BASKETBALLSBEST congratulates Don Nelson for receiving his college degree at the University of Iowa fifty years after he left there to turn pro. Read about his great accomplishment at the link below:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/don-nelson-graduates-iowa-50-194010722--nba.html

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COACHING TIPS FROM DEAN SMITH

* Our coaches graded every possession of each game. It was tedious work and took more than five hours to grade game tapes, but we thought it was important.

*We rewarded unselfish acts that helped the team: good defense, setting effective screens, diving on the floor in pursuit of the ball, assists, blocked shots, deflected passes. We didn't even want the official game statistics kept for the media to be given to our players because they stressed points scored over all other aspects of the game.

* My basketball philosophy boils down to six words: Play hard; play together, play smart. Hard meant with effort, determination, and courage; together meant unselfishly, truisting your teammates, and doing everything possible not to let them down; smart meant with good execution and poise, treating each possession as if it were the only one in the game.

MORE TIPS FROM DEAN SMITH

GREAT OPTIONS OFF THE TRIANGLE SET

This set is designed to get your best shooter a good shot; however, options include a pass to low post 05 or
a lob to 04 on a rear screen set by your shooter.  

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“In order to get to where you want to go, you need to study those who are already there.”

"I discovered as a kid that the way to win was not to have a bunch of guys who could shoot 20-foot jump shots. What we'd do is get five average guys who could shoot lay-ups. Then we'd pass and win."....Magic Johnson

COACHING INFORMATION FROM DON NELSON

* One of the mot important aspects of good offense is the "penetrate and kick" concept.... your guard must get to the middle on penetration and kick for the 3 point shot.

* The "spot-up" man must cut into position to receive a pass from the penetrator. Don't make it difficult for the passer to get the ball to the open player.

* Never be afraid to post small on big. The small man will be quicker and more mobile. This can cause problems for the big man.

* Post man must "catch and wait."...hold the ball to bait the defense.

* When there is a low post feed, there must always be a weakside spot.

* Back screens are better for little men to set, as opposed to down screens -- easier to step out and shoot.

* If you have a smaller team and play man for man defense, jump switch everything.

* You must have a defensive rule as far as double-teaming the post is concerned. Do you double on the catch, on the 1st dribble, or the 2nd dribble.

* Great players play the game slow.

"Cutters should stop at the net on cuts through the lane."...Tates Locke

"Players tend to play too fast. SLOW DOWN."...unknown

"One way you can tell that an athlete is totally committed is when you see that he never quits. Like Moses Malone. Take rebounding. The good rebounder operates on the assumption that every shot taken in a game will be a miss. As a result, every time someone makes a shot, whether at our basket or theirs, he positions himself to go for the rebound. A lot of players will make a grab for six or seven of every ten rebounds--but Moses went after ten of ten, and a hundred of a hundred."...Pat Williams, from his book, The Magic of Teamwork.

 GREAT RE-SCREEN PLAY BY LSU

WEST VIRGINIA BACK-DOOR PLAY

1 dribbles into position as 4 sets downscreen for 2.

1 looks to see how the defender is playing 2. If the defender is overplaying 2, then 1 passes to 3 and 2 backdoors into lane for pass.

"Competing for a position is the best motivator of all "...Rick Pitino  

CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S DOUBLE SCREEN PLAY

1 passes to 2 and cuts outside. 2 takes dribble into top of circle area as 4 and 5 set doublscreen
for 3. After 3 cuts by doublescreen, 4 cuts to the basket. 2 can feed 3 for the shot, or
pass to 4 if defense over-reacts.

INSIDE FEED FROM THE FLEX OFFENSE

1 advances ball to flex entry position. 4 cuts as if to receive the pass from 1 to initiate pass. Instead, he cuts away as shown and 1 skip passes to 3 who passes to 5 in the low post area. Of course, this option could be run from either side of the floor. If 4 was defended by a player in foul trouble for exampe, 1 would dribble to left entry position and after 5 cut up and back down, 1 would skip pass to 2 to feed to 4.

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Also see:
Using Intentional Fouling Againt a Poor Free Throw Shooter
Basketball Shooting
"Basketball Shooting Off the Dribble Drills"
"A Great Post Isolation Play"
"How to Play Without a Point Guard"
"Defensive Special Situations"

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