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March 23, 2017Issue 182$5.99
DID YOU KNOW H.S. SHOTS CLOCKS ARE IN VIOLATION OF NFHS?
‘TEXAS SHOOTING’ GETS LOTS OF SHOTS
> ISAIAH BRISCOE FUELS KENTUCKY’S OFFENSE AND DEFENSE
DOMINATE THE LENGTH OF THE COURT
DRILLS TO SHARPEN FULL-COURT SKILLS
‘2-ON-1 ZIG ZAG’ PUSHES DEFENDERS
SUCCESSFUL SET PITINO’S SIDE CORNER INBOUND
REMIND THEM OF MICHIGAN
from the night prior flight that never left Michigan. The entire plane and its contents were part of the NTSB/FAA investigation.
So, the Wolverines wore its practice jerseys and shorts (which weren’t the same color) and they had to scramble for shoes.
Making no excuses, Michigan jumped all over Illinois from the opening tap and led by 20 in the first half. The Wolverines went on to win by 20, then win on Friday (vs. top seed Purdue), then Saturday (vs. Minnesota) and wrapped up the improbable by knocking off Wisconsin, 71-56, in the Big Ten Conference championship on the Sunday.
“What these guys have been through the last 24 hours has been incredible,” Beilein told the Detroit Free-Press after the game against Illinois. “It’s been bonding. It’s been emotional for many of them. It’s made them so resilient.”
The run to the conference title catapulted Michigan from a No. 8 seeding in the Big Ten to a No. 7 seed in the Midwest regional.
T he next time you have players complain about the look, feel and style of your uniforms …
remind them of Michigan. The next time you have players saying
they had trouble practicing because they brought the wrong sneakers … remind them of Michigan.
And, if your players lament long bus rides and arriving without a lot of time to warm up before a game … remind them of Michigan.
As you know by now, the Michigan men’s team was involved in an incident in which the plane carrying the team skidded off the runway during takeoff the day before the Big Ten Tournament. No major injuries occurred. Due to the emotions of the event, head coach John Beilein gave his players the option to stay home and forfeit the next day’s game. Of course, none of them took him up on it.
The team had to wait a day and take off the following morning to fly to Washington D.C. The Big Ten Conference only shifted the Wolverines’ game back 20 minutes (Michigan was slated for the first tip of the day), so the team touched down in D.C. just before 9 a.m. and had to play by 12:20 p.m.
When the team finally arrived at the Verizon Center, it learned the uniforms and sneakers still were in the cargo hold
Remind Them of Michigan
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March 23, 2017Issue 182$5.99
DID YOU KNOW H.S. SHOTS CLOCKS ARE IN VIOLATION OF NFHS?
‘TEXAS SHOOTING’ GETS LOTS OF SHOTS
> ISAIAH BRISCOE FUELS KENTUCKY’S OFFENSE AND DEFENSE
DOMINATE THE LENGTH OF THE COURT
DRILLS TO SHARPEN FULL-COURT SKILLS
‘2-ON-1 ZIG ZAG’ PUSHES DEFENDERS
SUCCESSFUL SET PITINO’S SIDE CORNER INBOUND
REMIND THEM OF MICHIGAN
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With the high school basketball season behind us, it’s time to start looking forward to 2017-18. As I read about some of the issues coming up in my home state of Oregon, I was surprised to read about how there is a lot of support for adding a state-wide shot clock, but the Oregon School Activities Association hasn’t budged (yet) on the topic as it would
SHOT CLOCKS ARE IN VIOLATION OF NFHSQUICK HITTERplace Oregon out of compliance of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
Being in violation means Oregon wouldn’t have a vote in potential future basketball rule changes through the NFHS.
I had no idea about this. On the surface, it seems as if it’s a deal-breaker, but if states already are making the decision to use shot clocks, then is not having a voice
in the NFHS process that important? How tightly does NFHS enforce states not being in compliance?
What are your thoughts? Do you play with a shot clock? Do you want to? Did you know it’s in violation of NFHS and does that change your opinion?
Shoot me an email at [email protected]. I’d love feedback on this from you.
