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Buzz Williams clinic notes
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Filthy, filthy stuff from Quin Snyder
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Brad Stevens has been letting that thing marinate since November 2009
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A common set play teams run versus a 3-2 zone
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Villanova Defense: 5 as 1 Communication, anticipation, hand-to-hand combat (physicality), ball pressure, effort, and fronting the post.
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I like this late-game BLOB from Kerry Brown at Connersville (IN) High School
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I think we did it. I think we found the perfect BLOB. UMass Lowell's Pat Duquette is such a freaking good offensive coach
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Nasty set from Vanderbilt's Jerry Stackhouse for a stretch-4
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McDermott was acting like such a show-off last night...scoring on every ATO, running a dang designed airball play to beat Oregon's zone. Come on man...
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A new concept/action that's cropped up in the NBA this year (D'Antoni, I think, was the 1st to do it) "Pinch" - screener comes from underneath the cutter to screen him into a DHO. Allows cutter to get good separation on DHO + hurts the D's ability to switch/go under
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Chip Kelly on scouting/developing counters
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Great SLOB play for a game-tying 3 from D3 Amherst College in the NCAA Women's Sectional Semifinal (H/T @MikeBerkun + @d3hoops )
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The best coaches steal
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The most unstoppable play in college basketball this season Michigan's Dribble Drag (off make or miss)
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Nice misdirection screening action for a shooter from Creighton's Greg McDermott
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Nasty stuff here from Celtics/Brad Stevens Looks like their traditional Middle P&R action (ghost by Tatum + middle P&R by their 5), turns into an elbow catch and dive.
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Lithuania ATO with post-feed action. Almost spit out my coffee watching this one.
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One of my favorite Horns actions of the year - Michigan State/Colgate
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Good verticality drill here.
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One of my favorite actions I saw this year - really tough to guard with a screener that can shoot
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What a great full court play drawn up by Utah’s Craig Smith for the win
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Danny Hurley runs 5000 sets to distract everyone from them being the best transition and offensive rebounding team in the country
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Love this action versus 2-3 zone from Loyola Chicago
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Cool Hammer set run by Ime Udoka (Boston Celtics). Choked on my egg nog a bit this morning watching this.
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Fred VanVleet on what a coach's confidence can mean to a player
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Kenny Smith on what he learned about leadership from Hakeem Olajuwon. So good.
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Loved this Creighton backdoor play from this weekend
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4v4 Cutthroat...Greatest drill ever? Greatest drill ever. Greatest. Drill. Ever.
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Darren Devries (Drake) with arguably my favorite action I saw in CBB this year. Nasty stuff.
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What a gem. Tim Floyd’s old “Stack Split.”
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Buzz Williams zone set to occupy the bottom three defenders:
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I like this pin-in concept from Brad Waters (Rockwall-Heath HS in TX)
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Jay Wright: “The key to building a great team is to get your best player to be the one that’s the most committed to your core values.”
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What allows Texas Tech to do all the switching they do is how tough/nasty/physical their guards are in boxing-out bigger players
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Brad Stevens on switching: “If you’re not going to do it aggressively. Don’t do it.” “Can’t switch passively. Have to switch aggressively. Have to switch UP the court. Have to be able to put them on their heels. If not, it won’t work against the good teams.”
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Free Throw Golf Swish = Birdie (-1) Rim Make = Par (0) Miss = Bogey (+1) Shoot 18 shots (18 holes) Record: -14 @gjohnson_3 with a solid 9-under tonight, despite having a bad caddie (me).
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Interesting concept here that I caught a couple of times in Summer League. Counter to traditional "Short" action: Opposite big (not in P&R) pulls short on the middle P&R. PG attacks for a mid-paint DHO
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Creighton goes to their favorite ATO for a 3
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Nasty zone set by UConn / Danny Hurley
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Good late-game BLOB if you need a 3 from Presbyterian's Dustin Kerns
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PDF of Shaka Smart's favorite shooting drills: Spurs 100, 59 Seconds, 14 Corners, Evans Shooting + more
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No one steals from the NBA better/more than Creighton's Greg McDermott. Here are the Blue Jays crushing Marquette with D'Antoni's "Flip" screen in Tuesday's second half
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Great switch-beater from Lithuania Hurting Steve Kerr's team's switching with one of Steve Kerr's favorite switch attacks (Back Screen Seal)
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Alabama is one of several teams killing people with that "Flare into a DHO" action
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This Wake Forest rip-screen set is nasty H/T @jerseyforce_
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Brad Stevens on switching: “If you’re not going to do it aggressively. Don’t do it.” “Can’t switch passively. Have to switch aggressively. Have to switch UP the court. Have to be able to put them on their heels. If not, it won’t work against the good teams.”
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Not sure who was the first to introduce the "Grenade" concept to the NBA, but Warriors/Draymond have had as much success with it as anyone
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Great set from Michigan's Juwan Howard. Howard quickly establishing himself as one of the best ATO coaches in the country
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SMU's Tim Jankovich runs some great stuff to get his drivers downhill. Here's my favorite
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Love this BLOB that ends with a flare from Northeastern's Bill Coen
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Wizards dial up a Brad Stevens switch-attack special to open the 3rd quarter last night. Tried to record it live, but I had a fistful of popcorn
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I didn't know it was possible, but I think Nate Oats (Alabama) might love slipping flare screens versus switching more than I do.
