Sunday, February 25, 2024

Basketball: Hold That Tiger, Columbia Hosts Princeton (1st Qtr Teaching Clips)

"Video is the truth machine." Study successful programs, coaches, and players. 

As we head toward March, every possession counts. The top two women's teams in the Ivies, Princeton and Columbia, square off. 

Princeton runs a backscreen into a step up PnR with a good hesitation but can't finish.  

 

Note how Princeton defends perimeter screens early, sending the defender 'through' the screen. 


Defensive mistakes and errors decide close games. Hsu leaks out for the transition hoop. 


Princeton wants the ball in Chen's hands off the BOB with a handoff into a ball screen. 


Attack off the catch as Columbia gets the defender off balance...but can't finish. Early attack and 'stampede' are critical wing skills. 


The women's game evolved as more players create separation and their own shot. 


Read the play. As the post is doubled, Mitchell recognizes and cuts to "homeowner" position for an easy bucket. 


Exceptional players "win in space." Offense wants spacing and defense wants shrinking. Columbia gets into trouble by passing into traffic. Your parent and your coach reminds you not to play in traffic. 


Good structure won't always get a hoop. Columbia executes a drive and kick forcing a long closeout but the open corner three won't drop. 


Two of the 'most stolen' passes are wing to top and top to post as too many hands show up. 


CARE - concentration, anticipation, reaction, execution...and the live ball turnover results in high points per possession. 


Columbia sets up a backscreen lob.
 

Lagniappe. VDE. Bird mastered vision-decision-execution. 

Lagniappe 2. 

 

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