21 (with a coach) Player Development Drill
This is one of my favorite non-contact drills to do with my players during the season. It not only is a great conditioner but it also forces creativity and allows them to work on shots THEY want to wo...
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UCF- Swing Power (Zone Offense)
Under the direction of head coach Donnie Jones, UCF ran this quick hitting zone offense action last night in their win over South Florida. As a fellow member of the Billy Donovan coaching tree, Donni...
Kentucky Wildcats – “5”
John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats ran this half-court set during the 2014 Men’s Final Four. At the high school level typically players do a terrible job defending backscreens so I love that both...
Oklahoma City Thunder – Elbow Out Thru
The Oklahoma City Thunder ran this flare/elevator action last night vs the Cleveland Cavaliers. Many times the elevator in this alignment is set up with pick & roll. I really like this flare actio...
Vanderbilt Commodores – Early Offense
Vanderbilt ran this Early Offense quick hitter last night in the Maui Invitational Championship game vs Kansas. 3 lifting his arm, acting as he was setting a backscreen, really set up this play to all...
Duke Blue Devils – Elbow Away
Duke ran this half-court elbow set yesterday in their win over Georgetown. This is a set very common in the NBA and the Blue Devils do an excellent job with the execution. Grayson Allen has been the t...
Michigan State Spartans – Baseline Cross
Michigan State ran this quick hitting action last night to put the Spartans ahead and eventually overcome Kansas. This is a simple action that because of the speed of the cuts and the congestion, the ...
Michigan State Spartans – 13 Special
’13 Special’ is a zone offense quick hitter from Tom Izzo. The goal of this action is to get 4 screening the outside of the zone as 1 comes back out; allowing for a hard duck-in on the mid...
Kentucky Wildcats – UCLA Go
John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats ran this UCLA action into two pick & rolls during the 2014 Men’s Final Four. I love the movement of 3 over top of 4 before the 2nd ballscreen to creat...
Golden State Warriors – Swing Elevator
Last month a shared an Early Offense action, Swing Quick, that the Golden State Warriors frequented in the 2014-2015 season. Last night they ran a variation of this set to get Klay Thompson through an...