Coaches are constantly looking for innovative ways to run offense.
The thing is, most great offenses just start in the right spots.
Here's an action high level teams are using to punish their opponents..
..and you can put it in with your team starting tomorrow
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1/ It's called Spain action
Spain is a pick and roll set in the center of the floor. The first screen is set by a big, and simultaneously a guard sets a backscreen on the ball screener's defender.
2/ Option 1- Your big is going to be open running to the front of the rim as their defender gets hit with the back screen.
3/ Option 2- The second screener (Devin Booker), gets behind the three point line for an in rhythm three.
4/ Option 3- Your Point Guard (Cameron Payne) attacks the awaiting slow footed big defender.
If you reject the screen, reject in straight lines.
If the defense cheats the screen, rescreen to improve your attacking angle.
5/ Option 4- Notice how Ayton sets an immediate wide pin for Mikal Bridges after he sets Chris Paul a ball screen.
Because LeBron is supposed to help on the roller, he's susceptible to being screened.
6/ Option 5- When teams start to cheat Spain, a good wrinkle is having your shooter back screen for your big.
Notice, because both corners are occupied, there is no-one in the paint to protect the rim.
7/ Option 6- Here, the Celtics' wrinkle is to invert the shooter and the big (Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams).
The Point Guard feeds the big and simultaneously slips Jayson Tatum to the rim.
8/ Option 7- The @Pacers are executing a version of Spain with a Step-Up screen.
McDermott gets into NBA (Next Best Action) once their initial set breaks down.
Here he feeds Sabonis & comes off for a DHO. Due to the spacing of the corners, the paint is once again unoccupied.
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1. Toughness w/ the ball 2. Owning your space w/ the ball 3. Body control, footwork, and balance 4. Beating full-court pressure & double teams 5. Play fast & stop on a dime. 6. Court vision
7. Attacking space in the open court 8. How to be a playmaker w/o the ball 9. Minimizing unnecessary turnovers 10. Finishing powerfully at the rim 11. Timing and spacing on court
12. Celebrating the success of teammates
13. Using fakes to create advantages
14. Responding to mistakes with composure
15. Developing hand-eye coordination and quickness
7 things college coaches hate when recruiting players.🧵👇
1. Allergic to defense
Some things fluctuate game to game & college coaches understand this.
But effort, communication & pride defensively aren’t on that list.
Actually, taking pride in defense will get you noticed & could be a separator when compared to your competition.
2. Bad teammate, un-coachable, poor body language
“Your words talk to me, your actions scream at me.”
There's lots of good players out there & most coaches will move on to the next one when they see you sulk, yell at teammates, or roll your eyes when getting coached.