Three-point shooting, layups, and free throws form core "value" offense. Three-point shots steadily increase in the NBA and 'trickle down' to NCAA, high school, and even younger ages where three-point efficiency is low.
I find watching high school and lower level players air-balling threes beyond tedious.
The 2022-23 season continues the trend with the top five 'users' taking a minimum of 39.5 per game.
What alternatives or options might exist to ever-increasing three-point shots?
1. Basket attack against hard closeouts
2. Expand transition offense. That entails philosophy, conditioning, practice, and commitment to transition. Coaches relinquish control with high volumes of transition. (teach more, coach less).
3. Use more pass and cut actions out of spread offense where defenders are pulled out. Examples:
4. Improve free throw shooting. More basket attacks and when applicable post play earn fouls and teams must capitalize.
5. Emphasize generating layups off other offenses. Examples:
- Blind pig
- Pick-and-roll (rejected screens, slips, hit the roller)
- Isolation attacks from elbow (box drills applied)
