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Originally posted 2016-01-17 13:11:01. 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 a player utilizes. The formula is easy to compute and only needs 4 standard hoop stats, FTA’s Assists FG’s Turnovers. …
Originally posted 2015-12-29 04:33:34. 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 other times coaches can inadvertently create the very same scenario. In retrospect, one of the biggest mistakes I made as young…
Originally posted 2015-12-04 18:44:07. 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, Charlie Montoyo, (now a coach on the Tampa Bay Rays staff) really had an impact on me as it applies to…
Originally posted 2015-12-02 18:16:14. 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 examples were purposely chosen because, for the most part, they would be regarded as system opposites. While the X and O…
Originally posted 2015-11-24 06:31:26. Instead of a regular article today, I thought I’d back up a bit and put a little perspective on Hoop Coach and the articles we’ve been sharing. Back when I was a young coach, and attending a lot of clinics, I heard a wise speaker by the name of Hubie Brown…
Originally posted 2015-11-22 04:31:56. One of the challenges we face as coaches is organizing our pre-season practices so that we don’t skip or gloss over any facet of the game. This dilemma is even more pronounced at the HS level where one might have 3 weeks or less to cover everything. It’s not surprising then…