I was catching up on my Sports Illustrated reading this past weekend and ran into a coaching nugget by Lee Jenkins in the June 15 article, ‘The Ringmaster’, a feature on Warriors’ coach, Steve Kerr. It read, “This season has confirmed what Kerr learned from Popovich (Gregg) and Jackson (Phil), Read More
Watching a game or scrimmage this time of year can be painful. Invariably, the defense is ahead of the offense causing turnovers, bad shots and missed open shots. When this happens, how a coach responds to what politely might be called a mess might very well determine the course of Read More
Simple baseline out of bounds play with a double screen to inbound the ball and a down screen for the inbounder. You may want to swap the starting positions of the 5 and the 2. View the animation of Baseline Play with Double Screen
Earlier this summer in our article on Player Efficiency Rating (PER), we mentioned that it was pretty much accepted that arriving at an accurate defensive PER was problematic because of the nature of Blocks. Then, in our article on Empty Stats, we discussed another stat of dubious nature- the Steal. Read More
Variation of a man set Northwestern ran against Michigan St. The play has a double ball screen, double down screen and a pin down for a big that can shoot. Download the PDF Diagrams of Northwestern Double Screen & Pop and view the animation here.
You’ve heard numerous times in broadcasts of college or pro sports a variation of the following statement made during a recent MLB televised game between the SF Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, “The Cardinals are 65-0 this year when leading after 8 innings.” Most often when I hear these declarations, Read More
