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Casey O’Keefe

[Chris Oliver @BBallImmersion]

This is bad ass...

High ball screen back screen pick the picker out of short action

[Sean Strickland @Coach__Strick]

Drill I learned from state champ coach was “6 possessions”

1 min on clock. Goal for starters is to get 6 possessions in a min. Score as quickly as possible, then steal/foul. Shows them they are never out of it.

The mentality won us games, including this one down 6 with 50 sec😱

[Derek Deprey @derekdeprey]

One day you’re gonna wake up and AAU basketball will be over. No more weekend tournaments, packed gyms, or team hotels. No more “one more game” next weekend.

One day you’ll be out of eligibility for high school basketball. Then college basketball too.

And eventually, the thing that feels like your whole world right now becomes a memory.

So stop playing scared. Shoot your shot. Sprint the floor. Dive on the loose ball. Compete with confidence. Enjoy your teammates. Because one day you’ll wish you could go back and play just one more game with them.

Fear and hesitation have ended way more careers than missed shots ever will.

Just something to think about.

[Steven Adams Stats @funakistats]

Steven Adams sharing the technique he uses for helping with self-doubt…

“I write down how I feel… the raw emotions. I stop, re-read it and respond in a different colour. The one with the raw emotion I imagine as a 10 year-old Steven. My response is an adult Steven… it’s like I’m giving advice to a younger Steven”

[Coach Tony Miller @tonywmiller]

Coach Doug Novak explains how he installs new set plays with his team for improved learning. (Part of the clinic session, "Rethinking Practice Planning.)

Full clinic session: https://t.co/5m3AwwNKFp

[Bounce Back Basketball LLC @CoachCaseyOK]

My Official Application to the #FanaticsGames presented by #Fanatics

Energy. Enthusiasm. Electric.

@Fanatics #Fanaticsfest #FanaticsGames

[Bounce Back Basketball LLC @CoachCaseyOK]

Been screaming this from the rooftops all weekend!

[Justin Macmahan @JustinMacmahan]

If you’re the St Louis guy taking the ball out, you have to fire it at the bench player as quickly as possible. Leave them no choice but to call a technical because a live ball hit him

[The Film Room @thefilm_room]

This 2-3 Zone Buster is 👨‍🍳 🤌🏾

@UConnMBB

[Sean Billerman @sbill30]

Beautiful Action from Wake Forest!

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Awesome angle of this big time backdoor set by the RED HOT Detroit Pistons

There are some DUDES on this team

[Eric Fawcett @EricFawcett_]

I love how Ben McCollum and Iowa will pull on a thread and keep going to the same concept that's working. They went to four Horns-Chin counters in two minutes against Xavier that had the defense spinning.

[Taylor Tucker @tucker_thorson]

Stagger Winner... SLOB

Saw this 5 years ago at a conference tournament

Still one of the nastier SLOB's I've seen! @CoachBergyDU

[Kevin Devaney Jr. @KDJmedia1]

Tappan Zee boys basketball has become the preeminent program in the region over the last decade and a half. And the man who built it all, George Gaine, has decided to step down as head coach.

Gaine leaves TZ after 22 seasons, with more than 300 wins, four Gold Balls, the most stunning upset in Section 1 basketball history, and the unforgettable 2023 New York State Class A championship.

Only 47 years old, Gaine steps away in the prime of his career. TZ just won the section for the second time in three years, and reached the state Final Four with a talented group returning — but he felt it was time move on. It’s believed the next TZ head coach will come from within the program.

I’ve known Gaine for a long time, and I know he didn’t arrive at this decision easily. He made it a while ago. Honestly, I didn't believe it when he first told me months ago. He'd change his mind. But it's official. One of the all-time greats is taking a break.

Gaine was a bit of a polarizing figure in Section 1. Plenty of coaches and neighboring communities didn’t love competing against him. He’s emotional on the sideline (I’m sure you’ve seen him plead his case to a ref or two for a call). People called their style defensive style as 'ugly' and games were often low scoring. But his teams were disciplined and cohesive. And a record of 301-57 since the start of 2009-10 speaks for itself.

Gaine was all-in, all the time, for his players. Nobody I’ve ever been around earned more trust and respect from their team than he has over the past two decades. I’d be stunned if you found a former player who didn’t consider Gaine one of the most influential figures in their life.

Personally, I feel fortunate to have chronicled his career since the rise of TZ basketball in the late 2000s — from a program few took seriously to one that captured a state title. Gaine and TZ pulled off the unthinkable in 2012, knocking off state power Jamesville-DeWitt in Glens Falls in the state semifinals. In 28 years of doing this, it remains the most incredible performance by a team I’ve ever watched.

From Gaine and his staff, I saw firsthand the work that went into it all. This wasn’t just a run of good talent — in fact, they’ve never had a Division I player. It was about turning players into a family and a basketball team into the heartbeat of a community.

It’s been a long few years for Gaine, in and out of basketball. He deserves the time off, especially to spend with his daughter, Brielle, who has faced her own health battles over the years. As a PE teacher at Tappan Zee, he’ll still be around the school — and in the gym.

If you asked me whether Gaine will coach again, I’d probably say yes.

But the George Gaine Era at Tappan Zee is officially over.

(photo: @lohudsports)

[Isaiah Taveras @IsaiahTaveras]

20:00 of Dan Hurley’s best ATOs from 2018–2025. One of the most creative minds in college basketball when it comes to after-timeout execution — this is a must-watch for coaches.

[Isaiah Taveras @IsaiahTaveras]

8:00 of Kelvin Sampson’s best BLOBs from 2014–2025. If you’re a coach looking to study one of the best in special situations, this breakdown is a must-watch.

[Dustin Aubert @dustinaubert]

Must Add Action

BYU Zoom (Pin Down + DHO)

- Zoom
- Zoom Over
- Zoom STS
- Zoom Backdoor
- Zoom Empty
- Zoom Pin
- Zoom Gate

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

Auburn doesn't just run the flex pattern - they punish you on the backside

Auburn uses "skip opposite" options to expose over-help, isolate Broome, and unlock new scoring threats

Let’s take a deeper look 🧵

[Bounce Back Basketball LLC @CoachCaseyOK]

From the Crows Nest!

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Don Meyer retired as the winningest coach in men’s college basketball history.

It wasn't the X's and O's that made him legendary - it was the culture he built.

And he built it through one acronym: TEAMS.

Most coaches miss this.

Here's what it means and why it matters:🧵

[Bounce Back Basketball LLC @CoachCaseyOK]

May or may not be exactly how we planned this to go down…Great camerawork @g_hender09 !!!

[Duke Men’s Basketball @DukeMBB]

Crazy buzzer-beater at @JonScheyer hoops camp today!!