Triangle Delay- The basic concept of this delay is to have the three players at the top exchange and pass back and forth to each other. This delay concept was good for us because we were putting three players in the “triangle” and three players who could all shoot free throws when the other team decided to foul. Jaque Howard (81%), Sarah Larson (78%), Megan Pacheco (75%)
Also, it was effective because the three players in the delay were not all guards. As a result, the defenders were less likely to want to switch and if they did, it would mean that a post defender might be on a guard.
Another advantage of this delay system is whether the opponent plays man to man or goes into some trapping defenses- we are in a good alignment. We would want to go 2-1-2 vs 1-3-1 trapping defense.
1= Jaque Howard (Point Guard)
2= Michelle Flaar (Shooting Guard)
3= Megan Pacheco (Small Forward)
4= Jenny Zolper (Power Forward)
5= Sarah Larson (Post)