Zipper Up – Sideout Play
Zipper UP – sideline out of bounds play with a pin down, high ball screen and options for the ball handler to penetrate and pitch or finish on their own. The high screener is a safety valve. Zipper UP Sideout Play
Paths to a College or NBA Coach Job
First of all, the title of today’s article is misleading; there really aren’t correct paths to a college or NBA coach job because there are literally hundreds of path permutations. However, in general, there are three very common ones: Student Manager –> College Video Coordinator –>Director of Operations –> NBA Read More
What’s Your Take on the NBA?
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
Analyzing a Rough First Outing as a Coach
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
Baseline Play with Double Screen
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
Do You Have a System For Evaluating Your Players on Defense?
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