A video breakdown of pitch and flip entries from Fred Hoiberg’s Pitch Series We decided to go back a few seasons and take another look at Fred Hoiberg’s Pitch Series that he brought to the Chicago Bulls from Iowa State. The series features some weave-like ball and player movement, misdirection and both wing and spread…
Big Man Camp: Kevin Love
“Big Man Camp” featuring Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers demonstrating the high side and low side scoring series from the T-Post position. Summer is basketball camp season and below is a virtual “Big Man Camp” featuring Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In this series of videos, Love demonstrates moves from both the “High Side” and “Low Side” scoring series from…
Big Man Camp: Steven Adams
“Big Man Camp” featuring Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder and middle scoring moves from the T-Post position. Summer is basketball camp season and below is a virtual “Big Man Camp” featuring Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder. In this series of videos, Adams demonstrates the “Get Middle” scoring series from the T-Post…
The Impact Of Optimism Bias
Optimism Bias can lead to unrealistic expectations, disappointment and emotional turmoil for coaches who do not guard against it. There are numerous cognitive biases – or mistakes in reasoning – humans are susceptible to. Coaches can and do fall prey to these biases as well. One such bias is the optimism bias and failure to…
The T-Post Position
Establishing the T-Post position helps the offense enter the ball to the post more often and gives an offense a spot to facilitate from. Post entries are on the decline in this era of pace and space. Some go as far to say post play is dead. That’s debatable, but the skills required from the modern big have…
The Pass Is King. Or is it?
The Passes Per Game statistic has been espoused by prominent coaches of late, but is it a worthwhile indicator? The Philadelphia 76ers had a breakout season. A healthy Joel Embiid and the addition of Ben Simmons helped the famed “Process” take a huge step towards fulfillment. The Sixers made the playoffs, won a series and…
Spread Ball Screen Entries: Dual Action
Using dual action on the swing pass adds ball and player circulation to early offense as well as setting up the spread ball screen. In basic spread ball screen offense, flowing from the break into the penetration action is accomplished with a simple drag screen. The playmaking ball handler dribbles over the ball screen from…
Offensive Elements: Twice
Twice: When it comes to creating an advantage, if at first you don’t succeed, screen twice! To round out our study of The Four T’s Of International Offense a pair of French professional teams, AS Monaco and ASVEL, will demonstrate the “twice” concept. Twice fits into the rescreen family as it is a second attempt…
Offensive Elements: Turns
Turns are offensive elements designed to create an advantage by rescreening demonstrated here by Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz. The Utah Jazz may be the most internationally influenced team in the NBA. Key players such as Rudy Gobert (France), Ricky Rubio (Spain), Joe Ingles and Dante Exum (Australia) are vital pieces of the puzzle for the Jazz.…
Offensive Elements: Takes And Twists
The “Take” and “Twist” are two offensive elements designed to create an advantage demonstrated here by Pau Gasol and the San Antonio Spurs. As the lines blur between International basketball and the NBA it can no longer be said with the same level of distinction that there is an “international” style of play and an…