The short roll is an effective tool when the ball screen defense puts two on the ball. Here’s a look from some masters of the short roll. When teaching ball screen offense, it is important to equip your players with solutions to various ball screen defense tactics. Without solutions you are just “running something” and doing a…
#NBAXmas – The Best Plays from Christmas Day
We handed over our Twitter account to contributor Tony Miller to cover the best plays from NBA Christmas Day games. And he didn’t disappoint. Coach Miller not only shared his favorite #XsOs including BLOBs, SLOBs and ATOs, but also pointed out some great concepts and trends used by the elite NBA teams. Make sure to…
The Year of the PlayBank: The Top 25 Plays of 2018
Check out the top 25 most downloaded plays and top 10 playbooks from the FMS PlayBank in 2018. The last 12 months have delivered some truly phenomenal basketball. From the March Madness, to the NBA and WNBA Playoffs, FIBA EuroCup and World Cup Qualifying, the EuroLeague season, Basketball Champions League, NCAA preseason tournaments like the Maui…
NBA Finals: XsOs Behind Golden State’s Championship Run
The Golden State Warriors’ high powered offensive attack led to the first NBA Finals sweep since 2007 and back to back championships. All season long, the Golden State Warriors had their eye on the prize… repeating as NBA Finals Champions. Golden State did, and its offensive brilliance allowed for this to happen. The Warriors finished…
NBA Finals Update: How We Got Here and Where We’re Headed
The Warriors and Cavs battled in the first two games of the NBA Finals, both having success with certain offensive and defensive schemes. The 2018 NBA Finals has resembled a boxing match, with both teams punching and counter-punching each other (with plays, not fists, although that almost happened). In Game 1, we witnessed one of the greatest…
Plays of the Week – May Recap
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…
NBA Finals Team Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James has led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 4th consecutive NBA Finals appearance, and the offense flows through him every possession. There were many times throughout the 2017-18 NBA season where it looked like this could be the year for a new Eastern Conference representative in the Finals. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to…
NBA Finals Team Preview: Golden State Warriors
The reigning NBA Champion Golden State Warriors have made it to the NBA Finals for the 4th straight season with an efficient offense based on controlling tempo. Throughout the 2017-18 NBA season, the Golden State Warriors have boasted a high powered and efficient offense. There is no secret to GSW’s success. The Warriors ranked first in…
Impact Player: How Draymond Green Makes Winning Plays
Versatile skills, high awareness and all-out effort make the Warriors’ Draymond Green an impact player on both ends of the floor. I have written a lot about the 2018 NBA Playoffs here on the FastModel Sports blog. It’s been a lot of fun breaking down things like the Utah Jazz defensive game plan, how Brad…
#PlaysOTW – NBA Finals
The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers have been on a collision course for the NBA Finals from day one of the 2016-2017 season. The Warriors look like the most unstoppable team in the NBA history, but it is history that has taught that the series doesn’t really start until the road team wins a…
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