Comments on: Pitt has no answer for Notre Dame’s pick and roll http://tlorc.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/pitt-has-no-answer-for-notre-dames-pick-and-roll/ To love the game is the greatest of all... Sat, 25 May 2013 05:22:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Blogger Spotlight: Hoops fundamentals with The Mikan Drill | Beyond the Arc http://tlorc.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/pitt-has-no-answer-for-notre-dames-pick-and-roll/#comment-1241 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:30:18 +0000 http://tlorc.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-1241 [...] just let the game come to me. For example, for this post about the Pitt – Notre Dame game, we saw Pitt struggle down the stretch with ND’s pick and roll. One of the topics I like to post on is plays that had an impact on the game, which we may not know [...]

]]> By: A review of some pertinent posts: A semi-preview of the tournament « The Mikan Drill http://tlorc.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/pitt-has-no-answer-for-notre-dames-pick-and-roll/#comment-406 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:09:12 +0000 http://tlorc.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-406 [...] No answer against Notre Dame [...]

]]> By: A new wrinkle in Pitt’s pick and roll defense « The Mikan Drill http://tlorc.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/pitt-has-no-answer-for-notre-dames-pick-and-roll/#comment-327 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:28:15 +0000 http://tlorc.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-327 [...] saw earlier this season the struggles Pitt had with the pick and roll defense (see here). I saw them throw in a new wrinkle with their pick and roll defense against Villanova, which [...]

]]> By: spade http://tlorc.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/pitt-has-no-answer-for-notre-dames-pick-and-roll/#comment-300 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:32:20 +0000 http://tlorc.wordpress.com/?p=830#comment-300 Fantastic breakdown. This is a major part of Mike Brey’s Burn Offense, as with enough time Defenses don’t want to fight through screen after screen and especially late in the game McGhee just rotates following the screen instead of fighting through it (which he finally does after being abused twice).

If the defense has to only fight through one screen and play 10 secs on defense every possession, their fight will be stronger. Notre Dame beat a very good defensive team by making them defend 30 seconds on every possession, which took a toll on their team despite a deep bench.

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