John Beilein voted best offensive coach

[CalipariKy]

I ran across this article a few days ago.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...he-best-offensive-coach-in-college-basketball

1. I hope the link works. I'm not a basketball expert, player, or coach, so I don't know a lot about offensive plays but if Beilein is such a good offensive coach why don't other coaches run similar offensive sets? I know it probably has a lot to do with personnel, situations, match ups, etc. Maybe its just he is better at knowing when to run a particular play. It seems sometimes a lot of plays (most teams) are just one on one and shoot or create a shot for someone else and not a lot of set plays.

Anyway, what do you think about the list?

 

[jarms24]

Michigan runs a Princeton style offense that consists of freeing up a shooter and jacking a bunch of 3's. He's been successful because he's had snipers like Nik Stauskas and to a lesser degree, Levert. I do think he's a fantastic offensive coach, but he leaves a lot to be desired on defense. That probably cost them a title a couple years ago.

 

[Chuckinden]

With the type of program that Calipari runs, there is none better.

 

[SomeDudeCRO]

Calipari has shown a remarkable ability to tailor his offense to the strengths of his players, not recruiting players to accentuate his own system.

Sure, he has had remarkably capable players, but there is something to be said about being able to adapt

 

[Chuckinden]

Calipari has shown a remarkable ability to tailor his offense to the strengths of his players, not recruiting players to accentuate his own system.

Sure, he has had remarkably capable players, but there is something to be said about being able to adapt

I wouldn't go that far.

 

[CUT-NETS]

Calipari has shown a remarkable ability to tailor his offense to the strengths of his players, not recruiting players to accentuate his own system.

Sure, he has had remarkably capable players, but there is something to be said about being able to adapt

I wouldn't consider Calipari as one of the top offensive coaches out there. He's definitely one of, if not the top defensive coaches in basketball. But, he leaves alot to be desired on offense. His teams are notorious for going through long scoring droughts.

 

[bigc45157]

Michigan, Wisconsin and Notre Dame come to mind in regards to having difficult offenses to game plan for and stop. When the Cats met these teams over the last two years it was very obvious their offense creates lanes for shooters, open backdoor cuts and room for bigs to attack the glass.

I liken this to football, which I know more about, when you think about Alabama, Florida State, and Stanford not running the spread. Chip Kelly, Urban Meyer, Rich Rod, etc run the spread with great success, but different types of talent and mindsets determine what offense a team will run. Alabama Football is similar to Kentucky Basketball in the sense that they play elite defense and more of a "straight forward" offensive style to compliment their superb defensive prowess.

 

[Bluemamba]

I ran across this article a few days ago.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...he-best-offensive-coach-in-college-basketball

1. I hope the link works. I'm not a basketball expert, player, or coach, so I don't know a lot about offensive plays but if Beilein is such a good offensive coach why don't other coaches run similar offensive sets? I know it probably has a lot to do with personnel, situations, match ups, etc. Maybe its just he is better at knowing when to run a particular play. It seems sometimes a lot of plays (most teams) are just one on one and shoot or create a shot for someone else and not a lot of set plays.

Anyway, what do you think about the list?

Its a stupid list.

 

[HipTer]

Calipari has shown a remarkable ability to tailor his offense to the strengths of his players, not recruiting players to accentuate his own system.

Sure, he has had remarkably capable players, but there is something to be said about being able to adapt

Very good point, and I think you're right. You made no statement about whether or not you considered Calipari to be the best coach of offense, as some of the responses suggest. You just made an observation about his versatility; and I think it's an important ability that others (e.g., Pitino) suffer by comparison.

 

[ORCAT]

Maybe he's the best offensive coach, maybe not but at the bottom of the article it shows that his record there is 166-110, that's only a 60% win rate. How many people here would be happy with that record at UK? So, maybe his offensive genius isn't all that??

 

[G-PIP]

Very good point, and I think you're right. You made no statement about whether or not you considered Calipari to be the best coach of offense, as some of the responses suggest. You just made an observation about his versatility; and I think it's an important ability that others (e.g., Pitino) suffer by comparison.

Well, at least one anonymous coach in the article cited by the OP agrees, indicating that K and Cal are the best at making their offense "maximize" the skills of their personnel.

 

[UKWildcats#8]

Cal is definitely not the best offensive coach. I think everyone can agree on that. Even his better teams have not been ridiculously explosive on offense, but a lot of that is due to the other team and its plow style slowing the possessions/game down.

Cal has always been more of a defensive coach, but the offenses are usually good enough with the talent to do well.

 

[JasonS.]

Well, it ain't Cal, as our offense often resembles WW1 trench warfare. But I'll take winning.

Belein's not a bad call for that. Tom Crean could be near the top of that list. He's a great offensive coach, but he's pretty terrible at about every other aspect of his job.

 

[BlueSince92]

I think move Boeheim to the top, call it the most offensive coach, and everyone will agree.

 

[brianpoe]

If there is an area I would love to see us improve, it is half court offense. More motion, something. We pass the ball around, then somebody drive the lane or throw it over the top to a post man. Drove me crazy, even being undefeated our offense could be hard to watch.

Why anyone tried to run with us I will never know.

 

[kybassfan]

If there is an area I would love to see us improve, it is half court offense. More motion, something. We pass the ball around, then somebody drive the lane or throw it over the top to a post man. Drove me crazy, even being undefeated our offense could be hard to watch.

Why anyone tried to run with us I will never know.

Brian, sometimes I think half court offense is a lost art. Spacing on the perimeter is consistently bad across the NCAA. Interior passing is getting to be very rare. Passing to open up the 10-15 foot jump shot is simply non-existent. I tease my Puke friend that if Coach Kry ever figured out that a 15 jump shot is worth 2 points we'd all have to pack up and go home. Seems like its gotta be a dunk or a 3pt shot.

I would love to see us pursue that mid-range game more aggressively. It takes really good passing skills to execute. A 10 - 15 foot jumper makes it easier to block out on offense as the shot can be planned and executed quickly. Shooter rebounds are more common as well. Seems that even the dribble drive would lend itself to mid-range as an option rather than finish at the rim or bust.

I don't think this is just a Calipari/Kentucky issue. I see it all over. Guys that force shots in close. Bad kick outs. Sometimes I wonder if this is why we see a number of Davis/Noel/WCS style defenders these days. After all, you know where the shot is going to be.

Could be I'm just getting too damn old too.

 

[5iveStarRecruit]

Lmao are people labeling Cal the best offensive coach? Sheesssh. He's a winner, but a highly flawed offensive minded coach.

His fingers would be covered in title rings if he cleaned up his offensive deficiencies.