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“Playing Basketball” – Encouraging Players to Make Plays

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In 1996, the NBA released the top 50 players in the league’s history in honor of the NBA’s 50th anniversary. 47 of the players gathered […]

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 […]

Bill Cartwright has arguably the strangest free throw form in the history of the world. I grew up a staunch Detroit Pistons Fan so I […]