The new offense was definitely a change in what myself and everyone else was used to seeing. Since Coach Martin has been there the offense was already predicated off of a 3-2 set (3 guard and 2 post). Like all 3-2 sets the constant with the offense was always work from the inside out. Even when Denis was there, if he didn't have a fast break opportunity the offense went into a 3-2 set. Baseline screens for Denis or Jacob always involved this look that way if they weren't open for the shot then they could look inside or the big could pull out and set a ball screen.
The new offense changes everything as it's a more 4 out or 4 guard look. Even with 2 bigs in the game, Kelly or Samuel's play the post/guard position where they are out on the wing. It really spreads the floor and opens up more driving opportunities for the guards. Denis scored a lot of his points in the open court, but because we don't have the lightning speed he possessed we have become a more half court team dominated by Jacob with shooters around him (McGruder, Spradling, Russell, etc.). So this offense allows for them to open up more driving lines and take advantage of teams playing help defense which allows for penetration and kick opportunities. This also spreads the floor more for the post player in the triangle offense. No longer does he have to worry about a double team from our opposite big as our opposite big (post/guard) is playing outside on the perimeter, making it too far for a double team to occur. Kelly has been able to take advantage of this when he's playing the 5 spot.
All in all, it was a great change to take advantage of this teams strengths and personnel.
