Now that the calendar has turned to February and the NBA trade deadline looms, GM’s are faced with the annual “buyers or sellers” question. The notion is far more common […]
Playing Tempo: A Difference Maker for Basketball Teams
Any time two teams clash, there are many “games within the game” but none are more important than the battle of tempo. Whether a coach intentionally creates tempos at both […]
Player Usage Rates
Among the popular basketball analytics these days is one called usage rate. The concept is really quite simple as it merely means the number of possessions in a game that […]
Do You Mix Your Starters and Subs At Practice?
We recently asked coaches to reflect on whether or not their playing rotation might bury players on the bench. Sometimes this is a conscious decision with no apologies and at […]
Does Your Playing Rotation Bury Players?
I just finished reading John Feinstein’s WHERE NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME, which deals with baseball’s AAA minor league life. A quote by a Durham Bulls’ player about his then manager, […]
Does Your Program Have Pillars?
Mention Bo Ryan and you automatically think swing offense and solid half-court man defense; then mention Dean Smith and you think full court pressure and primary/secondary fast breaks. These two […]