1999 Coaches Academy Notes

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5. Genius knows its limits, stupidity has no limits

1999 Academy Notes

Tape 24

You build your program by the coaches you study.

Your life consists of the books you read and the people you meet.
You cant read when you turn the pages too fast.. Read the defense
Acknowledge your teammates.
Use the count down to get kids moving.
Get enough practice leading into the conference season over Christmas Break
Camp T- shirt Leave room on the front to put name, coach, dorm to be written

Join the battle field fighting for fundamentals

Work
Dont be a drill coach be a skill coach
I seek to leave this world a little better place than I found it, basketball is your avenue.
You do not realize the value of coaching when your kids play for another coach.
You want to be the kind of program that even when they lose they win.
A good enemy keeps you sharp.
Team ATTITUDE
ARETE
Dont comment on guys coming in or leaving.. that would show no class
You build your program each year and each day.
Whats us, whats not us.
You have to teach attitude every single day.

Work ethic----------------- how hard

Work habits--------------- how smart
Work together------------ team attitude

On a good team 1 or 2 guys do the little jobs on a great team they all do the dirty jobs.

Passion
Duty
Burden
Willingly or Eagerly? John Wooden

Where are you in your coachi n g career??

a person is rich who has a passion for their work

There comes a time you need to stand up be a man and kick some butt.

Pat Rileys dad

1999 Academy Notes

Know who you are and what your game is.

Rick Majerus
Courtesy pays and when you are impolite you pay

Number 1 Rule for Coaches - find yourself

Find your unique gift and talent and develop it.

Give your gift away

Sweat with players Rick Pitino

If you want to be prosperous you have to give back to the game.

You should be a non factor when the game starts. the coach

It is your ATTITUDE and your EFFORT. That is what you control

It starts at the top. Morgan Wooten

Leadership is taking responsibility not credit.

On taking a stand worthwhile ones usually involve the kids

You should feel important when you go home to your family.

Have a five minute experimental time in practice (coaches and players).

Varietyhuman beings need variety.

Norm Stewartevery year assume you have been fired and see what you can do better.

Make practices like games and the games like practices. Teach during the game

Buddy Coachinginvolve your bench

Do things for old people and little kids because they cant give you anything in return.

What does this team/program need this week? Plan by the week.

Your thoughts, your words, your deeds..all starts in the mind, what youre thinking about controls you.

Coach kids for the right reasons. What is your coaching career besides memories, moments and emotions?

The test of time. Wooden was better at 35-30 50-40

You need . . . have needs or there will be no motivation.

Do you want the pain of discipline or the pain or regret?? When disciplining your team

The most important things on defense

His number and his game

It is much harder to play off your star than your slug..

Great players make more mistakes

When it comes down to you or the program that decision was made long ago.

Go slow, get a rhythm and then go fast enough to make a mistake

Dont let stuff slide by in practice in the game you can let some things slide.

Winning is the by product

A mans reach ought to exceed his grasp.

Need assessment = What is - (minus) what should be?

Making people want what they need is motivation and making people want what you need is manipulation.

3 wishes joke: Beat me to death

See the big picture. Have you ever tried to put together a puzzle without looking at the picture first
then break things down

Every coach has got to suck scum, to make your program better.

Mickey Mantle: a great teammate

I have determined by watching you, you are the players the rest will listen to
John Wooden

You are the leaders of the team, they will listen to you, take care of everything off the floor

If your best player isnt a leader he better be the hardest worker

There is only one way to coast..down hill

Keep coaches notes alphabetically by last name.

Do the next right thing right.. and you are as close to perfect as you can be.

The only thing I know is your kids must play very, very hard.

Dont ever lose focus on SHOT PRESSURE and REBOUNDING for your defense

2 Emphasis in Practices

Run or Sit when you refused to do what we want.

When you cut Rick Majerus open you will find a heart as big as his body. John Wooden

You can never teach too slowly.

