Total Pageviews

1,240,072

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Basketball - Teaching Video, Five Plays That Made the Difference

Florida topped Houston for the NCAA National Basketball Championship in a one-possession game. "Every possession counts." Failed transition defense in the first few minutes counts as much as a missed shot at the end.

Film study shows you what to do and what not to do. What lessons were taught? 

1) Transition defense failures, early or late are critical. Protect the basket, beat your man downcourt, slow the ball, "shape up." 


2) When fronting the post, ball pressure and backside help are critical. Make the entry pass tough. Have a defensive call when fronting, "Red" or "Fire." 


3) Hard cutting wins. In 1986 it was Bird and Walton. 


Last night Florida used HORNS give-and-cut action multiple times. 

4) Use hard-to-defend actions. Florida uses a complex screen (stagger) to open up a late three. 

5) Win in space. Your parent tells you "don't play in the traffic." The spacing is poor and Houston drives into traffic. 

Lagniappe. "Nobody would fault Sam for making excuses. Instead of making them, though, he makes commitments - to be the best teammate and best team leader that he can be, on, and for, all of the teams of which he is a part." - The Program, Erik Kapitulik... Team member Sam Cila lost a hand in combat and required hospitalization at Walter Reed for over a year. 

Lagniappe 2. The magic is in the work. 

Lagniappe 3. Urgent cutting is a hard-to-defend action.  

Posted by at