E “The Godfather” Jones

• Equality Charter Head Basketball Coach • Team Overtime Bandits 15/16u AAU coach • @equalityhoops #TheWorkWillShow 🏁

[Coaching U @Coaching_U]

Need a quick ATO?

FastModel | #XsOs

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

Team Vitamins - Defensive Warmup

FC 4 Man Continuous Ballscreen

- Emphasis on Point of Attack Defense

- Not getting hit on screeners. Sliding over Chest to Chest, Getting back head up. Force illegal screens through effort.

- Jamming the ball once the direction is communicated.

- Screener Defender can be adjusted according to your coverage.

@ACSLions_BB 🟣⚪️🟣

[Coaching U @Coaching_U]

Short clock and need a 3?

Check out this sideline out of bounds play the Thunder used in this situation under Billy Donovan to get a 3 point look for Paul George

FastModel | #XsOs

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

📕 Becoming Champion Minded 🏆
🔗 https://t.co/opGrEdFr6C

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

Friday Work

6’9 F 28’ Chase Williams

HS Bigs take care and intentional work. Footwork, Feel & Touch have to be daily maintenance

Post Finishes
- Shoulder Fake/1 Bump Hook
- 2 Bump/Half Spin Hook
- 2 Bump/Shot Fake/Step Thru
- 2 Bump Spin Back
- 2 Bump Spin Back/Step Thru
- Face Rip/Spins
- Face Jab n Gos
- Face Jab n Go/Spin

@ACSLions_BB

[GameWrecker Basketball @GameWreckerBB]

🏀 San Antonio Spurs🏀 – Side OOB Rip Pin PnR

✔️The backscreen followed by the pindown puts pressure on the 5’s defender on the inbound.

✔️The rescreen ballscreen creates a downhill advantage for the 1.

@FastModel | #XsOs | #GoSpursGo | #SidelineSaturday

[GameWrecker Basketball @GameWreckerBB]

🔥FRIDAY FIVE🔥

5⃣variations to add for your team from the @Lakers set we posted earlier.

Use them as different play calls, different player reads, set stacks, or as in game adjustments.

@FastModel | #XsOs | #LakeShow | #SEToftheWEEK

🧵Thread🧵

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Steve Kerr says Gregg Popovich was so good at delivering bad news that he could bench you and somehow make you feel good about it

“Gregg Popovich was the best I’ve ever seen at delivering a bad message in a really good way. He took me out of the rotation as a player one time, and it was all very matter-of-fact, but I knew how much he cared about me. The way you deliver a message, I’ve never seen anybody as powerful as him, because he could tell you you’re being demoted but make you feel good about it.”

“The way he would do it was with genuine compassion. ‘Hey, I know this is tough, but we’re going to take you out of the rotation. You stay with it, and here’s why.’ The clarity is really important. It can’t be, ‘Hey, just keep your head up. You’ll be fine.’ It’s got to be, ‘Here’s why. I’m going to play him because we need somebody to do this right now.’”

“He would do it in a way that could also really be jarring, make you realize, ‘I’ve got to be better. My approach has to be better. My attitude has to be better.’”

“And I realized then that coaching is not just encouraging and saying, ‘Hey, you know…’ You have to be honest with people at difficult times. But the way you deliver the message is everything. I’ve prided myself on that skill that Gregg Popovich showed me.”

[Coaching U @Coaching_U]

This sideline out of bounds play gives you multiple options for a dynamic guard. The right side is cleared out for an ISO attack with a backside hammer action for a look at a corner 3 for the inbounder...

Great for late game situations. Put it in your playbook!

@FastModel | #XsOs

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

Friday Work w/ @TylerBrown23_

Contact Post Finishes
- 1 DBL Bump Hooks
- 2 DBL Bump Hooks
- 2 DBL Spin Backs
- Face Up BL Rips
- Face Up Jab n Go
- Face Up BL Rip Spin
- Face Up Jab n Go Spin

[GameWrecker Basketball @GameWreckerBB]

🌇Los Angeles Lakers🌇 – DHO Swing Step Up PnR

✔️The reversal opens the drive for the 2 while the 5 has space to roll.

@FastModel | #XsOs | #LakeShow | #SEToftheWEEK

[Joe Haefner | Breakthrough Basketball @BreakthruBball]

The 2-3 Zone That Forces Turnovers

Most coaches think a 2-3 zone is passive - something you use to protect the paint.

But what if your zone defense could attack instead of react?

In this video, we’ll show you how Coach Mike Tartara’s Lockdown 2-3 Zone Defense (on sale through Sunday) transforms the traditional zone into a turnover-creating machine, using the same principles that Merrimack College used to become one of the best defensive programs in Division I basketball.

https://t.co/FQcgI1OUnm

The stats don’t lie:

- Since going to the 2-3 zone 5 years ago, Coach Tartara’s program has consistently set school records for steals.

- Merrimack annually ranks as one of the top turnover-forcing teams in Men’s D1 college basketball.

Coach Tartara’s Cuyahoga Heights teams averaged 250+ steals per season after switching to this system - proof that you can win more games while playing zone defense that pressures opponents instead of sitting back.

Then, watch Merrimack College execute the same rotations at the D1 level -showing how these high school principles produce elite-level results.

[Coaching U @Coaching_U]

Coaching U Playbook - Sideline Out of Bounds
"Diamond"

#FastModel | #XsOs

[GameWrecker Basketball @GameWreckerBB]

🚀Houston Rockets🚀 – Side OOB Zipper Away

✔️The wide corner pindown is isolated as the 3 clears out.

@FastModel | #XsOs | #SidelineSaturday

[Buckets Basketball @BucketsBball_]

Dice up a 2-3 zone with this play 🔪

Ball Screen - Double Rip

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

I dont know how to not go all out for my players. Its not about doing whats required because that would be doing the bare minimum.

Its about showing up at my best regardless of how its received. You’ll have some who appreciate it to no end…and others who’ll selectively forget.

The mission and the fight don’t change.

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

Post/Perimeter - Zone Interior Work

Emphasis: Making X5 Read/Defend, Going thru Progressions

High Post Flashes vs X5
- Rip Finishes - Power
- Rip Spin Finish

Tandem Work
- Flash/Skip Opp/Flash/SC Dive Finish
- Flash/Skip Opp/Flash/HP Dive Finish

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

Elbows and Blocks - @ACSLions_BB

Post/Perimeter Segment

@rjmoore2027 @Caydawg08 @ucantguard_j

Quick Face Up Rips
Jab N Go
Rip Spins
Jab N Go Spins

[Booksforaspirants @AspirantsBooks]

3 patterns I've noticed in succesful people

[Coaching U @Coaching_U]

Need a pre-practice routine? Mike Brey demonstrates the basics of his 3-on-0 & 4-on-0 warm-up that incorporates passing, cutting, and spacing reps for every position group.

No defense, just game-like movement to get players talking, moving, and in rhythm before the practice begins.