"Basketball's not rocket science," said Brad Stevens when he met my rocket scientist wife. Apply 'lesser known' tips that inform "possession enders" - scores and stops. Possession enders are underrated.
Note the link to Dean Oliver's "Four Factors" of effective field goal percentage, turnovers, rebounding, and free throws (Score/Protect/Crash/Attack)
Winning possessions imply "possession enders" that end with a score or stop.
1. Station a guard at the free throw line to get about three defensive rebounds a game. I don't remember the podcast source.
2. Focus on separating (offense) and preventing separation (defense). Practicing "keep away" for a minimum of 5-10 passes fatigues defenses.
3. Failure to cut urgently leads to lack of separation.
4. Taking better shots improved our shooting percentage once we tracked and reported it (team shooting percentage). This mirrors Jay Bilas' "Toughness" rule, "It's not your shot, it's our shot." Every player needs a copy of Bilas' toughness quotes.
5. Ask every player how she intends to IMPACT WINNING. The Draymond Greens do more than score.
6. Repeat and repeat, "Don't give away games. This is how."
- "The ball is gold." Value the ball.
- "Win in space." Don't force actions into traffic.
- "More and better" shots than our opponent (Pete Newell)
- "Loose balls aren't 50-50. They're ours."
- Stupid fouls include fouling jump shots, bad shots, and double down fouls where players compound a bad play (e.g. turnover) with a second (bad foul)
