The Sweet Spot in any offense
Welcome back to join me on my the quest for THE ultimate analytics cypher that has the biggest impact on winning games. Can analytics make you win games? I say YES! In my previous article I showed how the effective…
“Analytics don’t work!”
We have crossed a point of no return... Analytics WILL play an more important role in the future of basketball. Also internationally. Also in Europe. There's no way back, it's inevitable. And it will be crucial in closing the remaining…
The most overlooked quote in “The Last Dance”
Hello there, Just like so many of us, I'm completely into "The Last Dance" nowadays. Every episode is a nostalgic throwback to my childhood. Despite knowing how every important shot or action ends. I watched them over and over again…
Spacing secrets by one of Europe’s coaching 🐐’s
Good afternoon! Every disadvantage has its advantage. This Covid-19 crisis leaves us with some extra time to study the game. Today I want to dig in some of the spacing concepts by one of Europe's coaching GOATs, Željko Obradović (9x EuroLeague…
FREE webinar – “Your practice as a hotbed for smart players”
Hello there, I hope this message finds you well 🙏 Lason Perkins and his team (Virtual Basketball Coaches / CoachTube) started a great initiative of organizing online basketball clinics. During this Covid-19 crisis this is a unique opportunity for everyone passioned about…
A heartwarming basketball story
I hope this message finds you well. In a previous article I called Spain the best basketball blueprint. Today I want to share an example on how they do an excellent job in building a basketball culture. Because I love the story and…
The pick-and-roll is no longer a two-man action!
Ballscreen spacing and cuts: a 🎥 breakdown The “pick-and-roll” action is probably still the number 1 action for teams in Europe to create an advantage over the defense. While years ago it was basically an action by two players to…
Details Of The Martelli Game (& My Favourite Coaching Book)
Good afternoon! At the end of this e-mail I share with you my favourite book about coaching. Let me tell you right away that is not about ❌'s and ⭕️'s and it's not a drill book either. But first I…
This month’s best X’s and O’s 📽️ breakdowns
Hello everybody! In this edition of my newsletter I share with you my 5 best tactical Euroleague videos of January! Enjoy it! To stay closer to the action with my latest videos, follow my YouTube channel or Twitter account. Talk to you soon!Pascal. 1.…
What makes MIROTIC the perfect high-low player
2019 will go in my books as the year in which European basketball made another important step into narrowing the gap with the NBA. The World Cup win for Spain and the multiple individual NBA awards for European players (Doncic,…