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Coaches know many ways to win and even more to lose. Having a philosophy of coaching matters but doesn't guarantee anything.
Change is inevitable. Facts demanded a Copernicus.
Over fifty years ago, conventional wisdom taught "defense first" but almost nobody said, "offense wins championships." The rise of superior training and skill development spawned an "Age of Offense." That doesn't mean defense departed with dinosaurs.
What else changed across eras?
- The lane widened.
- The 24 second shot clock happened.
- The three-point shot helped decongest big bodies in the paint.
- The three went from curiosity to commonplace.
- Handchecking was banned.
- Reel-to-reel tape yielded to digital recordings.
- VHS tape evolved to streaming media.
- Imaging like CT and MRI often replaced exploratory surgery.
- The Internet catalyzed the Information Revolution.
- An Artificial Intelligence revolution is in progress.
- Electric cars approach ten percent of vehicle sales.
- Video guys became championship coaches.
- Paint patrollers yield to next level players like Jokic, Antetokuonmpo, and Embiid
- Next generation combo bigs include Wembanyama and Holmgren.
- The greatest shooter ever emerged.
- Analytics are mainstream.
- Cellphone video allows most players to study and edit their form.
- NIL is revolutionizing college sports.
How do you stop dribble penetration?
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) October 11, 2023
Great clip with a lot of good one liners here
This type of teaching is easy for young player to digest
Great stuff pic.twitter.com/OgMQuzOST3
Misdirection Dribble Jabs
— Reid Ouse (@reidouse) October 9, 2023
1️⃣ Cross Jab
2️⃣ Pocket Side Jab
When playing off the catch we focus on shifting
1 - Ball
2 - Foot
3 - Core
The ball doesn’t shift, but foot and core need to in order to force a reaction out of the defense.@schlageltori pic.twitter.com/hujFokX6Me