Revealing Info from Dane Bradshaw

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Here in Knoxville, Dane Bradshaw is kind enough to come on the air once a week and field phone calls.

Last night, a caller asked about our half court offense. Dane replied (paraphrased):

When CBP puts us in the Flex, he is basically giving the players 15-20 seconds to create something on their own. Then, if nothing happens, he calls a set play. He'd prefer our guys to be aggressive in the Flex so he wouldn't have to call a play, but it looks like they are just moving the ball around the perimeter waiting for his call.

This is part and parcel of what is wrong with UT's offensive approach. Our 'Flex' is little more than roll the ball out and see what happens. It certainly explains why we take so many bad contested shots early in the clock.

Thoughts?
 
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The bottom line is we have some guys, Hoppson, Smith, that need to step up and play to a higher level. Until these two bring a a better game it will be a long season.
 
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Do basketball teams have graduate assistants? Maybe Tennessee should find a place for Bradshaw...

If Tennessee were to ever end up on probation and our coach bolted for a greener pasture, maybe he could be our Josh Pastner. :p
 
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The problem with this offense is, when you have scorers like Lofton and J. Smith, who can hit the three and create offense, then everything seems fine. But now we don't have anyone like that, that can step up score. We have a bunch of guys that THINK they can, by jacking up 3s but that's not working.

So this is where I blame Pearl...it's obviously not working, so how about changing your strategy and nix the 15-20 second window of opportunity and just go straight into the play calling?
 
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This ain't the Rock Top League. Sounds like Pearl needs to take a more active role in his coaching duties. You would think with the experience we have they would take charge, but instead they still look to coach. Then give them the answer coach. Check is in the mail. Do your job.
 
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It Looks to me as if CBP has no control over these guys at all. He needs to take control of all of these prima donna's that think they can shoot the ball. This team's ego is so big and they think they are God's greatest gift to basketball. They just need to use their strengths which is taking the ball to the basket and working it down low and continue to wear teams down. If they continue jacking up 3's, we could very easily lose our next 3 games.
 
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I agree 100% if we would start hitting more then we wouldn't have anything to worry about. But when you start out games going 1 of 20 from the 3pt line. They need to layoff and quit relying on the 3 ball so much. Our last 3 games we are 11 of 68 from the 3pt line. And when you play teams like Memphis and Kansas coming up, You are not going to win by shooting 16-18% from the 3 pt. Line.
 
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Maybe they should cut that down to about 5-10 seconds and then call a play. You need to be able to adapt your coaching to your players. As far as Bradshaw, I think he does a great job on the radio and he knows about 10x any of the other guys who host basketball shows. They should consider bringing him on full time.
 
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He always seemed to me like he would make a good coach. Maybe if UT has an opening for an assistant they would look at him.
 
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yea, I was surprised by that answer too. (I was the caller that asked the OQ)

But, it makes sense now, no wonder why they look like deer in headlights sometimes. They just waste half the shot clock passing the ball around being timid looking for the defense to make mistakes as opposed to forcing the defense to make mistakes by being aggressive and driving the ball. Someone needs to step up and make a play by penetrating... so that means....

A) Prince, DON'T ever shoot the ball. If you take a shot, your hands should be touching the rim milliseconds after letting go of the ball.... MOVE W/O THE BALL

B) Maze, you're the POINT guard, NOT the SHOOTING guard, so... create shots via driving and making a basket or by dishing to someone down low or dish it outside to McBee/Hopson/Tatum while drawing defenders through penetration. You taking shots, IMO is a wasted possession, you’re not supposed to take shots unless it’s a broken play. You’re job is to create shots 1st and take them..................... last.

Guys, here’s the real problem with this team. You have too many guys that aren’t hungry. They’re fat and happy and it shows. You know there’s a problem with the team when the hungriest player on the team is, yep, you guess it, McBee, a walk on freshman SG. This is 100% on Pearl. He needs to motivate these seniors, but he’s been around them forever and maybe he needs to take a different approach, because whatever he’s doing now, isn’t working. It’s like he’s afraid to hurt their feelings with what he might say/do to motivate them. It’s obvious Tyler has somehow taken a step back from last year. A lack of motivation is the only explanation for this. It just doesn’t make sense that a senior/veteran laden team is performing so poorly together.

Passion... Poise... Purpose... Poise maybe, but I don't see and Passion or Purpose out of these guys and that's a big problem.
 
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What Bradshaw meant to say was:

When CBP puts us in the Flex, he is basically giving the players 15-20 seconds to throw up a brick or turn the ball over on their own. Then, if that doesn't happen, he is shocked and confused and then decides to yell at whoever has the ball at the time to hurry up and shoot. He'd prefer our guys to actually score in the Flex so he wouldn't have to do any coaching, but it looks like they are just moving the ball around the perimeter waiting for his coaching... Which never comes.
 
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UT's#1Fan said:
yea, I was surprised by that answer too. (I was the caller that asked the OQ)

But, it makes sense now, no wonder why they look like deer in headlights sometimes. They just waste half the shot clock passing the ball around being timid looking for the defense to make mistakes as opposed to forcing the defense to make mistakes by being aggressive and driving the ball. Someone needs to step up and make a play by penetrating... so that means....

