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The hook shot
February 02, 2009 by
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According to this article, the hook shot is lost art. The three most important elements that make a successful hook shot are[the first picture]: 1. Extending shooting arm 2. Body and off-arm protecting defender from blocking the shot 3. Shooter should not face defender Let's compare...
The four factors what can help you to win
February 02, 2009 by
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What defines a win in the game of basketball. Each team goes back and forth trading possession of the ball hopefully for points. Sometimes they run up and down the court, sometimes they walk. Sometimes they press, sometimes they sit in a zone, sometimes as in the case of Grinnell College...
Fouling negates hustle
January 28, 2009 by
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Whatever defense your team play, denial defense, zone, man to man, etc. your players must apply ball pressure if want your team to be successful. The goal is not to force turnovers but rather to prevent penetration, by pass or dribble, buy the time for teammates to get into proper...
Personnel will dictate defensive scheme
January 28, 2009 by
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According the Lions’ defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham, the biggest thing is up front: “How do they play? How does the line play?“… You can have players as good as you want on the back end. … But the front makes those other guys play a lot better, meaning the linebackers...
Playing with hustle and energy.
January 25, 2009 by
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The Hornets are playing with hustle and energy. Nothing like a few injuries could shake things up and turn. Coach Byron during the game against the Nets has got answer: -Can Peja make 10 boards before scores 10 points? -Did Sean Marks really play 25 minutes and have a better +/- than anybody on ...
The Nuggets Switch Screens
January 25, 2009 by
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There are numerous(15) ways to defend screens in the NBA, you can: -trap, -show and recover, -hedge, -switch -soft show and defend the rim or -attack and rotate. The worst of all the options is the straight switch although soft show and guard the rim is pretty bad itself. There are...
Focus on the one possession
January 25, 2009 by
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Alabama Coach Nick Saban doesn’t changed much. He’s still driven and competitive. He’s still impatient, for the most part, with anything. And his formula remains the same. He’s winning with defense, steady quarterback play. Preparation and discipline. He’s...
The importance of moving without the basketball
January 24, 2009 by
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As John Wooden once pointed , ?Don?t mistake activity for achievement.? What ?effective movement? without the basketball does is eliminate the move needed to create the shot once you receive the basketball. Don Nelson says that ?Less is more,? in the paint. Also, if you move constantly ...
We're a good defensive team
January 23, 2009 by
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The Nuggets have surprised teams with their improved defense this season. "I think of going back to the old school defense we played at Seattle," Karl said. "Here, we don't play a lot like we did in Seattle, but we still have the concepts and we still drill them...
What winning coaches understand?
January 23, 2009 by
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Changing the Cardinals' losing culture took more than just changing an attitudes on the team, starting with the roster. Coach Ken Whisenhunt has been made all the right moves, from hiring a solid coaching staff, letting offensive coordinator Todd Haley take over the play-calling...
Lessons that stick
January 13, 2009 by
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The NBA season is a long one, and every team has its ups and downs. To me, what different is how the coaches handle those streaks? When the Lakers played like crap in December, Phil Jackson was coaching for April and May. He let them struggle A loss can be a lesson learned as the team finds its ...
Coach Stevens thoughts
January 09, 2009 by
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FROM THE MID-SEASON COACH OF THE YEAR Butler's Brad Stevens recently was named the recipient of the men's mid-season Hugh Durham Award is giving annually to the top mid-major coach in America. Stevens says that everything they do is centered around these four areas: 1) Being...
You've got to get stops
January 09, 2009 by
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Passed trough article how the Celtics broke 19-game winning streak. The Rockets (22-15) won over the Celtics (29-8) in crunch time, limiting them to two field goals over the final 8:34 and scoring the final 5 points as Boston's best shooters - Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, were out...
Encourage your teammates to adopt presuure defense
January 04, 2009 by
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If you are watching NCAA teams, University of Texas, Purdue, or Michigan State, you can notice that they're all load defensive stances: with the knee bent, defenders don't turn their backs to the ball and cutters are bumped and forced out of their way. The superstars like Garnett...
The integral things that you need to do to win
January 04, 2009 by
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The Minnesota Timberwolves, first winning streak of the season, come against the Chicago Bulls'. The Minnesota won consecutive games for the first time this season, beating Chicago 102-92. Inspite the Bulls played without three players, Andres Nocioni wasn't using that as an...
Run the offense and be focused
January 03, 2009 by
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Tonight in the Western Conference, the Jazz play Lakers, but they are not helthy. The Jazz still have Deron Williams, one of the best point guards in the game. In order to make him calm the Lakers must to: -Make him beat you with a jumper -Don?t let him get in the paint (the Lakers...
You've to change your frame of mind
January 02, 2009 by
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Notes from the Wizards - Hornets game
January 02, 2009 by
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It was an average quality and not the exciting basketball game, where you got the feeling that only three people worked hard: 1.Mike James to try and prove a point, 2.Tyson Chandler to get his rebounding touch back, and 3.Stojakovic to find his three point stroke. The Suns looked...
The goal is to pick up tendencies of rival players
January 02, 2009 by
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Good article about how the Lakers' video staff has been even busier this season. Bryant previously studied clips from entire games, watching them at his home or on the way to home games in his car. Now his pregame routine also includes clips of individual players he will guard...
If you want to go fast, go alone" but "If you want to go far, go together.?
January 01, 2009 by
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Passed through great article how to turn group into a true team, that they play like cohesive unit. The Celtics proved it last year by becoming the NBA World Champions because they chose to go together, they chose the best route to take to be the best in the world Coach Eastman presented...
Points in the paint
December 31, 2008 by
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The NBA tracks points in the paint. Basket scored within the lane, is good measure of how well a team drives and posts up. Before the trade with the Phoenix Suns, the Bobcats averaged 35.13 points in the paint, and they was near the bottom of the league. After that, the Bobcats average 47.75 ...
There are several ways to defend the PNR
December 30, 2008 by
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The issue of PnR is always a current coach topic no matter what is the level of competition or quality of the players you work with. Passsed through recent story about Lakers lack in defending the pick-and-roll. The truth is that nearly every NBA team has problems defending it."...
Coach Taylor's 12 Steps to Team Success
December 30, 2008 by
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Blaine Taylor, Old Dominion head coach has a list with 12 steps that lead to team success: 1. Be in shape to Sprint! Sprint! Sprint! If we are to play fast break basketball and dedicated defense, we must be in top physical condition. 2. Develop poise and patience to handle the toughest...
Coach's thoughts
December 30, 2008 by
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Tom Izzo - teaches his players that on every double screen one player slips and the other spaces. Billy Donovan - never wants a turn out screen set below the block as it will take away fade or flare opportunities. Don Meyer - believes there are three things to a great post player: 1. Heart 2. ...
You have to be a possession coach
December 29, 2008 by
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After the Nuggets won at Madison Square Garden with a 117-110 over the Knicks, Mike D'Antoni had made in his postgame news conference statement, what Nuggets coach Karl wasn't surprised to hear, the word "defense". After 30-game mark in D'Antoni's first year...
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