One of the problems with last year's offense was that teams would sag early in the shot clock because we were predictably dumping it inside (mostly Ben)...
What Flip is doing is establishing a reputation for our perimiter threats... this is especially effective for Rip.
You would hope that opponents will reluctantly play tight around the arc... this should open up the lanes for our slashers.
Hopefully they will gradually shift the focus to the inside... for now the basic strategy is to work outside then go inside so the paint isn't clogged (instead of Larry's disdain on establishing an outside threat).

The problem is that Ben can't get his man to follow him outside... until he can start hitting a mid-range shot they will always have a help defender inside against us.
The other problem is we're not getting to the foul line enough or getting enough easy put backs when we have everyone floating but Ben.