A) Prince, DON'T ever shoot the ball. If you take a shot, your hands should be touching the rim milliseconds after letting go of the ball.... MOVE W/O THE BALL

B) Maze, you're the POINT guard, NOT the SHOOTING guard, so... create shots via driving and making a basket or by dishing to someone down low or dish it outside to McBee/Hopson/Tatum while drawing defenders through penetration. You taking shots, IMO is a wasted possession, youÂ’re not supposed to take shots unless itÂ’s a broken play. YouÂ’re job is to create shots 1st and take them..................... last.

Guys, hereÂ’s the real problem with this team. You have too many guys that arenÂ’t hungry. TheyÂ’re fat and happy and it shows. You know thereÂ’s a problem with the team when the hungriest player on the team is, yep, you guess it, McBee, a walk on freshman SG. This is 100% on Pearl. He needs to motivate these seniors, but heÂ’s been around them forever and maybe he needs to take a different approach, because whatever heÂ’s doing now, isnÂ’t working. ItÂ’s like heÂ’s afraid to hurt their feelings with what he might say/do to motivate them. ItÂ’s obvious Tyler has somehow taken a step back from last year. A lack of motivation is the only explanation for this. It just doesnÂ’t make sense that a senior/veteran laden team is performing so poorly together.

Passion... Poise... Purpose... Poise maybe, but I don't see and Passion or Purpose out of these guys and that's a big problem.
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Did you get the sense that Bradshaw was answering the question veeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrry diplomatically? I sure did...
 
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beavbullvol said:
Did you get the sense that Bradshaw was answering the question veeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrry diplomatically? I sure did...
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yes, but he made it clear it wasn't coaching, which I disagree with. Everything starts with coaching one way or another...
 
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BigPapaVol said:
That's effectively the dumbest offensive philosophy I've ever heard.
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lol seriously? There is absolutely nothing wrong with that philosiphy..in fact it is very common in college basketball. Most teams have a base offense. It may be the dribble drive, 4 out or 1 in, flex etc. Alot of teams call it a secondary break. If you are an up tempo team you don't want to slow the ball down and wait for the call from the bench. Everyone on the floor knows that if we don't have anything in transition we immediately flow into our secondary or base offense. If nothing is created we can call a set for a quick hitter late in the shot clock.

With that being said I'm not a big fan of the flex but the base principals of that philosophy is used by many good coaches. To say that is the dumbest offensive philosophy wouldn't land you an ESPN basketball analysis job any time in the near eternity.
 
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allvol21 said:
lol seriously? There is absolutely nothing wrong with that philosiphy..in fact it is very common in college basketball.
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Name someone else in the country whose offensive philosophy is "Run something for 25 seconds. Then, when that doesn't work, look to me with 10 seconds on the clock." It's sheer stupidity and explains why UT's halfcourt offense often resembles a bunch of drunks trying to find a cab stand during Mardi Gras.
 
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allvol21 said:
lol seriously? There is absolutely nothing wrong with that philosiphy..in fact it is very common in college basketball. Most teams have a base offense. It may be the dribble drive, 4 out or 1 in, flex etc. Alot of teams call it a secondary break. If you are an up tempo team you don't want to slow the ball down and wait for the call from the bench. Everyone on the floor knows that if we don't have anything in transition we immediately flow into our secondary or base offense. If nothing is created we can call a set for a quick hitter late in the shot clock.

With that being said I'm not a big fan of the flex but the base principals of that philosophy is used by many good coaches. To say that is the dumbest offensive philosophy wouldn't land you an ESPN basketball analysis job any time in the near eternity.
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And all that's fine. The flex is fine. What's not fine is the fact that everyone just sort of stands around for 20-25 seconds instead of making the cuts and setting the screens that make the flex actually effective.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Name someone else in the country whose offensive philosophy is "Run something for 25 seconds. Then, when that doesn't work, look to me with 10 seconds on the clock." It's sheer stupidity and explains why UT's halfcourt offense often resembles a bunch of drunks trying to find a cab stand during Mardi Gras.
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John Calapari does the same thing with the dribble drive. They flow immeadiately into it and then if nothing is created they have a number of different quick hitters he will call later in the possesion. I never said we our halfcourt offense is by any means good. What I did say is the philosiphy of going into a secondary or one certain offense ouy of transition is widely seen and I can't believe you would disagree with that if you claim to know basketball.
 
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DowntownVol said:
And all that's fine. The flex is fine. What's not fine is the fact that everyone just sort of stands around for 20-25 seconds instead of making the cuts and setting the screens that make the flex actually effective.
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I agree. I have completely grown tired of seeing us run the flex. It is a motion offense that only has 1 option or 2 at the most at any given time thus leads to the other 3 or 4 standing. With a 4 out 1 in you have 4 guys either screening, penetrating, or cutting with a post player constantly looking for the feed inside.
 
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