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, âThe Ringmasterâ, a feature on Warriorsâ coach, Steve Kerr. It read, âThis season has confirmed what Kerr learned from Popovich (Gregg) and Jackson (Phil), that coaching is 90% creating…
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. Basically, we just noted that…
Youâve 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, âThe Cardinals are 65-0 this year when leading after 8 innings.â Most often when I hear these declarations, I roll my eyes at…
In a past article, we discussed in-game adjustments. This post will focus post-game adjustments facing a quick turnaround. If one has an extended period of time-like a holiday break of some kind, almost anything can be changed or drastically altered. But, today weâre going to operate on the premise that the next game is imminent,…
As I write, the Detroit Pistons are 5-2 after beating the Hawks, Suns and Trail Blazers on the road and the Jazz and Bulls at home. Before losing last night at Golden St., sandwiched in the middle was a home loss to the then struggling Pacers. I was at that game and the Pistons played…
Now that weâve covered on the ball defense, defending the post, shell defense and help and recover in some detail, itâs time to discuss offensive tactics that are designed to attack the guts of the defense and move defenders around to warp the shape of the shell and create weaknesses and openings for scoring opportunities including…
