Europe’s best plays to attack a zone from out-of-bounds
More and more coaches use adjusted defensive schemes coming out of a time-out. At all levels some coaches opt for a zone defense to cancel a special play by the opponent. As a coach, you better come up with a…
My biggest take-away from the Spanish model
I'm a huge fan of the Spanish youth basketball development. I honestly believe it's the best in the world. I've have been lucky enough to experience and live the Spanish model from closeby. I haven't been hiding it. At the…
Webinar for coaches in Japan
On Sunday March 28nd I will be giving a webinar for basketball coaches in Japan. The topic will be "High level skills Japanese players should acquire & how to develop them". More details and the possibility to sign up can be…
The wrinkle that every coach wants in his playbook
I think it’s safe to say every coach has a “Horns” 🤘 set in his playbook. The biggest pitfall for running any Horns play is the lack of dynamics. But this opens the door to what is probably one of the simplest but most effictive…
Interview on Belgian basketball (Dutch)
Onderstaand interview is integraal te lezen op de Facebook pagina van 'Limburg Basketbal'. Het interview dateert van 22 februari 2021. Wij hadden een boeiend gesprek met coach Pascal Meurs. Pascal was de voorbije jaren vooral actief in het buitenland, als…
Breakdown of Europe’s best opening strategy
Last week I wrote you about how Alba Berlin won a couple of games against all odds. How King Aito surprised several Euroleague teams with some of the best gambits seen around. You can read the whole story HERE. Today…
The King’s Gambit – About a man with a plan
Did you ever go into a game as the undisputed underdog? What was the plan? Execute your “regular” gameplan as good as possible? Control the damage and walk out relieved with an acceptable 15 point loss? Since a while, I'm…
“Help, my big can’t shoot!”
Andrew Bogut calls it a day. After 15 NBA seasons and one ring, he quits playing basketball. No big deal? Well, I have a good reason to spend today’s article on him. And why every coach and GM should study…
Being an elite defender by … going against the textbooks
Facundo Campazzo will take his brilliance to the NBA. No doubt his flashy assists and PNR decisions will look good on the side of Nikola Jokic. However, his (lack of) physicality make some people doubt. How will a 1m81 (5'11)…