I curate content. Wikipedia says, "Content curation is the process of gathering information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest."
Chris Oliver (Basketball Immersion) shares an outstanding podcast with Kings' Assistant Bryan Gates. Here are highlights:
"Everybody wants to play faster." Spurs rule...don't hold the ball longer than 0.5 seconds.
"...don't work on passing enough." Efficient passing creates scoring.
What happens at the NBA level that applies at other levels?
1. "Guard your man...hardest thing to do...is closing out." (Create 'hard to guard' situations). Don't let help be your team crutch.
"...contested shot is defender within three feet" (Analytics definition) Closeout: "run as fast as you can and stop as close as you can." Want to arrive on the catch...don't want the open shot. Coach was at an AAU tournament...8 courts...EVERY TEAM was playing zone...not teaching defense. "There is serious technique."
2. "At any level, you have to tell your team what shots you want and where you get them." (Corollary is defining what the other team can do.)
3. Hard to be in full denial all the time...would need a superior athlete at each position. "You can't catch every raindrop...take away something."
In-game, coaches whisper, "Can somebody make a shot? Can anybody guard your man? Can anyone rebound?" Assistant coach just took notes from what Coach Paul Westphal said during timeouts...and then worked on that at practice next day.
Reminder, during passing drills call the player's name (automate talk).
Chris Oliver wants every offensive drill to have a defender.
Lagniappe:
Every offensive possession the ball has to reverse sides or get into the paint.
3 person shooting drill:
Shooter, Rebounder, Swing. After shot, rebounder returns the ball to the shooter, who then swings the ball to the new shooter. The original shooter (after swinging the ball) becomes the rebounder, and the rebounder becomes the swing (next shooter). The rebounder's job is a good outlet, the shooter relocates for the rebounder, and the swing has to relocate. Each must communicate.
