It's really strange that this group of coaches does not use what worked for Dean and Roy. They all played for one or the other and experienced success I just don't get it.
Y'know, back when Dean introduced the Secondary Break the conventional wisdom was you never tried to do what today we call "transition" unless you had a number advantage like 2-on-1. Hell, even when I started coaching, it was pretty much only the "Carolina guys" who used our Secondary. Some guys used what we used to call a "number" break (it was much easier to defend) but there was still a lotta resistance to running without advantage.
As to what you said, it's not like the Secondary is obsolete --- just the opposite --- because since the shot-clock came in, it has been copied by many. Roy added myriad variations and big-time guys like Mark Few have adopted it in recent years. Hell, even Izzo has gone from his long-time number break to a more Carolina version.
Hubert needs to get it through his head that just surrounding defenses in transition is a fad that makes us really easy to defend. Fact is, the Carolina Secondary ain't broke, so why try to "fix" it with something that is?...
