It’s pretty wild to think back upon my shift in philosophy over the past couple of years. If you had asked me three years ago, I’d have said that running the ball is mostly a waste of time, and that teams should spread you out as much as possible and throw the ball as much as possible. I was a big fan of the air raid, a big fan of these 50-60 attempt, high volume passing attacks that played “basketball on grass.”
Folks, that’s over. Defenses have changed in structure, they’ve changed in body types, they’ve changed in techniques, and they are once again vulnerable to the run.