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Like many of you, over the years I had many assistant coaches and like anything else, they have run the gamut- from the great-the late Charlie Coles, who had a stellar career as a Head Coach at Central Michigan and Miami of Ohio-all the way down to a coach I Read More
Regular readers of Hoop Coach, will recognize the concept of “playing basketball” as it applies to what players need to do when a play or set gets the offense a half-step or step advantage or worse yet, breaks down totally and the defense has the edge. Players who expect the Read More
Mention the word pivoting to many players and some coaches and they’re apt to give you a blank stare or look like they have a stick in their eye. When was the last time you saw a player practicing pivoting on his own or heard a coach lecture on pivoting Read More
In a past article BLOCKS and STEALS: TRACK the UNSUCCESSFUL ONES TOO, it was pointed out that blocks and steals as raw stats can be very misleading when you don’t take into account missed blocks and steals and the damage they create. Blocks and steals are only two of what Read More
For those readers who play with a shot clock, perhaps the most important usage of points per possession at both ends of the floor is how effective your team is at the end of the shot clock. For purposes of this article, let’s define the “end” as the last 10 Read More
As you prepare for the season, many of you will run the same basic basketball offense system as you did this past season. Some of you will be looking to add some wrinkles and then others will be in the market for a total remake. In the last two cases, Read More