Monday, May 13, 2019

Basketball: Get Stops with Keys, Pluses, and Minuses

In his podcast with Chris Oliver, coach Dave Smart informed his team that despite  shooting poorly, they earned a chance to win the Canadian national title by competing defensively every possession. We cannot overstate a team's 'defensive will.' Defense is determination not desperation. 

Worthy opponents make good plays. Live with that. 

 The neighborhood of know how defeats the universe of know that. 

 "Stops make runs." Get stops. Simplify. Watch our team play defense on film. Are we engaged, communicating, positioned properly (loading), pressuring the ball, making multiple efforts to maintain proximity? Contain (the ball), challenge screens, contest shots. 

 Use keys, pluses, and minuses. Get feedback.

 šŸ”‘  1. Limit what our opponent wants to do. How and where do their points arise? Do they prioritize transition, pick-and-roll, drive and kick? Are they a team scoring or a guy? Bring an attitude...you're not scoring on us. No easy baskets...good teams move on the pass to maintain proximity. 

 +  2. Win one-on-one battles. Pay attention to detail. Pressure the ball, contest shots without fouling, block out. 

 -  3. Don't beat ourselves. Defense fails by disengaging, not getting turnovers, fouling excessively, and not communicating. Mistakes lead to easy baskets at EVERY level of the game. 

 Lagniappe: "Don't tell me you can't; show me you will."
Lagniappe 2: Confusion created by an inside roll off a BOB via Coach Sean


Lagniappe 3:

Billy Collins Teaches Poetry in his MasterClass

 Lagniappe 4:
Demanding Minutes

Do you want to play?
Don't need the ball to matter.
Get stops and get time.                                               

                                                       
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