I know terms like “Advanced Analytics” and “Advanced Metrics” are the new hotness in basketball and certainly the NBA, but there is plenty of great wisdom that can be gleaned by analyzing data you probably already have in a different way. For example: Slow starts: My first year coaching I remember sitting in the bleachers…
The Spread Pick and Roll with Cutters is a man-to-man continuity that starts in a standard Horns set, flows into a spread ball screen, and chains together back-screens and baseline cuts before resetting into a mirrored Horns — so you can run the whole sequence again from the other side. Starting Formation: Horns Step-by-Step Breakdown…
Atlanta Hawks shooting guard John Jenkins, in this Beat the Pro NBA Shooting Challenge by Drew Hanlen of Pure Sweat Basketball.
Very simple sideline out play that is essentially a give an go hand off between the inbounder and the 5. Saw Butler run this SLOB under Brad Stevens against Purdue a few years ago. Executing a clean sideline out-of-bounds (SLOB) play can be the difference between a frustrating turnover and a quick, easy bucket. One…
3 on 1 Rapid Fire Passing is simple and effective basketball passing drill youth and older players enjoy that can be utilized by teams and coaches of all ages. Players tend to enjoy this drill for various reasons. The younger players love it for the excitement and rush of having multiple basketballs and passers. The…
Great, individual competitive shooting drill with a built-in point system. Good way to instill “competition with self” while players are doing shooting drills at practice or by themselves at home.
