Starting Five – Ball Screens was first published by Hoopdirt.com The ball screen is one of the most difficult—if not the most difficult—action to guard in basketball today. I have seen a few ball screen actions this season I have loved and wanted to share. Spain Action One of my favorite actions in basketball today. …
Out of Bounds – NBA Playoffs
“Starting 5 – Out of Bounds” by Greg Youncofski was originally published by HoopDirt.com Executing on your SLOBs/BLOBs is one sign of a well-coached and focused team. Out of bounds plays are a great opportunity for a team to run the exact action that they want and for a coach to put his best players in great…
FastDraw #PlayOTD – San Antonio Elbow Rip
San Antonio Spurs – Elbow Rip San Antonio Spurs – “Elbow Rip” pic.twitter.com/5v1WaTOpk1 — Greg Youncofski (@CoachGregUC) February 3, 2016 FastDraw Diagram:
FastDraw #PlayOTD – Boston Celtics Empty
Boston Celtics – Empty Boston Celtics – “Empty” Note the spacing to make sure the help is as far away as possible. pic.twitter.com/lcaNItj5rX — Greg Youncofski (@CoachGregUC) January 29, 2016 FastDraw Diagram:
FastDraw #PlayOTD – Charlotte Hornets UCLA Option
Charlotte Hornets – UCLA Option Charlotte Hornets – “UCLA Option” 1-4 set gives shooter 2 different options depending on how the defense plays him pic.twitter.com/SHcrIX7lyv — Greg Youncofski (@CoachGregUC) January 26, 2016 FastDraw Diagram:
Advice for Student-Managers That Want to Become Coaches
This article was originally posted by Greg Youncofski here. Make sure to follow Greg on twitter at @CoachGregUC Over the past two seasons, I have received several messages from aspiring coaches currently working for college programs as a student-manager asking for advice on how to stick out amongst their peers and take that next step in…