Simplicity is hard. Take Don Meyer and Richard Feynman. Meyer defined three stages of coaching: blind enthusiasm, sophisticated complexity, and mature simplicity. Physicist Feynman taught 1) define the problem, 2) explain it, 3) research, and 4) simplify it (to show we understand).
Simplify basketball. Get easy shots and force hard ones. Separate and deny separation. Nobody simplified better than Pete Newell, "get more and better shots than your opponent."
Structure your program...clear philosophy, culture, identity. Players must own the process.
Do the work: Organize. Learn. Teach. Communicate. Motivate. Add value. Adopt EXTREME OWNERSHIP. But even great work has no guarantees.
Key quotes:
"The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails." (Our mission states the process - teamwork, improvement, accountability.)
"The leader must own everything in his or her world. There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win." (Coach George Raveling says, "what is not learned has not been taught.")
"Simplifying as much as possible is crucial to success. When plans and orders are too complicated, people may not understand them." (Get and give feedback.)
"Junior leaders must be empowered to make decisions on key tasks necessary to accomplish that mission in the most effective and efficient manner possible." (Coaches coach; players play.)
"Don’t ask your leader what you should do; tell them what you are going to do."
EDIRRRRR. Explain, demonstrate, imitate, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Clarity advances our process and our team. Simplify. Add value. "Trash the trash."
Lagniappe: "Great offense is multiple actions."
Dribble At is one of my favorite starting sequences to a play. It adds easy movement & deception prior to a final action. The Cleveland Cavaliers run a twist on traditional dribble at that ends in a ball screen by creating a stagger screen for a match-up out of it. pic.twitter.com/SXNVxaN3IV— Chris Oliver (@BBallImmersion) May 24, 2018
Chris Oliver shares a "Dribble At" sequence. There are even simpler ones.
4 out, 1 in with DHO, Dribble At backdoor
4 out, 1 in with "Dribble At Clear", player rotation into reverse action or shuffle cut action
