Basketball: "To Tell the Truth, Just Show It" (Cut the Playbook)

"To tell the truth, just show it." - Ron Howard




Cut the playbook. What matters is what players understand, believe, and can execute. If the fans can't identify intent then we probably don't know our structure. And that's a coaching issue.  

The chessboard: Spacing 
Piece movement: cutting, screening, passing 
Hard to defend actions:  pick-and-roll, pass-and-cut, individual attack, forced closeouts
Game at a glance: do we space, paint touch, reverse the ball?

Summer is a great time to edit the playbook. Simplify. Clarify. 

1. Specials (BOBs and SLOBs) - four of each. I catalog my faves with Google Drive sheets. 
2. Man-to-man offense(s) - Spread, horns/1-4, box sets, freelance 3-on-3 (inside split)

• Pick-and-roll
• Simple cutting - face, back, give-and-go
• Simple off-ball screens
• Complex off-ball screens (serial, stagger, Spain)

3. Zone offense core concepts 
4. Freelance 3 on 3 against the split (each practice small-sided game concept)
5. ATOs - Maximum 3, goal layups or open 3

This creates a matrix of possibilities that players are familiar with over 2 seasons.
 
Lagniappe: Contain and closeout drill (St. Anthony's via Teach Hoops)




Lagniappe 2: Lakers