The new coach gives you two minutes to share five points to help the team to more success this season. Think about the proverbial Warren Buffett top 25 possibilities and choose your top five.
5. Outwork the other team. Teams succeed when they have ability and the will to play "harder for longer." Hard work is a skill.
4. Win this possession. Games are the sum of winning individual offensive and defensive possessions. Focus. Play present.
3. No easy shots. "Hard 2s." That means denying dribble and pass penetration. Contest shots without fouling. Free throws 1.4 points/possession, layups on average 1.2 ppp, threes about 1.05 (presume 35% conversion).
2. Take care of the basketball. A turnover is a zero percentage shot. What's worse is that live ball turnovers are converted to high points per possession chances by opponents. Good teams don't give games away or the ball away.
1. Take quality shots. Better shots are the quickest pathway to improvement. Quality shots often comes off assists, off unselfish play.
Of course, most of the time, the new coach isn't asking for recommendations.
Lagniappe. Want separation? Change direction and change pace, especially stopping.
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Lagniappe 2. Combat tight/overplay defense with back cuts and screens.
This is the one where the coach of the defense immediately turns to the bench and complains how they went over "that EXACT play" in the walkthrough 🤷🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/0QHPMoTUnk
— Matt Hackenberg (@CoachHackGO) October 29, 2023
Lagniappe 3. Coaching resources, Coach Doug Novak