1999 Academy Notes

Newells Rules - Get better shots that your opponent and get more of those better shots.
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Look to run every possession

Handle the ball with sureness
Be hard to guard. Help each other get open
Great shot discipline. Technique and selection
Get fouled. Make more shots than your opponents take

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On Zone Attack
Look to run every posse s sion
High post
Short corner
Attack the rear of the zone
Replace m ent- --replace a guy who vacated that area
Pass fake and shot fake
Skip Skip
Great shot discipline. Technique and selection
Penetrate
Offensive board coverage

Bill Clintons Lessons on Coaching

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Cant give sound bites on coaching

Cant take a poll in coaching
Would you want your kid to play for him

Triangle and 2------Great for 2 shooters

Doug Collins Coaching Sayings
An army of asses lead by a lion will defeat an army of lions lead by an ass.
A man bent on revenge must dig 2 graves.

1999 Academy Notes

Meyer Saturday AM
Tape 27 Handout

Core Skill Development

Taking infield

(throw it side arm)

30 -40 seconds

Rules: Go slow
Get a rhythm
Go fast enough to make a mistake
You cant get too low or too wide
Never criticize a kid with a good attitude
and a good effort
Dont be afraid to get on a kid who doesnt

Dribbling and Juggling-----head up, looking at the opposite basket

Under Toss w/a partner
Over hand Toss
2 Basketballs and a tennis ball-----pass in rhythm
3 Basketballs
2 Ball Dribbling-----low rhythm, high rhythm, non rhythm low, non rhythm high, one high/one low
SCAN
Mikan Drills-----see how many clean you can make in a row 28 is high Reverse Mikan
Power Mikan-----no steps, two feet power jumps
Start , Stops and Turns---variety of ways, pivots, passes, post ups, v-cuts, pass v-cut catch pivot post feed Groups of 4
put a person out there to cut off the screener to make cuts off the v-cut

Dont use fundamentals for punishment

2 on 0 Basket cutting
3 on 0 Basket cutting
Guards create space Posts eat up space

Pass and cut in one motion

Call out every pass, screen and cut TALK

Coach K in practice
1. Play hard
2. Compete
3. Talk

Be a skill Coach not a drill Coach

2 on 0 post feeding and relocating baseline/elbow end with a basket cut
3 on 0 High/Low feed with a defender
3 perimeters
with a post
passing, feeding, penetrating, cutting

use air dummies

pass away from the defense

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Fastbreak
Riley Drill------ 3 on 0 two wings running the floor one Rebounder

Secondary Break

Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4

Feed the Post

High Post Trailer
Opposite Skip Pass
Back to the Point Guard

Defensive Notes/Drills

How do you know if they are selfish defenders?? They dont give help or they dont talk
ON Defense everything happens outside the lane
You use cheat steps
Jab to go high and spin to go low to defend the post from the lob
The great post player gets his work done before he gets the ball

2 on 2 Defense --skip
3 on 3 defense ABOVE THE CIRCLE
3 on 3 ball side OUTSIDE THIRD
4 on 5 Open POST Open SHOOTER or

Open Driver

GREAT for Scouting Report

Shooting Drills
32 Point Drill-----(5 spots) --- 3 pointer3points 2 pointsshow and go jumper 1 point show and drive
Triple threat, circle tight, ball quick (from the shot fake to the bounce)
Free Throw Swish-----swish +1, make 0, miss -1
2 Balls - 3 Closers Out----- 3 point shooter shoots until it gets blocked, then direct drive

Rick Majerus
University of UTAH
Saturday June 4, 1999 11:00am
I guarantee Ill have you out by lunch
Defense
Stats that are important
Defensive FG % (most important)
REBOUNDS
Shot Allocation and Shot Distribution

