Basketball: Lessons from Obradovic

Basketball is an international sport. Ignore great teaching, coaches, and players from around the world at our peril. Zeljko Obradovic is one of those greats meriting our attention. 

Obradovic drills. 

Obradovic notes.

Summary: 

- Players assess coaches by our teaching and answers.
- We need clear intent at practice. 
- Favor actions that will play against any defense. 
- His offense emphasizes spacing, especially against switching. 
- Recognize that help side defense always plays zone. 

Set Play. Coach Obradovic draws up a master stroke. T- CDR (triangle, cross-screen, down-screen, roll). 

Set play. Early offense starts in multiple ways - spread, pistol action, and others like Zeljko Obradovic's. 

Obradovic's action sets up a wing isolation, weakside cutter, high ball screen, and a possible pair of corner 3s. Note the great spacing and importance of decision-making. 

Lagniappe. What does it take to become a legend? 

• Loves the game and people
• Vision (results: 9 EuroLeague titles)
• Always focused
• High energy 
• Every game is important to him
• Always has a notebook with him 
• Drive. "I never saw in my life that somebody became a great player only in team practice. These players, who come two hours before and stay two hours after, make the difference."
• Obradovic Coaching Notes
  

Deception. 

"Most players won't marvel at how we taught the pick-and-roll or drag screens back to midcourt (Obradovic)."

Obradovic 1-3-1 PnR options

Straight middle PnR with a clear or a modified give-and-go using a screener. 

A blog post on Obradovic concepts including video.

Lagniappe. Obradovic!