Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Bad Basketball

You know it when you see it. It comes in a variety of gut-wrenching flavors.

Bad basketball arises from different frameworks.

Offense - Great offense is multiple actions.

  • Lack of vision
  • Indecision and poor decisions
  • Poor execution 
  • Selfishness
Defense - Great defense is multiple efforts. 

  • Lack of organization (e.g. containing transition)
  • Lack of effort
  • Lack of athleticism 
  • Lack of skill (e.g. pick-and-roll defense)
Coaching
  • Unclear philosophy and teaching
  • Player development needs unmet
  • Practice inefficiency - "Activity is not achievement." - John Wooden
  • Mismatching strategy to talent (e.g. extending defense with less athletic players)
One of the best ways to improve is to reevaluate what we're doing and tailor it to our needs.

Lagniappe. Modified Iverson action, emptying a side, and screen-the-screener. 

Lagniappe 2. How do you engage assistants? 

 

at