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I was watching a film of a recent game the other day and it dawned on me after I fast forwarded through a couple of timeouts that the videographer was purposely taping his team’s timeouts. You should see the behavior. All players, assistants, managers and medical personnel go to exactly the same spot in every…
The timing couldn’t have been better for players everywhere to be tuned into two players, who at first glance might only seem to be linked by two very interesting and challenging names. Giannis Antetokounpo and Muhammad-Ali Abdur Rahkman’s basketball lives intersected this past weekend when MAAR’s University of Michigan Wolverine basketball team beat Florida St….
On November 30, 2014, Texas ran a sideline out of bounds play (SLOB) to beat UConn 55–54 on the road. The set produced a wide-open corner three from Jonathan Holmes with the game on the line. Below is a concise breakdown of the action shown in the play animation, the read that makes it work,…
Simple, quick hitter with a double screen for a shooter. The quick hitter starts like the image to the left with the 4 and 5 at the elbows. You could probably extend them closer to the 3 point line for more of a traditional “horns” set The enters the ball to either the 4 or…
Summary of the Play This baseline out-of-bounds (BLOB) play is designed to exploit the positional responsibilities of a 2-3 zone defense. The action uses an initial screening appearance by a low-post player (a big) to freeze the baseline defenders. Instead of finalizing a solid block, the big “slips” or cuts early directly into an open…
It’s disconcerting to watch a game in which a team’s good post player gets double-teamed and that player and his teammates act like it’s the first time it has ever happened. Obviously, it shouldn’t be the first time because that really should have been anticipated and adequately been covered in practice prior to encountering it…