Why This Offense is Basketball Poetry

UConn runs some of the most complex offensive sets and actions in the country. This video breaks down the X's and O's, offensive concepts, and players behind Dan Hurley's offensive scheme.
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[jacoburanga]

Thank you for pointing that out, I was so upset when the commentator said that, it was obviously a set play and a great one!

[kendrickjenkins]

Here IMMEDIATELY after the Dan Hurley to Lakers news 😂

[ThinkingBasketball]

This is one of the best offenses I've ever seen. Another great video Jordan.

[ScoochieBoochie]

looking forward to the march madness vid with one detail about every team. One of the best series on YouTube.

[bduval]

Stumbled across this in my post-championship YouTube UCONN rabbit hole. I wish I had known about this channel sooner - brilliant stuff that would have helped me enjoy this NCAA season even more.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

This video rules. Keep making more of them, especially about how good and cool UConn is.

[badmontad]

I only got into basketball after leaving university and have never played organised basketball at any level. I love all these types of videos because without these i am so oblivious to all these things that are going on on the court when watching. Thanks for explaining all this stuff in a way that amateurs like myself can understand 😂

[hectorwatt]

Dan Hurley deserves so much more respect than he gets. I feel like he doesn’t get as much respect as other big time coaches but he wins championships and has built a dominant program

[davidroth]

Pure poetry. Offensive mad science at its best.

[IamWonderBread]

The biggest thing that makes their offense successful is the IQ of the players reading these screens and defender's reactions to them. Hurley seems to have done a phenomenal job of teaching how to play motion offense to these players. Most of the things that happen in these plays aren't "set" in the way of you have to do it this way, but in the way the player reads the defender and his teammates read him.

[freakboy]

I always thought that UCONN has a beautiful offense that is very hard to guard because of the constant movement. They don't really run a lot of Isolation stuff you see teams doing to get guys one on one.

[brianarbenz]

Thanks for pointing out the real essence of basketball. I've always appreciated cuts and screens. This brings to mind the 1977-78 Portland Trailblazers.

[chidori]

I've been praying for the day the Lakers would run some motion on the weak side please make it happen Rob!

[pavleveljkovic]

Very insightful for basketball coaches on how to build their system. You don't have to take these actions, but rather get an idea of how to connect sequences from different sets and be more unpredictable. Well done Spencer, 10/10.

[SanctuaryGardenLiving]

Awesome breakdown... What an incredible college offense run by very unselfish players.

[mcfuckinanotheraccount]

Some set plays but lots of reading the defense and reacting and flowing into different actions depending on player read. There's players rejecting and cutting and one of those cuts a dude even shows frustration from not getting the ball, it's definately set plays but also reading defense, reacting and having progressions and nuances to their sets and actions.

[PeteMartinMandolin]

Never seen an offense this organized and well run! So good to see in this age of one on one, I need to get mine.

[anthonycasale]

Great video! I was in Houston for the final four last year, and man... what a team! I Enjoyed every second watching UCONN play. Can't wait to see them again this March.

[johnwhitmore]

wow wish i saw this early in the season definitley would have enjoyed watching more! I loved watching there offense make some more even last years team too.. Hurley is a genius!

[bugs]

This video does a really good job with the numbers and little screen signs to show you where the juice is happening in the play... the problem is that it's so fast and complex I still can't understand a thing. 😂