Who Is running the Grinnell system?

[mrmike88]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/seth_davis/02/15/hoop.thoughts/index.html

This morning's article makes Duquesne's new strategy sound very system-like, and even mentions how it stacks up to Grinnel's version.

[systemfan86]

Grinnell travels to Redlands this year. Is Redlands still playing the 'system' style of ball with their new coach?

[Gray Fox]

Grinnell travels to Redlands this year. Is Redlands still playing the 'system' style of ball with their new coach?

I don't think so, but you might ask this question on the SCIAC board.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I read an interview with the new coach shortly after he was hired and he seemed on the fence over whether to run the old style for one more year or not.  I can't imagine you could find success being half committed to system ball.

I'm guessing they'll keep running up-tempo, though, I know the pace of the game really improved attendance for them.

[systemfan86]

I read an interview with the new coach shortly after he was hired and he seemed on the fence over whether to run the old style for one more year or not.  I can't imagine you could find success being half committed to system ball.

I'm guessing they'll keep running up-tempo, though, I know the pace of the game really improved attendance for them.

In an interesting twist, the recently retired Redlands coach is listed on the Grinnell website as an assistant coach. Very interesting when you consider that Grinnell is traveling to Redlands to play this year.

[Greek Tragedy]

What do these coaches have in common?

Bo Ryan
John Calipari
Mike Krzyzewski
Roy Williams
David Arsenault

The are all innovators of the game

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

VMI, the D1 school that runs a semi-system upset Kentucky tonight.  Granted it's not the same old Kentucky, but it is the same old VMI, so that has to count for something.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Ok, so the weather looks like it will cooperate.  I think I'll be heading up to Iowa Saturday to see GC take on Wheaton.

[John Gleich]

It looks like North Chicago High School (a suburb about 30 miles north of the city) is going to be tinkering with the System...

LINK

[Gregory Sager]

It looks like North Chicago High School (a suburb about 30 miles north of the city) is going to be tinkering with the System...

LINK

Incidentally, Aaron Coleman, the son of North Chicago's head coach, started for North Park earlier in this decade.

[madzillagd]

I was looking around the board at old stuff when waiting for my access and ran across this topic.  Not sure if anyone is around that was interested in it at the time, but just a heads up that Gary Smith, former coach at Redlands who ran the Grinnell system wrote a book about it.

It's called Coaching the System by Gary Smith & Doug Porter.  Here's the amazon link to it...   http://www.amazon.com/Coaching-System-complete-basketballs-explosive/dp/146113157X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337119836&sr=8-1

A good read if you are into the X & Os of the game. 

[augie77]

Did Grinnell's blatant plan to set a scoring record--and the resultant attention--increase or decrease interest in the System from the standpoint of other coaches taking it up?

[Gregory Sager]

Dunno, but the infection has spread to our conference. The North Central women's team is now using the System. The Cards have adopted it through the means of adding an assistant coach who had been the guy who installed the System for the Olivet Nazarene women's team.

[Mr. Ypsi]

And the North Central women were just totally blown-out by Wheaton (it was 100-50 before they salvaged a bit of 'face' with a closing 17-6 run against the very bottom of the Wheaton bench).  The System doesn't work so well when you miss 44 of 53 shots from downtown!  For the season, they are shooting a deplorable 26% from long distance.  For the System to work, you have to recruit for the System; just imposing it on athletes without the requisite skills is a recipe for disaster.  (Though with their current personnel, it is hard to say if they would have done any better with a more traditional approach.)

[Pat Coleman]

And the North Central women were just totally blown-out by Wheaton (it was 100-50 before they salvaged a bit of 'face' with a closing 17-6 run against the very bottom of the Wheaton bench).  The System doesn't work so well when you miss 44 of 53 shots from downtown!  For the season, they are shooting a deplorable 26% from long distance.  For the System to work, you have to recruit for the System; just imposing it on athletes without the requisite skills is a recipe for disaster.  (Though with their current personnel, it is hard to say if they would have done any better with a more traditional approach.)

I would suggest that unless you actually watch them play and watch them practice, you're not qualified to say what system any team should be running.