The sky has fallen; a 16 Seed has beaten a 1 Seed on the 136th try and convincingly-by 20 points.  The second-guessing critics are out in force slamming Coach Tony Bennett and his “slow”, “boring” 351st (out of 351 D1 teams) pace of play of 62.1 possessions per 40 minutes. This, after a 31-2…
Two minute drill for working on finishing around the basket using a player’s weak hand.
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….
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…
