[Deathstar 80]

DS80, there are 100's of philosophy's and there is no way to tell you what is best. It is 100% based on personnell. It depends on the type of players that you have that will dictate your style of basketball. I coached AAU Basketball for years, and rarely did I play the same style more than two years in a row due to the type of players that I had. Unless you are having a tryout squad where you can pick the players that operate in the style of basketball that you want to run, then you need to keep your philosphy based around the basics and adapt to the players abilities.

I have leaned towards pusing the ball and playing a motion offense. On defense, my preference was a 2-2-1 defense, but that is because I had incredibly athletic players. Got get the Dean Smith book and leanr about every style thats out there.

Thanks! What is the 2-2-1? I don't think I've heard of that defense. Why exactly was that a good defense to use?