3 DOMINATE THE LENGTH OF THE COURT
Kentucky races up and down the floor with the best teams in the country but also stops teams from advancing
4 ‘TEXAS SHOOTING’ GETS LOTS OF SHOTS
Work on long outlet passes, sprinting in the full court, catching on the move, shooting and following the shot
5 ‘2-ON-1 ZIG ZAG’ PUSHES DEFENDERS
The defender sprints to stop the dribble attack, then hustles across the court to do the same as the ball is reversed
6 SIDE CORNER INBOUNDFrom Rick Pitino’s playbook
at Louisville, run your shooter from the opposite side off a screen for a handoff and open jumper
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Today’s players get a bad rap for being too self-involved, never pulling their heads out of their phones and shying away from adversity. You see the true character of people, however, when they are forced into a position and must come together.
As you push your players this offseason, expect more from them. They are certain to rise up and meet you there. And if not … remind them of Michigan.
John Beilein’s team rallied when they easily could have
Dominate The Length Of The Court Kentucky races up and down the floor with the best teams in the country but also knows how to stop the opposition from easily advancing 94 feet as well
B ack in December, I wrote about the frenetic pace and scoring of the Kentucky
men’s team. Now, it was a small sample size and partly padded due to feasting on non-conference foes (although the Wildcats did play Michigan State, Arizona State and UCLA before the piece) but Kentucky was scoring 95.1 points per game. Plus, the Wildcats only were running 13.5 seconds off the clock per possession, which made them the fifth fastest team in the country.
Fast forward to March and the Wildcats earned a No. 2 seed in the South region with the offense, once again, earning the headlines.
As expected for every team, scoring cooled off a bit once conference season began. Kentucky ended the season netting 86.1 points per game, which was good for fifth in the nation. The Cats kept running too,
albeit at a slightly slower pace with their average possession lasting 15.1 seconds (good for 14th in the country according to KenPom.com). So, Kentucky clearly continued what it started in December on the offensive end.
And, despite featuring a lot of younger players (as John Calipari’s teams usually do), these Wildcats defended all season as well. The team finished 10th overall in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency at 91.9 (defensive efficiency calculates how many points a team would give up in 100 possessions while the “adjusted” part adds in the strength of the teams being played). The average college team had an adjusted defensive efficiency score of 104.6 (thanks again, KenPom.com).
Excelling at both ends of the floor is a huge reason why the Wildcats still have their sights set on Glendale at
the Final Four. We’ll see how they fare this weekend.
In the spirit of Kentucky, I’m running a pair of full-court drills to improve your team next season (or this summer) on offense and defense.
The first pushes your transition offense as it works on outlet passes, sprinting after passing, catching on the move and knocking down jumpers (see it on page 4).
The second drill places the defender in the unenviable position of having to defend two players the length of the floor with the goal of forcing multiple passes between the opponents (rather than simply letting one person dribble the complete distance).
Thanks to Marshall Cho, the head boys coach at Lake Oswego High (Ore.) for allowing me to visit his practice last month and pick up these drills (as well as several other tips I’ve already shared in previous issues).
Words by: Michael Austin
Drills by: Marshall Cho, head boys coach, Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, Ore.
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FULL-COURT DRILLSIsaiah Briscoe is a 6-foot-3 guard who excels at both ends of the floor for Kentucky
Isaiah Briscoe is a 6-foot-3 guard who excels at both ends of the floor for Kentucky
‘Texas Shooting’ Gets Lots Of ShotsWork on long outlet passes, sprinting in the full court, catching on the move, shooting and following your shot to build skills and conditioning in one drill
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WHY USE ITThis drill doesn’t provide a lot of rest time for players and it’s perfect to work on conditioning within the framework of basketball skills. Plus, it allows you to get a lot of shots at the hoop as the actions are completed at both ends of the floor simultaneously.
SET UPStart with a short line of players on the right wing with a line of players in line with them on the opposite end of the floor. Another player (10) has a ball under the opposite hoop and a final line of players is on the opposite side of the half-court as the line with basketballs.
HOW TO PLAY10 starts dribbling up the floor and makes an outlet pass to 7, who has started to come toward the ball. 1 comes to the ball on the opposite side to receive an outlet pass from 4. 10 and 4 sprint to opposite free-throw areas and receive passes back from 7 and 1 respectively [1]. 4 and 10 shoot, then move to the back of the receiving line. The passers grab the rebounds. 5 starts the next round of actions with an outlet to 2 [2]. Movements continue with 2 taking a dribble and passing to 5 for the shot. 1 outlets to 8, sprints to the opposite free-throw area and receives a pass back from 8 for the shot [3].
