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Special is a man BLOB with some really good screen the screener actions to get a layup. I always tell my players that the player who sets the screen is usually open. That seems to hold true in plays like this. The play starts in a set like the image The 2 pops to the strong side…
Simple zone quick hitter to get an open look at 3. Quick ball reversal and timing, like in most plays, are the key. The 1 enters the ball to the 3. 5 Cuts to weak side and gets in position to screen in the weak bottom defender 3 passes back to the 1 and spaces…
In past posts we have discussed the concepts of OER (Offensive Efficiency Rating) and DER (Defensive Efficiency Rating) that have been around for at least 50 years. For the very few uninitiated, for OER one divides the number of points scored by the number of possessions for any time period- say a team scores 80 points in…
Now that the calendar has turned to February and the NBA trade deadline looms, GM’s are faced with the annual “buyers or sellers” question. The notion is far more common in MLB as teams in playoff contention try to pick up a player who might make a difference. Then there are the teams not in…
Circle Pressure Passing Drill is a fun, competitive keep away drill designed to teach players to pass under pressure but also to work in tandem with a teammate to force turnovers. Players line up around the circle at mid court then take at least one step back. Two players are designated as defenders and go…
How much detail each coach wants to know about his players” FG%’s varies tremendously from coach to coach. I would venture to say that at the NBA level there is much detail and in general, as one goes down the ladder from the NBA to college to high school, there is likely to be a…