When faced with the zone, there are a couple of things that are key to having any success. You’re going to need to hit open shots, move the ball quickly, and make sure your big men are involved – whether that’s getting a post touch or crashing the offensive glass. Whether it’s a 3-2, 2-3, [...]
Sometimes when you have a great post player, half of the battle is just getting them the ball in a position to score. Once they’ve established that they can play, a simple post entry from the wing often isn’t enough, as the defense will begin to sag and collapse, giving them very little room to [...]
Earlier I wrote about how to get the triangle offense setup, and today, I will be exploring the various options available to you after that first entry pass. There are a number of things you can do, and you should adjust accordingly depending on your team’s strengths and weaknesses. These vary from a corner pick [...]
Phil Jackson, considered by many to be the greatest basketball coach of all-time, was the brainchild behind one of the most dominant offenses in NBA history, engineering his teams to 11 championships over the last 20 years. This offense is the famed Triangle offense, and it has long been heralded as an offense that allows [...]
It’s the most exciting play in basketball – hitting a gamewinner just as the clock expires. It’s also one of the most difficult, as with everything on the line, the defense will give everything they’ve got. When should you start your play? When do you want to take the shot? Go to the post? 3-pointer? [...]
If you’ve got a player with great passing, scoring, and decision making ability, as a coach the pick and roll should be your best friend. When your player can do all three of these things the defense simply has to pick their poison. Either they go under the screen and give your player a rhythm [...]
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