Josh Hart:
"Everybody wants to be the guy that scores the most, that puts the ball in the basket and that's not everybody's path. That wasn't my path and sometimes that's a tough pill to swallow but when you embrace that when you're a star in your role and you take pride in doing the little things that breeds winning basketball. For me as embraced as I was in this city wearing this jersey that sacrifice was easy. Some days it was tough don't get me wrong but you sacrifice for moments like this"
“There are three general principles of the game: i) to not
allow a numerical disadvantage; ii) to avoid numerical equality; and iii) to attempt numerical superiority
(Costa, Garganta, Greco, & Mesquita, 2009).”
Mike Brown Gold
“We have rules: Protect basket…declare ball…load paint…find most dangerous guy…last guy down weak side…We turn over etc…sprint back…high level next play speed…separates good teams from great"
(Via @NBA_NewYork 🎥)
Team Advantage SSG Work
Decision making on both sides of the ball.
- Offense reading closeouts/rotations
- Defense reading drives/passing lanes in scramble situations.
3v2 - Wing/Wing/Corner - Initial Driver can drive to score but if he passes it becomes 2v2
4v3 - Wing/Wing/Corner/Dunkers
Emphasis on the crackdown help off the rotation and dropping to to read the closeout
@ACSLions_BB
Best way for me to evaluate a guard at any level is to watch them in Pick &Roll situations. Why?
1. I look to see if they have a “solution” for each coverage.
(They’ll see roughly 8 coverages in the NBA, 4 in college and 3 in high school.) @SteveNash
2. I look to see if they have the passing vision and basketball IQ to destroy the tag help. Can they make the cross-court corner pass like @Hali did in college?
3. Do they have the size, speed and quickness to handle traps?
4. Do they have the ball skills and agility to back up out of traps with the dribble? (Thank you, Bob Hurley)
5. Can they keep the defense guessing until the last possible moment to make a decision. @CP3@Huertas09
6. Can they score behind the screen, can I shoot the floater vs. “drop” coverage and can they finish at the rim?
Players relationship with their environment (teammates, defenders, other space).. constant dance of shape & reshape.. invasion games.. maintain space for advantages for better & more quality shots..
I was intrigued by what the backstory was for Dusty May hiring Mody Maor, a professional coach in Japan. Turns out they’ve never even met in person.
On a very outside-the-box hire that shows you how May thinks: https://t.co/kCrULWqoqE
@ShaneLaflin Shot selection
What shots are we hunting the first 8 seconds
What shots we want the 2nd 8
Get any shot in the last 8
Then you go into how we get those shots by creating and maintaining advantages
To use protection plans from the dribble (as a principle of play) you must provide your players the opportunities to decide to drive an empty side corner &/or middle 3rd ball screens
#Affordances#Vegas&Sparks 🏀📝