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Had never seen this before: Brad Stevens' "Winner" used on a BLOB. Here's Sacramento running it in the NBA and Miami running it in the ACC
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Beautiful hammer set from Michigan last night
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Matt Mooney (Texas Tech): Elite at guarding the dribble 1-on-1. Guard Your Yard.
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Brad Stevens Clinic Notes - Adjusting your ICE versus a Kevin Love-type player, Defending the snake, the "Ultimate Helper" + more
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Buddy of mine that worked for Kelvin Sampson told me that there wasn’t a single practice where Sampson didn’t have it. Locked-in, engaged, high-energy, prepared, confronted behavior that didn’t meet his standard. Brought it every day.
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A set/action I've seen popping up this year in college hoops. Here's 4 clips of Furman and Loyola running it. Best part? This action was a staple of offensive basketball in the 1950's!! "Nothing is original under the sun."
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I liked this set run by the the Warriors /Steve Kerr tonight
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Beautiful pick & roll set from Gonzaga
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A concept versus drop coverage that has gained steam in the NBA over the last several years: Deep (second) screen versus the drop Like all cool/unique screening concepts, I just figure Marcin Gortat invented it I'm curious how this would be officiated at the college level
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Loved this BLOB tonight from Alabama's Nate Oats
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Love this Creighton ATO from yesterday. Not sure there's a college coach that understands/schemes spread P&R bettter than Greg McDermott
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Nice ATO here from Brooklyn's Kenny Atkinson. This kind of action is one of early ATO trends (really a carryover from last year): misdirection into a high-single side bump with a diving 5. Guard reads if it's a dunk or a 3
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Brad Stevens up to Brad Stevens things last night
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The ATO that Phoenix opened up with last night is a concept that's extremely popular in Europe. Steve Clifford was the first guy I saw run it in the NBA (he called it "Live").
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Steve Clifford (Orlando Magic) on playing-time, substitutions, and rotations.
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John Beilein's "I Believe" list - The 50 things about coaching Beilein has come to consider true after 42 years of coaching
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Love this concept of "pulling" the weakside low-man into a roll/replace action on a step-up. Nasty stuff.
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Favorite preseason conditioning tests/workouts
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Pat Riley’s advice to young coaches (via Jeff Van Gundy): “Players respect 3 things from their coaches: (1) Honesty (2) Competency (3) Work Ethic”
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Game-winning BLOB for Stanford
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Joe Harris' late go-ahead bucket came on what's called a "Charlie V." Lawrence Frank termed it that after Charlie Villanueva who would screw defenses up by acting like he was popping before diving into a roll
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No one loves a good misdirection UCLA screen more than me but the counter Lennie Acuff (Lipscomb) pairs it with might be even more glorious.
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Baylor’s MaCio Teague pictured reading The Inner Game of Tennis before one of Baylor’s NCAAA Tournament games
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Love this set with a second-side ghost from Loyola's Porter Moser
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Iowa State Triple Stacks play versus zone and the adjustment they make against Baylor's zone
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Great set play here from Texas Tech’s Chris Beard (also run by the Boston Celtics). Weakside flare distorts the help
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Dallas Mavericks - Iverson Series Carlisle man...
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Quin Snyder's takeaways from observing Seattle Seahawks training camp under Pete Carroll
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What a defensive possession by Villanova's Collin Gillespie
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Nothing better with your morning coffee than a little Hostage 1v2
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One of my favorite finishing drills. Put’em in jail, then go finish.
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Brad Stevens special
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Dallas | Ram Hi-Low -- Good action to attack the switch when defender gets caught on the high side.
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Dayton's "Loop" family of sets. Good simple series here from Anthony Grant
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Quin Snyder with a doozy to open the game last night
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Always tough when teams start running your action against you. Brett Brown brought this "Throw & Go" set to the league. Phoenix used it against the Sixers last night in a big spot.
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Australia got great stuff whenever they went to the UCLA option on their 3-man side in their "Flow Motion. Andrej Lemanis is as good as it gets.
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Another good BLOB from last night’s Kansas/Michigan State game- one of my favorite BLOBs to get a 3
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Good elevator set from Butler's LaVall Jordan - looks like shuffle/stagger, becomes misdirection elevator for shooter
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Florida absolutely crushed Nevada on BLOBs - The Game Within The Game
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Nasty, nasty stuff from FC Barcelona yesterday. Holy ATO Batman!
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Love this set for a Ghost drive from Tenerife
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2.5 minutes of Luka ball-fakes
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Mike Young (Wofford) - Horns Series
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Beautiful set here from Purdue Handback Baseline Twist
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Jeff Van Gundy: “If you’re under-talented defensively, you have to be extraordinarily smart.”
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Cool concept run by all levels of France's national team program. Post-Up➡️Kick➡️Full Swing➡️Weakside P&R (they love this reject)
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Not sure there's a BLOB set in the country that a team gets more than Utah State (under Danny Sprinkle) gets this bad boy
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As good of an ATO as you'll see all March, Aaron Roussell (Bucknell WBB) drew this up with his team down 3
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