which means hand up on every shot

The most difficult thing to defend is a flare screen

Contesting Shots
-perpendicular to the floor, to alter the release, not in their face it doesnt alter the release
-low body balance base of support Wider and Lower is better
Weight Coach is important FREE weights
-no middle on the drive 90% of the time (situational match ups may change like no left hand)
-1 arms length away
-opposite hand high to encourage the bounce pass (it gives the defense more time to recover) high hands, active hands
-Stockton throws bounce passes ONLY when necessitated by the defense. Air passes to Malone
-get a hand up late on a shooter (avoid the shot fake getting you in the air) maybe earlier if you are forcing the dribble
Defensive Play ON the ball
-his chest my nose Is your nose in his chest?
-arm on the waist of his body when he moves to keep balance
-sit in your stance
-toe to toe (top side) to prevent no middle
The first thing we practice is NO MIDDLE
Then CONTESTING SHOTS
Then Defending the Shot Fake, stay down on the fake
Then Blocking out, we set a goal being the best team below the rim
Defensive Stances (positioning of the defenders feet)
No middle STRAIGHT UP stance Be up on top toes
Center the defenders top foot in the offensive players stance
Sit on the left Toe Bottom Toe
Diagonal Stance force toward a place he is not going well
In order to win close games
Good free throw shooting
Know who should have the ball when in nut cutting time
We use 2 video cameras going in practice.
When we check it. We ask . . . are 5 guys in stance, are 5 guys traveling on the air time of the pass??

1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

On Match ups on Defense..

Who covers who, who can guard who, who cant guard who, how will we guard them and how will they guard us
Know who you are and who you are defending Doleac v. Jamison

On Lifting Weights
4 Days a week lifting off season
They test body fat VERY IMPORTANT is the weight program
One of the most important thing is to be stronger than the other guy
I love practice and love to play, if you dont you are probably not going to get better. To be a better player you must
get stronger.
We lift year round. We chart the players on the weights. Bench, reps, lungs etc. Many people are keeping the kids
accountable.
I would make less money and pay the weight coach to have a better weight program.
You can not have enough discipline
Bad Shots will beat you as much as anything else

I spend hours on the defensive positioning stance.

Off season Defensive Rules that Coach Majerus asks his players to work on
1. Deny and be back doored all summer --recover to the back door
2. Make the guy you are playing dribble to a shot
3. Get a hand up on the shot
4. The most difficult thing to defend defensively is to guard the dribble, so try to level him off
THE FIRST 3 LEAD to guarding - the toughest thing in basketball
5. Block-out, make and maintain contact
Defense is one thing--- it is aggressiveness, energy, tenacious

Back door Defense

if you open up, open up lower and wider and pass him hand to hand
high hands
if you turn your head, crack to the ball, point the toe, pivot up to the level of the ball
What coach will hold their kids back from

Running the floor

Diving on the loose ball

Rebounding

1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

On Block outs
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Make Contact, make room for yourself

Maintain Contact, the ball will be there, move laterally

Blocking out is every possession, every drill, every time

Mistakes
leading with your back, too narrow

Sprints anytime you see it missed to

emphasize- anytime I see it we are running

#1 Defense is Field Goal % #1a is Blocking out

3 on 3 High On ball, Deny, on the pass to the wing Help with 2 passes away
Used to teach the basics of :
Contesting shots
Blocking out
Defending from the three spots
Too wide, too far apart, too spaced,

Run fast break drills on the sideline

Go inside, Go inside, Go inside

Fast break
Post Game
Penetration
Offensive Rebound

Stats - conceal as much as they reveal

There are a lot of guys I want to go camping with, but not a lot of guys and I want to win.
Off the court, you forget the things you were getting
Rileys practice: Hard, long and his players like it----Great players have enthusiasm for the game
On the fastbreak
Dont crowd the point
Pass it ahead as fast as you can
Everyday in a Utah practice
Free Throws
Transition Defense
Skill Development
1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

4 on 4 Defense with a coach

From here play utilizing the options which you have to defend
On Transition Defense
Point guards-always back to pick up early at court
Two guards -always sprint back to stop lay-ups, and get ready to contest 3s
Run the lane lines, with your wings 3,4,5 can offensive rebound
The first three steps on both sides offense and defense are the most important
Stop the lay up and get ready to close out on three point shooting
You run the lane with no regard to the ball (offensively and defensively) to be great
Point, touch, and talk defense communication
For the offensive boards - put back ratio is more wise to send people back to not give up the lay-up

