They average 126 ppg last season. It is like a circus on the court and it will be on ESPN tonight (January 3, 2005) on ESPN 9ET. It will be fun to watch if you have nothing to do..
I'm loving this game! Grinnel subs in five new players every 35 seconds, much like Loyola Marymount used to do. They have 18 players on their roster, they take a shot every 13 seconds (I think it's every 13... not sure), they shoot over half their shots from 3, and they don't play a lick of defense. It's one of the most entertaining and innovative gameplans I've ever seen. Definitely tune in, it's on ESPN2 right now.
It sure was something to watch; while I do not agree with everything they did, I did like the mass-subs. I would not do it every 35 seconds but I think if you do mass subs every 4-5 minutes or so, I think it could be very effective in any level of play. The offense seem complicated but probably very easy after a few practices in it. Shooting every 13 seconds is a good plan, but everyone seemed to get out of wack after they didn't get that shot. I also noticed they relied too much on the long ball, they was countless lay-ups they missed that should of been a sure two points or passing up a shot in the lane to get a three point shot. Their defense pressured the inbounds pass after that, it was a 2 on 1 break most of the time ending up with a lay-up or 3 point play. At the end of the game, I noticed that when they had to play defense they couldn't box out after the shot allowing the other team to get the offensive rebound and the win. I would have liked to have seen them play when their shots was falling and how the offense would really look like fire all pistons, but it was a very interesting game to watch.
It was fun to watch, I also agree on subbing 4-5 mins instead of 35 secs. I also agree it would be fun to watch them play when the shots did fall, but it was still fun to watch. That must be a blast playing though.
