In the NBA Playoffs, every possession matters and teams have to make the most out of every opportunity to score. Good coaches make the most out of their after timeout plays (ATOs) to create a good opportunity to score. Here are two plays ran by the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers that involve screen the…
Defensive Rotation – Doubling the Post
It is extremely difficult to defend a good post player on the block one-on-one. It is key to know how to double the post and just as important to know how to rotate out of that double team. A team that has a full understanding of defensive rotations has an opportunity to be a very…
NBA – End of Game Plays
On Sunday January 8th, the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers in a double overtime thriller. The game featured three different end of game plays; two from the Trail Blazers and a game winner from the Piston’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The coaches for both teams did a great job putting their players in position to tie…
#PlayOTD: Philadelphia EOG SLOB Winner
The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on an end of game play for Robert Covington. With less than four seconds on the clock the Sixers ran a lob play that worked perfect due to great spacing on the weakside and an excellent screen led to the win. Covington curls off a screen from Joel…
#PlayOTD: Spurs EOG Baseline Drive & Drift
San Antonio Spurs’ Coach Gregg Popovich has some of the best end of game plays in the NBA. In the game against the Washington Wizards he used misdirection to get the ball to his star player. In addition to that misdirection, he also employed a common action that most teams employ. When a player drives…
Philadelphia 76ers – Out of Bounds Plays
In his first game of the season Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown ran two great out of bounds plays versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. The first is a sideline out bound plays that gets one of his skilled young players Dario Saric a nice look off of a dribble pull up. The second play is…
Phoenix Suns Motion
The Phoenix Suns removed the interim tag from Earl Watson’s title and awarded him the head coaching position this summer. Having a full training camp Watson has the opportunity to put in the offensive sets he wants to run. The Suns have plenty of tools, a trio of young guards who can shoot and run…
Minnesota Timberwolves’ Post Play for the KAT!
With the hiring of Tom Thibodeau the Minnesota Timberwolves expectations have gone through the roof. Thibodeau will have an opportunity to coach a great young player in Karl-Anthony Towns. As rookie of the year last season Towns displayed both an outside and inside game. Towns shot nearly 47% from post ups last season mainly from…
Nash – Stoudemire Deadly Phoenix Pick & Roll
Amar’e Stoudemire officially ended his 13-year NBA career this past when he announced his retirement. Stoudemire spent the majority of his career with the Phoenix Suns and formed one of the most dangerous pick-and-roll teams with Steve Nash running the point. In 2004-05 Stoudemire averaged 26 points per game, 8.9 rebounds per game, and shot…
#POTD – Lakers EOG SLOB
Close games in NBA Summer League are a great time to experiment with sets and end of game plays (EOG) for coaching staffs. The Los Angeles Lakers executed a great pick the picker action to buy D’Angelo Russell enough time to hit the game winning three. The Lakers were down by two to the Philadelphia…