Probably so. But it's these pointless fouls in the backcourt, on the road, that has been a tipping point towards awarding teams like UGA free throws that keep them in the game in spite of horrific shooting.

I don't have a problem with the half-court defense philosophy.

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Sure. How many unforced turnovers, bad shots have been forced from taking a team out of their comfort zone with tempo this season?

At home? Plenty. On the road? Few. I've been saying that we should reduce the press on the road because we're getting called for fouls that wouldn't otherwise be called at home. Marginal contact on the road? Foul. Marginal contact at home? Steal.

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There are no set movements to the offense, every screen has 3-5 options for each player involved with the screen, there are no areas of the court designed for one player to be, or a certain player to be. It is up to the players to make the proper read, selected the best option, and keep the proper spacing on the court.

I never said there were set movements. And yes, it is up to the players to make the proper read. But it's ALSO up to the coaches to teach the players how to make those reads. And sit the players who disrupt the flow of the offense. You have to have repercussions when me-first players fail to execute, IMO. Even if it's just a few minutes on the bench.

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A back door cut will always be hard to utilize with guards around 6' on the court in today's game, by the time the extra pass is made to get the passing angle, the cut is over with.

There's no need for an extra pass for all back door cuts, though. You can literally dribble the ball up the floor, make one pass, and - depending on the defense - score on a layup. Not always, obviously. But when we're getting hounded on the perimeter, I'd expect to see at least ONE after 20 games. We sure as hell have given up our fair share over the past few years.

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that is the only time one is going to be drawn up with the intent to score, it would usually be done on the fly depending on what the opponent had been doing during the course of the game.

Some coaches, yes. Some coaches, no. Rick Carlisle is known as a master of these kinds of plays. And it's not because he draws them up on the fly. He would pick a particular set based on the expected defense and what's in his repertoire. He draws up plays on the fly SOMETIMES, but I refuse to believe you can effectively draw up plays, on the fly, having never practiced plays, and expect to be successful. It should be incredibly simple to institute 5-10 basic inbounds plays (intent to score within a few seconds) that are the "bread and butter," so to speak and adjust accordingly.

IF mike is drawing up everything on the fly, he f'ing sucks at it.