Basketball: Theory to Practice, Introducing a System (BOBs)

Basketball comes with a lot of ifs now... if there's a season, if I'm coaching, how to implement tactics piecemeal, e.g. BOBs. Use core organization values.

What are the MUSTs (include 1 raising Basketball IQ).

Basketball IQ special situations includes finding/developing a consistent inbounder who learns to understands RISK, looks off defenders, and executes good passes. That's the exception in middle school. 

We can run everything from the same formation or change it up. 

2 Generate a big list from a "Master List" 

Buffett's 25-5 principle. 3 edit a big list into "GO TO" actions. "Avoiding ignorance is easier than achieving brilliance." 

Obviously, we can't use them all. Here are a few to illustrate. 

14 Low, 53 Orbit (Orbits) 

Stack Winner...inspired as a counter from "Fence" where 2 comes off the stack for a midrange jumper. 

45, Variant of America's Play using screen the far side low defender

4 Winnow the smaller list (e.g. 6-8 that have a track record). 

15, I probably won't get another post player like I've had the past few years. Entry to 5 with a handoff into a pick-and-roll was often 'money' against either man or zone. 

5 Choose three primary plays and one special option (work in progress). We haven't necessarily run all from the same formation (e.g. box). 

This "screen-the-screener" action was exceptionally hard to defend versus "man." Few teams play straight man against BOBs... for good reasons. 

Improve with a 6 silent call (from Doug Brotherton). The game clock calls the play - even, odd, or zero! Add additional complexity only if our team can handle it. Have an additional "special" play. 

Lagniappe: Is your defender "ball watching?"




Finishing with either hand from either side creates defensive headaches (below).



Billy Donovan's "95" is what you're doing the 95 percent of the time without the ball. 




Beautiful cutting and passing gets a reverse layup. The pick-and-roll is to the 'two' side limiting operating room.