The month of May featured some fantastic XsOs with the NBA Playoffs in full swing and Real Madrid winning the EuroLeague Final Four. Missed our Plays of the Week emails from May? No worries – we got you covered. Catch up at the webpage versions below. Plays of the Week emails are generally sent on Tuesdays. Subscribe…
Boston Celtics: Keeping it Simple with Spread Offense
Sure, complex offensive actions are great, but Brad Stevens has gone back to basics with the Boston Celtics offense vs the Philadelphia 76ers. The Boston Celtics have now taken a 2-0 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers by winning both games at the TD Garden in Boston. Most have been stunned by the Celtics recent…
Plays YOU Can Use: SLOB Sets
This week’s “Plays YOU Can Use: SLOB Sets” will feature five plays, which offer multiple options. Before you begin picking your SLOB sets, here are a few things to consider: Do the sets that you pick offer a variety of options (interior touches, multiple screening actions, and 3-point options)? Do the sets that you pick…
ATO Breakdown: Boston Celtics
In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics completed a stunning 21 point second half comeback to upset the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the game close at the end, Brad Stevens used a timeout on all of his final 3 possessions to put his team in the position to get a great shot. SLOB…
Boston Celtics Late Season #XsOs
We have reached the last week of the NBA regular season and Brad Stevens has his Boston Celtics in the mix for the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Coach Stevens has always had a great reputation as an #XsOs coach, but this season has truly solidified him as one of the best coaches in…
#FastModelFriday – Brad Stevens End of Game Playbook
Brad Stevens is my favorite coach in the NBA, and he is an elite leader at getting the most out of his players on a nightly basis. Perhaps his strongest suit as an X’s & O’s guy is his end of game sets and specials to win and keep his team in basketball games. His…
FastModel Friday: Top 5 NBA Sets
The NBA has reached the All-Star break and there has been a ton of great sets in the “first half” of the season. Looking through and finding the top five was extremely hard, mostly because I wanted all of them to be from Brad Stevens. The Boston Celtics head coach is one of my favorite…
NBA Playoffs Sets of the Week Part 2
Atlanta Hawks – UCLA Flare Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer is one of the best, if not the best, coach in after timeout and special situations to get players great shot opportunities. To start game 5 against the Brooklyn Nets he gets alot of movement before getting Kyle Korver an open look from…