Quote of the Day

The Princeton Offense is a distant cousin of the Triangle Offense in that it's a read, rather than an execution, scheme. Instead of following prescribed routes, the players react to where the ball is and what the defense is doing. One difference between these two plans of attack is the former features more back cuts and back screens, and the big man is often used as a ball reverser from the top of the key.

It's highly doubtful either Samuel Dalembert or Elton Brand will be asked to carry the ball across the time line. But who knows for sure?

The major problem I have with the Princeton Offense is it's difficult to take advantage of specific mismatches and also to get the ball to certain guys in their favorite spaces. There's simply too much continuity to adjust the vital importance of matchup situations to the limitations of the shot clock.

Of course, Jordan's game plan calls for specialty plays, but, by and large, these represent departures from the norm. Also, when a score is desperately needed, he generally employs some kind of isolation situation.

Moe's offense called for his players to pass and move away from the ball or else pass and make dive cuts. Move where? Wherever, the emphasis being on "moving." Moe's offense was even less structured than Jordan's.

In theory, the Princeton Offense is aesthetically pleasing, but it's not definitive enough to be the road map for a successful NBA team.

-- Charley Rosen, explaining something Wizards' fans know all to well.