The SHORT ROLL as a life insurance for shooting teams
Learn more about all the ins and outs of the "short roll". When opponents try to take away shooting options out the PNR, the short roll is your escape!
The Gortat screen
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…
The art of FENCING 🤺 to protect the low post
Learn more about how to stop the most dominant centers without a trap. The fencing technique takes away the most important strengths on the low post without leaving any shooters wide open.
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…
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…
Europe’s best concepts after an offensive rebound
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…
How analytics lead to winning playcalls
In today’s article I highlight how analytics helped Real Madrid to be successful in the Euroleague. After a rough start of the season, the mathematics behind the game whispered the winning playcall in Coach Laso’s ear! Ever since I spent…
5 ways to implement the most lethal shot into your offense
These past few weeks I took you along on a little journey through analytics. This time I want to make the bridge to the basketball court. Where many statistical analysis stop, I want to make the connection with the X's…
Paint Assisted Corner Threes: the ultimate ↗️ for your offense
Happy to have you back on board on my search for the shot that make you win games! On a more general note, I like to prove to all non-believers to which practical insights analytics can lead. Independent of playing…