TRANSITION DEFENSE
Transition Drill 5 on 5 on 5 ( the third team is offensive attacking
1, 2 get back, 3,4,5 crash the boards to the paint (or they run) They do this by position in every drill
1 and 2 are forcing the drive, MAKE A STAND force a back dribble (and dont attack, level it off)
if 1 stops the ball, he stops the lay up
We replicate the break we are going to see in the game (scouting)
1st big player down the floor must body, bump, disrupt route and timing as high and as early as he can
4 catches for players in transition
1. Run out
2. High in the paint in transition
3. Button Hook, seal
4. Post up Seal
TO STOP
1-get low and wide to meet
2-point
3-push
4-talk
2nd player down the floor defender-shadows the ball until it gets down the floor, low wide w/ high hands
big and wide in transition or helping, NOT in no mans land, not doing anything
you could be here for denial at a realistic level for the offense to score in
the shadow defender is as important as any guy we have in transition
as the ball is advanced he looks to help on the post with his mind on this man, usually a non
shooter
We want to play 5 defenders on 4 offensive players
We do not move off this until we have it right (1st month of the season) then it is fun to adjust to
what the other teams we play

We play people according to personnel by the team we are playing against

1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

A very hard thing to defend is a 4 person that can hit a 3

Play to our players strengths

On secondary break, run off the trailers butt, it is the hardest thing to guard, defend especially if the 4 person (you want a
trailer who can score)

We have a plan A and plan B for defense game plan on the different phases of the game: transition, screen and roll,

A third side attack when there are a lot of seconds on the clock

I have always errored on too much work. 5 hour practice the day of the Miami game

The secret to success. compartmentalization of your days, focus on what is at hand (the idea of balance)
Your attention needs to be undivided.

Tight with your game and economy of motion: with your players and with coaches

On Foul Shooting:

NO TALKING during free throws, your mind is focused on what goes on, not coaches either

Concentration and Relaxation ----dichotomy opposite ends of the poles come together to make the best foul
shooter

Correct only 1 thing at a time when working with foul shooting

Foul Shots vary partner and basket every time

Stockton is a 180 guy 90% foul line 37% from 3 53% overall ---add up to 180
FOUL LINE + THREE POINT + OVERALL = 180 is a very special player

All great foul shooters

Statsversus good teams and bad teams, bottom 1/3 of the league top 1/3 of the league, road versus home

When you ask the player what they shot from the line you will learn what they are doing and how important it is, if
they cant tell you what they are doing as a shooter. Keith Van Horn v. Karl Malone

Shoot 2 or Shoot 4 Run sprints for each miss

-come forward with weight

On defending the pick and roll make the big beat you.

1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

Defending
Denial- hand on the man, crack to the ball, denial hand in the passing lane straight arm, vision of the ball
(get back-doored)

We do drill aspect of it early in the season until mastered and drop it and play, do it right the rest of the year

Helping on penetration - meet the ball (attack penetration, come with high hands make them throw the bounce pass
slower)

Playing the catchmake him catch out of rhythm and out of the offensive range

Playing the post

lower wider sitting on the knee, on the lob go up with him to the ball
WHITE call lets the wing know we are fronting the post, PRESSURE the pass,
try to get beat off the dribble,
front the miss match
front the in/out game (relocating)
front the low feeds
on butt fronting the post, rebounding by backing him under the rim

NOT FRONTING the post

to behind on the catch
dead behind and push them off the block NOT with legs or arms - use your mid section
the perimeter plays 70-30 post attention to perimeter Yo-Yoing
on penetration STEP and LEVEL
50/50 yo-yo on the perimeter defense and level off the dribble
What should you know defending the post?
-What shoulder does he turn on? And who can guard him.
Teaching Points:
Deny, , deflection or position, preferential shoulder, gap, cutoff, umbrella, contest, block out
lower and wider
Everything is superseded by not allowing a catch
1. IN the paint
2. in rhythm

Weak-Side Defense

Stance and vision

How far you are from them is a quickness factor

Make a mistake of being too close to the line than too far below it
Meet them outside of the paintto help on penetration (with high hands)
Meet them outside the paint to rebound
Meet them outside the paint ---to hand the cut
Meet, greet, and stand you up

1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

Building your defense

Switch everything we can
Talk it ---- the bottom man triggers the switch, both guys yell switch
Touch it ---- the defenders touch each other
Switch it ---- change men, looking to deflect or steal
Deny it ---- no sense in switching unless you are going to deny
Screening your own man is the number 1 anecdote versus the switch
Rules

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NO passes from the top into the post

