Why should all coaches run conceptual offense?
It develops players who know how to play, not just what to play.
Conceptual offense teaches spacing, teamwork, and how to punish defenses, making players effective even when set plays break down. pic.twitter.com/2nj2HuFl0J— Transforming Basketball (@transformbball) June 19, 2024
The Case for Running Conceptual Offense Instead of Calling Plays
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June 20, 2024 2 Comments
I love what Rick Carlisle has done with the Pacers. Rather than running set plays other than after time outs, the Pacers run concepts, which means their players are always looking to create 2-on-1, 3-on-2, or 4-on-3 advantages via penetration with ball, cutting, spacing, screening, or whatever the situation allows. Love to see Lakers adopt this approach.
This was also why Carlisle does not always call timeouts to run plays. Instead, he trusts his four playmakers to be able to make the right plays in the clutch since the reads and options are always the same. That failed because Haliburton made some youthful errors and turned the ball over. Later, Rich did call timeouts. But concentual rather than play call offenses are becoming more and more how the game is played in the NBA.
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