Doug Williams

High School Principal & Basketball Coach
Western High School
T.R.I.B.E. Pride (Toughness, Respect, Integrity, Be Present, Excellence)
Miami Basketball Alum

[Doug Williams @CoachDW1LL1ams]

@Renmakesmusic my 6 year old Daughter’s Shower singing choice. As I have gone down the Ren “rabbit hole” my 8 year old autistic son and my 6 year old daughter have fallen in love with your music. Cheers!

[Illinois State Men's Basketball @Redbird_MBB]

You win with people!

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

Box Zip Flare

A Blocker-Mover look to attack a compacted defense on the outside edges

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Dusty May is a WIZARD with the clipboard

There are very few coaches I would want more than May to draw up a play when my team needs a bucket

Puts on a nightly clinic

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[Thibaut Tagnon @TagnonThibaut]

Drake off to an 11-0 start to the season due to some great offensive actions:

77 Shallow with Corner Exit
Pin -> Peja
Horns Elbow -> Peja Slip with Seal

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

The Tandem 2-3 Zone

This defense has tremendous versatility including extending up the court and adding a trapping punch

[Doug Williams @CoachDW1LL1ams]

@DJSackmann @WesternBasketb2

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Double curl elevator

Sheesh

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[Doug Williams @CoachDW1LL1ams]

@TheHoopHerald @PGCbasketball @Samcatta @LandanOwens

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Ryan Odom love double ghost screens that creat huge driving lanes for his guards

Has been a big part of his offense everywhere he has been

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[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Unbelievable set here from Clemson last night to get a deep post iso 🔥 🔥

(Via @TagnonThibaut 🎥)

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4 Low Back Door Set

Effective at every level

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[Alec Vucinich @basicbball_]

Toledo ~ Horns into a zoom rip screen

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Dan Lanning said, "I've always felt your best teams are what I call player-led teams."

"The coaches aren't in the room, I think it speaks to the character of the players."

The best teams are player-led.
• They take ownership.
• They hold people accountable.

Here's why👇

[Dustin Aubert @dustinaubert]

MUST ADD ACTION

Zoom (Chicago) Iterations

• Zoom + (2 pins + DH0)
• Zoom Reject
• Zoom Over Splits
• Zoom Scissor
• Zoom Flip

**Tomorrow’s newsletter has over 30 clips of how to install + where teams stall out on this action. Link in bio.

[Chris Steed @csteed]

🚨 Offensive Innovation/Trends 🚨

PNR rate has levelled off.

3PA have hit a ceiling.

Pace hasn't increased in almost 6 years.

But ASSIST RATE has seen a drastic increase in the last 3 seasons. In the NBA, it hit the highest rate in history this season - 63.4%.

Why?

1. Coaches like Mike Brown, Erik Spoelstra and Mike Malone have led the 'delay action' revolution.

Passing from the post or from your bigs is, statistically, one of the most efficient actions in basketball because the rim protection is occupied.

Big men are accounting for a large number of this increase in assist % at the pro/D1 level. Playing through the elbow or the delay, using Princeton concepts has consistently been able to generate long closeout situations and basketball cuts. Much like it did with the Rick Adelman Kings of the early 2000s.

2. Paint touches off of 2 feet. The Celtics predicated their entire offensive system around paint touches. And this is UNIVERSAL; it's NOT limited to high level basketball. Paint touches have a high correlation with assist % and overall win %.

Rim frequency is down; floaters are up. This is a side effect of playing off of 2 feet in the paint. Skill players are also closing the efficiency gap in regards to floaters inside 10 feet and contested shots at the rim inside 3 feet.

To be clear, PNR is still king in basketball. There is ~ 70/100 possessions on average. But this a trend that HAS to be taken into account.

Run offense through your bigs, and get to the paint.

⬆️ ASSIST RATE.

Miami Heat - Delay Action

Zipper | Rip | Get

Film @JohnJablonka_

[GameWrecker Basketball @GameWreckerBB]

🇷🇸SERBIA🇷🇸– Horns Elbow Over Zoom Rip

✔️Plenty of scoring options with multiple actions.

1⃣The 1 curls over the top for a layup
2⃣The 4 gets a cross screen to get a layup/post touch
3⃣The 1 gets a pindown for a shot

@FastModel | #XsOs | #Olympics | #Paris2024 | #TeamSerbia

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DEEP IVERSON HORNS

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ZOOM ELEVATOR for a shooter

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

WHAT PEOPLE SEE vs. WHAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE

People see our "successes" or "failures" but they don't always see the reasons behind those results!