Have been looking for this action. Coach does an awesome job explaining it. Rifle is an ELITE Spain counter. This will be a play in every D1 playbook within a month. 📝.
— Chris Steed (@csteed) October 31, 2026
Not saying every new 'shiny object' belongs in an offense. But hard-to- defend actions belong.
Pick-and-roll (top actions)
- Handler drive or shoot (handler defender goes under)
- Hit the roller
- Reject the screen
- Screener slips
Spread (e.g. 5 out)
- Give and go
- Back cut with or without dribble at
- Pass and screen away
- Pass and staggered off ball screen
- Iverson action
- Screen-the-screener
- Spain (backscreen the roller)
- Sequential screens (e.g. corner rip action)
- High ball screen (+/- drive and dish if help off corner)
- Elbow get (post entry with screen across)
- Duke elbow series
Young players usually need 'structure' but not so much that all they do is run sets.
Urgent cutting and on-time, on-target passing ("nothing works unless you do")
Priorities on shot quality and valuing the ball (turnovers are zero percent possessions)
Lagniappe. Work with people who share character and competence.
Brad Stevens shares his non-negotiables for life. "I wanna enjoy who I'm working with. I wanna enjoy where I'm working. I wanna have a goal, but I also wanna enjoy the journey of getting to that goal." "For me, it starts with being a great teammate. That is something I look for in people. Those relationships are probably the most important thing." It starts with the people and the character of those people. Then he explained what it means to show up every day: "You put your signature on your work every day. You give it everything you have." "You do it for the good of the whole. You do it to get better at your own job. You do it to improve the whole and see where the chips may fall." It means giving your best effort and bringing a mindset of excellence to yourself and your team. "I've been lucky enough to be on really good teams. Teams that have had chances to play for things that are really, really special." Then he shared what stays with you: "Very rarely when you look back on those teams - whether at Butler or here - do you think about the individual games or even the moments of the games." "You think about the people and the individual times with the people." "That's the special part about being a part of a sports team. That's why you walk through the building every day." The relationships always stay. Stevens' wisdom is simple: it comes down to character. • Be a great teammate. • Strive for excellence. • Enjoy the people and the process. Character isn't what you say - it's what you do consistently. (🎥 Way of Champions) https://t.co/el96GIVFDI
— Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) October 29, 2026
