As everybody knows, basketball is a game of details. So far this season, 43% of the games are decided within a margin of two possessions in the Euroleague. How important are out-of-bounds plays to you as a coach? Unlike setplays,…
Centers without a threepoint shot have become an exception in modern basketball. Obviously, the extended shooting range of everybody has impacted the offensive spacing on the court. More and more teams run sets in a “5 out" alignment. Often, analysts call…
This morning I started practice by drawing up a drill on my coaching board. I do this regularly since 15 years now. Since the day I coached my very first close game. And lost it. I was coaching a U16…
The Pick-and-Roll situation is indisputably a key to any game at the highest level. Within a single game, teams use different coverages to stop this two-men action. Consequently, the best coaches prepare different counters to punish the different defenses. The…
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…
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…
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…
Last Euroleague season, teams averaged around 10 offensive rebounds per game. Even when more than half of them ends in a put-back, it’s easy to understand that it pays off to have a plan for these extra possessions of 14…