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Saturday, July 27, 2019

Basketball: The Main Thing



"The main thing is the main thing." - David Cottrell, Monday Morning Leadership

Get everyone on the same page. Nothing exceeds Pete Newell's "get more and better shots than our opponent." 

How? Fill in the details - offense, defense, conversion. Manage the list. Prioritize symmetry - offensive pluses guide defensive minuses

Offense: "Our shot"
  • Get quality shots.
  • Take care of the basketball. "The ball is gold." 
  • Spacing ("What does that mean to you?")
  • Cutting and passing 
  • Screening
Defense: "One bad shot" 
  • No penetration (contain the ball...HARD)
  • No middle
  • Limit offensive spacing (load to the ball)
  • Challenge shots without fouling
  • Every defensive rebound
Conversion: 
  • Anticipate.
  • Sprint. "Basketball is not a running game; it's a sprinting game."
  • Protect the basket defensively.
  • Attack the basket offensively.
  • Practice conversion. Change drill/dynamic starts (not always dead ball)


What's your why? What's your purpose? 
  • Seek mastery. 
  • Share the best possible player experience possible. Everyone won't buy into that.
  • Control what you can...every day, from energy to feedback. 
Share experiences players can take home saying, "Practice was good. I learned. I got better." 

Lagniappe: "Don't have eighteen minutes? How about three?"



Lagniappe 2: The power of spacing, screening, passing, and cutting. Via @BBallImmersion
Lagniappe 3: "Constant interruptions are the destruction of the imagination...your worst enemy will have your most beloved face." - Joyce Carol Oates     

Protect time for thinking.