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Looking past the drubbing the Warriors received from the Cavaliers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Warriors continue to carve out new approaches for the basketball world to emulate. Stop and consider: in the 104-89 Game 1 victory over the Cavs, a new example was forged when no one would have least suspected it….
In a recent conversation with a coaching colleague, we were sharing some offensive ideas when he said something that made me pause. Basically, he said that a number of teams that he sees on a regular basis are so intent on executing a play that they lose focus that the idea is to get a…
If you have read a number of Hoop Coach articles over the last year or so, you may have noticed that we’re into referencing non X and O type information that we’ve read in various sources like Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Magazine and the NY Times. The rationale, of course, is that if personnel…
Since we’ve been contributing articles to Hoop Coach, perhaps the most popular was the checklist of player bad body language. Many coaches turned it around for their players to read likely thinking that it’s valuable for players to hear from someone other than themselves what they have been advocating. With that in mind, today’s thoughts…
Continuing in our series of floor space and time, today we’ll discuss simple concepts and fundamentals that really are at the heart of how good players and good teams acquire space in effective offenses. Granted, none are revolutionary in and of themselves but, when lumped together, they should serve as reminders to coaches at all…
The Wall Street Journal ran an article, “The Elusive Riddle of Team Chemistry”, by Jared Diamond that all coaches would be wise to read. Although the article is MLB based, there is perhaps even greater reason for basketball coaches to familiarize themselves with the content because our sport is founded to a very large degree…