To confuse talented players like Kona you need to run variations of match-up zones, traps (halfcourt since they will shred you in full court). To match up with them and thin you will be better is absurd. They are more skilled and better athletes.

Then they try to run with them, another CRAZY IDEA!

You need to minimize possessions. You use clock, make them move on defense. You control tempo by slowing the game down. You take advantage of the huge height advantage they had. You don’t settle for jump shots which will often lead to long rebounds and the quicker Kona team will use to lead to runouts and easy baskets.

You have arguably the best center in the state who was coming off back to back 23-26 point games and you run a perimeter based offense. What they should do is pound the ball inside and get Kona into foul trouble.

I am not saying it would work or they could have done it. But AT LEAST TRY! Don’t run the same stagnant offense and defense you have been running for 2 months. You lost by 38 2 months ago and now you lost by only 24 so I guess you got better?

My kids’ KBA coach for 6-7 year old girls coach runs more complex schemes.