Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Basketball - "It's All About the Ball"

NFL Analyst Greg Olsen described film teaching run by a team about forcing turnovers. Teams that force turnovers create opponent 'net zero' possessions and live-ball turnovers become high value possessions. 

"Possessions and possession," means have more possessions and more positive possessions. Forced turnovers create extra possessions and committed turnovers reduce them. 

In middle school basketball, we reduced turnovers twenty-five percent (from a high baseline) by emphasizing and reporting team turnovers. Players were too young to be saddled with public (team) turnover reports. 

Although most players do the 95 (percent) without the ball, there's much ado with it. 

  • Win individual matchups (e.g. drives and Kelbick "think shot first.")
  • Deny dribble and pass penetration. "Containment"
  • Take care of the ball. 
  • The ball is the 'smartest thing on the court,' as it finds those who score, assist, rebound, and steal...that is, "possession enders." 
  • Share the ball because "the ball has energy." 
Lagniappe. "Your team-building plan must be personalized and specific to your personnel, your competition, your goal, and your leadership style." - Coach Krzyzewsk, "The Gold Standard"

Lagniappe 2. Chris Oliver take on "form shooting." 

Lagniappe 3. The court is our laboratory. What do we do with that? 

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