Saturday, August 20, 2016

UCONN Actions Versus Maryland (BOBs and Defeating the 1-3-1)

UCONN finds a way...with top players, excellent coaching, and disciplined execution. Here are a few actions excerpted from UCONN-MD. 





I call this "Triangle Boomerang". Yes, it helps to have a great finisher. 2 gets screen-the-screener action and Stewart-Tuck-Stewart Boomerang pass ensues. 

UCONN  sets up 2 (Nurse) to come off a screen, Tuck cuts through (wide open) and the 3 finds someone to screen. 


UCONN is willing to run their "man" stuff against zone. Stewart (5) cuts to the block and Nurse (2) enters to Tuck (4). Stewart and Tuck play high-low with another great seal. 

You can make the argument that UCONN and women's basketball plays the most fundamentally sound game in the world. Yes, it won't be as easy without three of the top players in the country next season.