Hall of Fame Shooting Drill
Hall of Fame Shooting is a drill I recent acquired at the NBPA Top 100 Camp that I plan to use quite a bit this Summer. Since we run the Read & React, the majority of our shots originate from the ...
Month: June 2015
3 Cone Shooting Drill
Today’s drill is excellent to use in a small group setting to help teach players the proper footwork to catch-rip-score in small amounts of space. You can perform each move below individually as...
How to Defend a Corner Fill
Recently I was fortunate to spend time with almost 20 NBA players for a week at the NBPA Top 100 Camp. One term that was used by one of them when defending a shooter in the corner with a potential win...
NBA Half-Court Set – “Slash”
I recently worked the NBPA Top 100 camp and got this play from one of the coaches in attendance. It is a fabulous action that leads to multiple scoring options throughout the set....
Closeout Push-Step Shots Drill
Today’s drill is another closeout shooting drill similar what I shared yesterday. This drill gets players transitioning from a closeout to cutting off a middle drive and working on an explosive ...
Closeout – Slide Shooting Drill
This is a great drill to use to warm-up or as a high intensity defensive drill that incorporates a shooting element. Before you put in this drill, read how I teach closeouts. After shooting, the play...
Transition Outlet Drill
I recently came across this drill from Bob Hoffman, head men’s basketball coach at Mercer. This is a great drill to incorporate into the beginning of practice or even pre-game warm ups. It is ex...
Competitive Hammer Shooting Drill
Recently I shared a Read & React Shoot Drill that focused on baseline drives. This drill is a competitive version of that drill that incorporates defense. Every line should have a ball except ...
Cleveland Cavaliers – Loop (Sideline OB)
The Cleveland Cavaliers ran this play with a short clock just before halftime of Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals. Having LeBron as the inbounder took Golden State’s best defender on the floor, Bar...
Cleveland Cavaliers – Elbow Flex (Hook)
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know how much I love the NBA Elbow Series. Last night the Cleveland Cavaliers ran this flex action that hooked 1 back into a hand-off pick & roll...