Ride the post player on defense when the ball is on topchest on him with arms extended (no foul)
Know your slip point
Get beat backdoor
Automatic Switches
Get beat by the big on screen and roll
Bump every curl
No one cuts below you to the rim

The dribble in place should clue you to get lower and wider because something is going to happen.
Defending the Cross Pick

Distort Route and timing

Go the man receiving the screen and take away low cut
The man guarding the screener (loses sight of the ball) forces the cutter high, so he cant catch it in the lane
Switching is the best way to defend

Pick on the ball (Location, and Personnel are the keys)

1. Talk
2. Can you switch it?
3. Get beat by the big
4. On the wing: Black call would be to force it baseline
Red call would be to stand up the screen (like a trap) force the guy into the screen,
when you leave the trap - pass out, dribble pick up, retreated dribble
hard show and recover late to your own man
see your man through
squeeze the picklean on screener forced everything wide and the man on the ball slips under

1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

POST PLAY
The number 1 thing in post play is to want the ball
Get to the Free Throw Line is number 2
It maybe the easiest thing to develop a post player
McHale Drill (start left, right, left)

we warm up with this everyday

Tip and touch the rim 3 times on each side Going up 3 times and then throwing it over
add the numbers as they get better
On the X # touch and then finish
STRONGER is BETTER
Mikan Drill at about 11-12 oclock release on the hook
90 seconds
Slower is better inside, low slow and head up
release the ball higher
dont pull out of the shot, move your weight into the shot
bounce heal toe
sprint for misses, we must make
climb the ladder with your trail leg and shoot a hook shot
power shots
pull the ball out of the net with two hands
shoulder blade at the angle we want to shoot it on the glass
dont compromise technique for speed
I am not interested in how fast you do it, I am interested in how well you do it
There are only 2 or 3 great shooters all time who tended to miss short
If you want to have a lot of success you have got to have a lot of failure

FASTBREAK
Run your 4 man Rim to Rim, a guy with speed and stamina
Try to high pin a guy you have a step on, the key is the passer must be in an attack area
Guards pass ahead to an attack area or push it ahead, cross the floor on a diagonal looking to turn the corner & go
The post pins and spins for a look
The fourth is a flash to the ball
The Jazz look to cross the wings and pass it to a low feeding angle as an early feed
Wider is better, run the floor on the sideline, dont crowd the point guard

1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

Post Position
Sit in the post, straight back, low and wide, pick out your spot, try to catch in the paint, arms at a right
angle from the shoulder to keep guys from slipping through.
Send a message to the guy guarding you, get lower and wider
Small to big in the post, small to smaller on the catch, demand the ball, dont be stupidly unselfish,
Meet the ball with a 2 foot jump stop, dont leave too early (slow is better), look to the middle of the floor
to see the basket and to see where the help is coming from, if your spacing is good he should be able to
see the help is coming
Have a favorite block, (the coach can set things up from here) what is the best way the player likes to
receive the ball: stationary, off a cross screen, ..
Teaching The Power Move
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On the reception his head is lower on his post position

When he pivots to make his move he drops lower and puts his head on the rim
Turn on your top pivot foot
Make the dribble go somewhere
Land perpendicular to the baseline, shoulders square
Never give up on big kid, especially if the game means a lot to them

Post Feeds
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How is your man playing you? (yo-yo, pack, pressure)

How is your man playing the receiver?
Where is the help? (number 1 on probably causing the turnover)
On the post catch, where are you putting the other players on the floor? Where is the spacing?
On RELOCATING cut to the vision of the post
The post will

To Help with spacing

Work your off side by pass-faking to the post and screening in opposite for a skip pass
What is the first thing the low post does when the ball comes to the high post?
Inch his man up and get lower and wider
Good Turnovers
-in the post would be a charge
-make the ref call 3 seconds so we get a long look
-tough hard aggressive screen, send a message and set the tempo (very important in winning)
Why do posts dribble (all dribbles are evaluated this way)
1. Break the 5 second count
2. Gain balance
3. To improve your passing angle, let it take you somewhere
Make kids who have bad hands become screeners, dont post them up
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HARDEST THINGS TO DEFEND

Post feeds
Drives
Basket cuts
On the shot fake:
Low Body Base of Support
Head on the target
6 and dont bring it down

