How Slovenian star Luka Doncic analyzes PNR reads, plus ideas on how to more effectively watch game film with players for maximum impact. When a coach tells me they “watch film” with their team, I always wonder what exactly that means to them. I’m nervous it’s what has been done for years – watching 10…
DEFENSIVE DRILLS: 9 Ways To Build A Stronger Defense This Season
Use these 9 progressive defensive drills to build a stronger defense by teaching players how to guard individually and as a team. As we all know, there are two sides to basketball: offense and defense. Here at FMS, we admittedly focus a lot on the offensive side of the ball; probably too much. Which is…
FastScout Player Profiles: 2021 NBA Draft – Top 5 Prospects
Check out our FastScout Player Profiles for the top five prospects in the 2021 NBA Draft, along with go-to FastDraw plays and video clips. The NBA Draft always excites us as its a chance to glimpse the game’s future stars at a turning point in their basketball journeys. Ahead of the 2021 edition, we had…
#OlympicXsOs Running List: Best Sets of the Tokyo Summer Games
Bookmark this ongoing list of #OlympicXsOs – the best play designs & actions from the women’s + men’s Olympic basketball tournament in Tokyo. Think of this page as a constantly evolving document of pure play diagramming gold (and silver and bronze). This post will be updated daily with top plays from official Olympic competition during…
Team USA Women & Men: Olympic Basketball Preview + Sets
Both Team USA basketball squads have the talent take home Olympic gold, again. Here are offensive sets to watch for at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games. Team USA has become accustomed to winning gold medals at the Olympics, no matter if it’s the women’s or men’s competition. The numbers don’t lie: the men have won…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball Preview: Get To Know Medal Contenders
Enjoy our Tokyo 2020 Men’s Olympic Basketball preview with top plays from qualifying and exhibition games by nations with eyes on a medal. It was delayed a year, but the Olympics are here! There’s nothing like watching the world’s top athletes representing their countries, competing against one another for the ultimate prize: an Olympic Gold…
#HoopsForum x #FastDrawChalkTalk: NBA Finals XsOs Special Episode
A special NBA Finals XsOs episode of the weekly #HoopsForum show with Tony Miller and Radius Athletics. Here are their favorite sets. Two veteran FMS contributors provide coaches with a tremendous amount of knowledge and insights each week via the live show, #HoopsForum. These individuals are Tony Miller and Radius Athletics, and we’ve been learning…
2021 NBA Finals Entrance Survey with Team FastModel
Two FMS contributors analyze the 2021 NBA Finals matchup between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks, plus share their top Playoffs moments, coaching decisions and more. Coaches don’t watch games like fans do. They have a different lens, always looking at play designs, studying the matchups, analyze coaching decisions, taking feverish notes, and of course,…
Running List: Best Plays of the 2021 NBA Playoffs
We’re keeping an ongoing list of the top XsOs of the 2021 NBA Playoffs sent in by Team FastModel coaches, so bookmark and swing by often! The 2021 NBA Playoffs are heating up as many series are coming to a boiling point. As coaches, there is plenty to learn from watching elite basketball in pressure…
Early Offense Ideas: Transition Drag Screens
TransitionOffenseTips – Three early offense offense ideas for effective drag screens to create immediate advantages in the half court. If we breakdown offense into two phases – transition offense and half court offense – the goal is to blend those two phases together. One ends where the other begins and there is no seam between…