. (Note: You could also run all-time D, which I would actually like, because my game is closer to Ben Wallace's than Kobe's.) Amazingly, it worked for a game or two, although we didn't have to play like that for too long because some randoms showed up so we could run. Running the 2 on 2 with all-time O felt like we were running some kind of drill- I was waiting for some coach to start yelling at us. Also, the defensive strategy that emerged was to sag into the lane and leave the guy with the ball open until he got within a certain distance of the hoop. It was kind of interesting (in a Stat Boy kind of way), even though we were "unlearning" how to play good on-the-ball D. Maybe next time I'll lobby for all-time D.
Then again, next time I'll lobby for 5 more guys.
1 guy: come back on the right day, bud
2 guys: one-on-one
3 guys: 21
4 guys: 2's
6 guys: 3's
7 guys: short games of 3's with one man out
But what do you do with 5 guys? This is what we were facing today. Somehow, in the years I've been playing, we've never had to deal with 5. If you're JB Jr, you suggest 2's with an all-time offensive player. (Note: You could also run all-time D, which I would actually like, because my game is closer to Ben Wallace's than Kobe's.) Amazingly, it worked for a game or two, although we didn't have to play like that for too long because some randoms showed up so we could run. Running the 2 on 2 with all-time O felt like we were running some kind of drill- I was waiting for some coach to start yelling at us. Also, the defensive strategy that emerged was to sag into the lane and leave the guy with the ball open until he got within a certain distance of the hoop. It was kind of interesting (in a Stat Boy kind of way), even though we were "unlearning" how to play good on-the-ball D. Maybe next time I'll lobby for all-time D.
Then again, next time I'll lobby for 5 more guys.
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