One of my major complaints about Pike not running an offense. He runs a Horns set and when that does not work just wing it.
The horns set is actually effective when used properly. It should allow for spacing, but the way Pikiell or Brandin Knight teach it, the F and C never seem to cut hard enough for the guard after seeing the screen where the guard either drives or dishes to a cutting big man or pass ro one of our wings for an open look.
Our set always seems to bottleneck and/or the defenders clog the space and the guard just dribbles around looking to pass out of it. Personally, I’ve seen it work to perfection, but not with us. Give me a motion offense like McCaffery any day of the week.
