What is the best strategy against a quicker basketball team who can also shoot the ball?

My friends and I are in a lower division basketball rec league. There is one team who should be in a much higher league but picked this league so that they could easily blow the other teams out, classy I know. What is the best strategy to at least compete with them? We do have a little size and we are probably the more physical team.|||The wrong thing to do is not run with them, the wrong thing to do is slow the game down too much and let them take full advantage of easy baskets, fast break and early offense points. Every zone no matter if its 1-3-1, 2-3, 3-2 is the exact same thing once the ball gets moving If they are faster they can take advantage of the gaps off the dribble making you guys suck in miss rotations and sooner or later getting the three point shot will be easier then it would be against a traditional man defense. The worse thing you can do against a god 3 point shooting team is play a zone. If their point guard is faster then yours, your wings will have to help on the dribble drive so their shooters can spot up in the gaps on both wings. you'll get blown out. Play aggressive man to chase them off the three line and into your interior help. If you are bigger and stronger you are forcing them directly into your strength. On offense run out of the net. When they make shots push the ball down their throats. Designate your 4 or 5 man to take the ball out of the net, get your best post player on the move down the court so he can try to seal the smaller defender early on the block or in the middle of the lane, since their defense is not set there will be little to no help since you are going so early the ref's will usually let your guy get away with being in the key a second or two longer. slow it up and pound the ball inside on misses unless they are long misses that lead to run outs. Being the slower team does not mean you can't put pressure on the faster team.





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http://www.program51.com|||I would defintely run a 3-2 defense. This would enable your 1,2,and 3's to shut down the shooters at the 3 pt range. Also your big men must be very active guarding the baseline. Believe me my team just ran the same exact type of defense and we won the game. And don't give the shooters a chance to breathe. Frustrate them, deny them the ball, eventually they'll get tired. You said you were the more physical team, shooters are normally weaker players on the court. Just frustrate them and you'll cause lots of turnovers.|||In my current league, our rival team is exactly the same and what we do to always beat them is to get extremely mentally prepared to kick their a$$. Second, play really really really strong defense and when you have to foul them, foul them hard, practically flagrant foul them. You need to know you will win the game and never give up even if you are down 10. If you want, you can play 1-3-1 defense which might work in the beggining, depending on how much your teamates know on playing 1-3-1. Make smart passes and fake before you pass it if you aren't shure about passing. Other then that you should win.|||i think you should slow the game down working clock management looking for good shots while pound it inside if you can the closer the shot the harder it is for the other team to run and the more chances to take advantage of your height on the boards





use a 1-3-1 great to defend against wing jumpers and top of key while the corner will be open most people don't like shooting from there but if they do and there point likes to drive it sets you up for a few run out fast-breaks and a man on man with good pressure on the ball but slacking off the back side to help against the drive on defense|||Run that old Detroit Pistons Bad Boy defense on them. Get Physical with em, Rough em up a bit, No flagrant fouls or anything like that just don't give up any easy baskets.





The best offensive team doesn't always win if you can use your size and intimidate them physically you just might pull the upset or at least be competitive.|||Slow the game down (work the clock on offense). Since you say y'all are the more physical team, make sure some bodies hit the floor. That will take it's toll after awhile and slow them down a little.





The worse thing you can do is get out there and try to run with them.|||faye is correct... your team's best trait might be your ability to be physical, so that's what you should do. Don't try to run with them.


Even if you end up getting beat, let them know they've been in a game.


Pound the ball inside on offense. And crash the boards on both ends.|||A strong defense with a full court press.|||defence is the only answer