08-23-2022, 11:19 AM
In the end, more possessions for the offense will lead to the defense having to defend more possessions (barring insides kicks), so I don’t get the idea that if we have a very good offense, we should leverage that by playing uptempo, since it also exposes the defense to more possessions.
In the end, given the broad approximation that in almost every game, the number of offensive and defensive possessions are going to be almost identical, the goal is to be more efficient on the offensive possessions (ie, scoring more points per possession) than we allow our opponents when they possess the ball. More possessions gives our (good) offense more opportunities, but puts more pressure on the (bad) defense to make stops.
I don’t take a position on faster versus slower pace of play. I support whatever gets us more offensive efficiency and reduces our defensive liabilities.
BC
In the end, given the broad approximation that in almost every game, the number of offensive and defensive possessions are going to be almost identical, the goal is to be more efficient on the offensive possessions (ie, scoring more points per possession) than we allow our opponents when they possess the ball. More possessions gives our (good) offense more opportunities, but puts more pressure on the (bad) defense to make stops.
I don’t take a position on faster versus slower pace of play. I support whatever gets us more offensive efficiency and reduces our defensive liabilities.
BC