[81alum]

Tara has always adjusted her offense to the personnel she has had.  This is the fourth major offense at least--the pre-triangle offense was much more run and gun, though I am not sure what it was called.  The triangle lasted as long as she had dominant post players.  Then there was the pick and roll that was designed to feature Lili and Amber.  And now the Princeton, which is designed around a team which is not burdened with big, slow (or dominant) posts. 

I get the sense that Tara is also responding to changes in the game that favor face ups and movement over back-to-the-basket post play.  She may just be tired of all the sumo wrestling defense in the paint and is eager to spread the floor and turn it into a game of movement. 

It also used to be exceedingly rare for major teams to play zone.  I think we see a lot of it because we were viewed as being vulnerable to it.  But given that we seem to be learning how to take care of business against the zone, we may actually get to see more of the Princeton at work.

Apparently, the Princeton can be used against the zone, according to the high authority of the internet.  But we don't seem to do that.  The Princeton takes a minimum of about 15 seconds to run and so the full court press can hamper the time required to run it.  It has a sequence of about 5 decisions to be made.  Think of it as basketball's version of the read-option offense in football only more complex and a little slower, and you will get the idea.   

[81alum]

Tara has always adjusted her offense to the personnel she has had.  This is the fourth major offense at least--the pre-triangle offense was much more run and gun, though I am not sure what it was called.  The triangle lasted as long as she had dominant post players.  Then there was the pick and roll that was designed to feature Lili and Amber.  And now the Princeton, which is designed around a team which is not burdened with big, slow (or dominant) posts. 

I get the sense that Tara is also responding to changes in the game that favor face ups and movement over back-to-the-basket post play.  She may just be tired of all the sumo wrestling defense in the paint and is eager to spread the floor and turn it into a game of movement. 

It also used to be exceedingly rare for major teams to play zone.  I think we see a lot of it because we were viewed as being vulnerable to it.  But given that we seem to be learning how to take care of business against the zone, we may actually get to see more of the Princeton at work.

Apparently, the Princeton can be used against the zone, according to the high authority of the internet.  But we don't seem to do that.  The Princeton takes a minimum of about 15 seconds to run and so the full court press can hamper the time required to run it.  It has a sequence of about 5 decisions to be made.  Think of it as basketball's version of the read-option offense in football only more complex and a little slower, and you will get the idea.