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In a number of articles, we’ve expressed or implied that X and O’s, techniques, drills and strategy are all extremely important but at the very heart of coaching are people centered and general philosophical concerns. That’s exactly why you’ll watch certain successful programs and say to yourself, “There’s nothing really special about what they do.”…
I’m mostly writing this post to see if I am nuts or my players. My team is in the midst of a heated debate over the possibility of switching our uniform brands from Nike to Adidas. The uniforms are a budgeted item paid for entirely by our school. No shoe or uniform company gives us any…
Previous posts have dealt with grading one’s players’ intangible qualities as an add-on to any advanced stats evaluations one does. Certainly, putting a number on a character or personality trait is a fairly subjective exercise. It is definitely not founded in science or math. However, it might be surprising to many that “team chemistry”, which…
Man play with a UCLA cut, Triple Stagger along the baseline, a Screen the Screener action out of the triple stagger and a Ball Screen at the end of the set just in case the plethora of screens did not result in an open shot. The play starts in a 3 out, 2 in set…
It is very evident that the game of basketball is evolving. With the advent of the stretch four and the high level of skill work that goes into player development, the game has almost become position-less. The days of playing point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center are over. You are now…
Man to man quick hitter that tries to hit a big man slipping on a screen and roll or skips over the top to the two-man in the corner. Play is relatively simple to put in but might take a second for the passer to read the defense correctly in a consistent manner. Here is…