Teaching the hook shot

1. First we teach the Mikan
a. Pivot low and wide, heal toe, go perpendicular
b. Chin the ball
c. Head on the target, shoulder

Sealing
When his belly comes on my thigh, post will
1. step up
2. pivot down with bottom foot
3. set up for the lob if he keeps coming

Setting up for the lob

1. Both hands up
2. Inch yourself some space
3. Wait to release until the ball passes your inner ear
Make and maintain contact
Wait on the pass
Make room for yourself

1999 Academy Notes, Majerus

Setting up for receiving penetration

As soon as post realizes the drive, I create space, hand target, 3 step I-cut or baseline drop

Individual Practice Plans

Mikans
Skill Development
Go to it move on go to it block (SPECIFIC BY PLAYER)
In/Out games
Draw and Kick game
Seals and Lobs
Seals with ball reversal
Screening on the ball
Duck ins (straight duck in, v-cut duck, roll defense out for a lob)

The game is the most over coached and under taught game Bobby Knight
We go out with the AD for happy hour and the guys wait for him to leave for it to begin.

1999 Academy Notes

COACH MEYER
Disadvantage drills
1 on 2 full court
1 on 1 2 ball dribble with 1 player and 1 ball dribble with the other
1 on 3 defenders trying to level him off use their go to and counter move, add the race

Disadvantage Drill
Two man over head passes

pass in rhythm
shot fake to balance to get in rhythm

I saw two coaches, one was talking and one was listening and I figured out the one listening was the better coach.
If you have weighed your thoughts and measured your words you are not a friend
He is worse than a 7 year old who needs ritalin.
COACH MEYER Saturday AM
On Defending Flex..
understand what the offense is trying to achieve before
Easiest way to get into is 1-4 low
best way to get a back door is 1-4 low
a) Shut off the pass to the wing
b) Bump the screen
c) Squeeze on the flex screener
d) Switch everything (keeping your bigs in the paint and guards on top)
If you are a slow team
press 2-2-1 (soft court)

to destroy rhythm Counter-move your offense up the floor

On defending Screens
If they set illegal screens-Dumars method, chase on outside hip until you can get to denial
On almost all screens
JUMP TO THE BALL
EXTEND or BUMP
When the defense goes ball side of the screen, change the angle of the screen and fade (perpendicular to back of the
screen)
On staggered screens (two down screens) also on PHOENIX (side by side screens)
1. Chase the cutter (man side of the screen)
2. Lowest screener defender ZONEShandles the slip screener
3. Highest screener-EXTENDS or BUMPS if he curls
Single double------ double screen on one side and a single screen on the other side (same rules)
Defending the back screenguarding the ball jump to the ball opens up and recover
Set ups-your switches need to be set up carefully to take away what the offense wants
Play off your stars
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Scouting

Call to be sure they are playing

Confirm the time

Who is their best player and what is his best cut to get open
You have to play versatile basketball. Balanced, not slow ball or fast ball, be versatile, and a team with more than one gear.
Know whether you want to lengthen the game or shorten the game.

Next Years Plans: College Camp and Academy at Cumberlands Academy The Last Three Weeks of July Camps
Press Offense Pressures and half court traps

TAPE #29

Principles v. patterns
Fast break when in doubt
Placement of your personnel (best player must be in the middle of the floor)
Shorten the pass 1-dribbler to receiver 2-receiver to pass
Catch opposite
Look opposite
Pass fake and look opposite
Look for the break in the string (go against momentum)
Need a deep diagonal receiver
Best in-bounder takes it out
On the press offense alignment
1-3-1 alignment

in-bounder

second best

best player

best finisher

big
Spread the baseline
Three tight with your big deep
Spread, flash the big man and race your best players up the floor
Crack Back
behind the trap pivot and pass it behind the trap
1999 Academy Notes

Press Offense (cont.)

If you dont know what to do go to a Secondary

On the zone attack the back of the zone

Sideline out of bounds

spread 3 tight (RED Gun type of press) Run your secondary of all of your out of bounds
Court Trap
4 Corner by player personal, best in middle, worst reversal guy

Offensive Basketball is:

Spacing
Angles
Momentum
Deception