Tom Izzo Defense Drill – 4 on 5
Great scramble defense drill from Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. The drill forces players to communicate, read the offense and above all hustle like crazy.
The Beauty of Small Ball
With the recent success of the Golden State Warriors the appeal of Small Ball is here to stay at all levels of play. After all, who doesn’t appreciate how the Warriors spread the floor, move the ball and put incredible pressure on the defense to cover the floor from sideline Read More
Helping Athletes Suffering from Low Back Pain/Issues
Guest post by: Jon Sanderson MS, CSCS, SCCC, USAW1, FMS, TP Head Strength and Conditioning Coach University of Michigan Men’s Basketball Always seek the counsel of a qualified sports medicine professional. If your athlete is cleared to participate in basketball practice/games this info below could be helpful. The Read More
Charting Defensive Accountability: Part 2
In Charting Defensive Accountability: Part I earlier we promised further thoughts on charting defensive accountability. If you open the Sample Game file we can begin: The team in question gave up 68 points in this specific game and to the far right are listed the defensive categories those points fell Read More
Charting Defensive Accountability – Part 1
In a previous post (Overlooked Old School Advanced Stat-Matchup+/-) we discussed the simplicity and timeliness of the old school thinking of the goal of having each player outscore the opponent he is guarding or the goal of having each position outscore the corresponding position of the opponent (point-guard/point-guard etc.). As Read More
What would your Steph Curry Scouting Report say?
Coaches, How in the world do you guard Stephen Curry when he is hitting closely guarded, step back 3 pointers like in Game 5? What could you possibly tell a player to prevent him from getting this shot off? I’m pretty sure my scouting report would read something to the effect of: “Try to Read More