TECHNIQUEMake it competitive by setting a clock and trying to make more shots than the day prior.
Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
FULL-COURT DRILLS
1 The pass receiver steps toward the ball, grabs it and attacks with a dribble or two to set up a pass to the shooter
3 After taking the shot, the shooter sprints to the back of the pass-receiver line — this is the only time players get a short break in this drill
2 The outlet passer (10) has to sprint to the free-throw-line area because you can’t keep the next passer (7) waiting — this simulates a shooter beating the defense back
during transition in a game
5 The rebounder at this end dribbles to the back of the outlet-passing line — the rebounder at the opposite end takes several dribbles then throws the outlet pass
4 The person who passes to the shooter grabs the rebound and gets out of the way as the next group of personnel are rushing to this
end of the floor
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‘2-On-1 Zig Zag’ Pushes DefendersThe defender sprints to stop the dribble attack, then hustles across the court as the ball is reversed in an effort to stop the next player’s ball advancement
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WHY USE ITYou want defenders who know how to take the proper angles to stop the advancement of the ball in the full-court setting. This drill pushes your defenders to work incredibly hard in stopping the ball, so they get a better sense of what is required come game time.
SET UPThere are two offensive players and one defender on the baseline. The defender is under the hoop and between the two offensive players. One offensive player has a ball.
HOW TO PLAYThe player with the ball starts dribbling up the floor. The defender sprints to the point where the ball handler needs to pick up the ball. The second offensive player runs toward the middle of the floor and is ready for a pass back from the ball handler [1]. The pass is made back to the second offensive player, who now shifts momentum by reversing the ball with the dribble. The defender has to sprint across the floor for the proper angle to stop the ball again [2]. The defender stops the ball. The pass is made back to the original ball handler and the actions continue with the defender sprinting across the floor again [3].
TECHNIQUEThe defender works hard to stop the ball several times and force multiple passes before the offense reaches the opposite end of the court.
Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
1 The actions start with the ball handler pushing the ball up the floor with the dribble
3 The second offensive player catches the pass, then dribbles hard to the opposite side of the floor going wide to force the defender to cover
more ground
2 The defender sprints to cut off the dribble attack, and forces the ball handler to pick up the ball and look to pass it back to the middle
5 The defender strives to force the offense to make several passes back to the middle before reaching the
opposite end of the floor
4 This is when the defender has to work even harder as he or she now sprints across the floor to cut off the dribble
FULL-COURT DRILLS
Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
BASKETBALL GAME
Side Corner InboundPulled from Rick Pitino’s playbook at Louisville, this set runs your shooter from the opposite side off a screen for a handoff and open jumper
WHY USE ITEven when in a difficult area in which to inbound the basketball, create movements to free your best shooter for an open look at the basket.
SET UPInbounding from the corner is not easy as angles are limited. Have a skilled passer take the ball out of bounds. Position the best shooter on the weak-side wing.
HOW TO PLAYThe ball-side wing pops to catch the inbound pass while the player at the weak-side elbow downscreens for the shooter [1]. After inbounding, the passer sprints along the baseline and receives a screen from the post. After setting the weak-side downscreen, the screener rolls toward the basket. A pass is made from the right wing to the shooter. Following the pass, the right wing sets a ball screen for the shooter [2]. When defenses try to show the screen and recover (as Michigan did), it sometimes leads to the shooter having an open window to shoot [3].
TECHNIQUEThe two players who set screens crash the boards in case of a miss while the other two players end in opposite corners. If the shooter is right-handed, then dribbling off a ball screen to the right places him in rhythm to shoot.
Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
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3-POINT PLAYS
This high pick-and-roll action forces the defense into deciding how to guard the screen with no help coming from the other defenders
If the defense doesn’t recover in time, an open 3-point opportunity is available for your best shooter
Instruct both screeners to run to the hoop for a possible offensive rebound
The shooter sets up the screen by taking a couple of steps low, then curling high
The corner is one of the most difficult places to inbound the ball. Be sure a smart player who knows how to survey the floor takes the ball out of bounds